GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) FOR IMPLEMENTING CONTROLS FOR GEOGRAPHIC CONVEYANCE

• US 20170132740A1
• Filed: 11/03/2016
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GT Gettaxi Systems Limited
• Original Assignee: GT GetTaxi Limited
• Inventors: Waysbort, Nir, Lipskin-Moshe, Yael, Aharoni, Eliya
• Granted Patent: US 10,586,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083

Abstract

A method may include establishing, by a network device, a communication session with a first client device and receiving, via the communication session, a first packet comprising first data identifying a role. The method may further include generating a GUI to edit properties of the role and providing, via the communication session, second packets to the first client device, the second packets comprising second data to cause the GUI to be rendered on the first client device. The method may further include receiving a travel expense limit, allowed transportation types, and a travel duration limit, and receiving a first transportation request including a travel expense, transportation type, and travel duration. The method may further include comparing the first transportation request to the role, and prohibiting the second client device from sending a second transportation request to a third client device responsive to the first transportation request not meeting defined characteristics.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing, by a network device, a communication session with a first client device;

receiving, by a processing device via the communication session, a first packet comprising first data identifying a role;

generating, by the processing device, a graphical user interface (GUI) to edit properties of the role and providing, via the communication session, second packets to the first client device, the second packets comprising second data to cause the GUI to be rendered on the first client device;

receiving, by the processing device via the GUI, a travel expense limit for the role, one or more allowed transportation types for the role, and a travel duration limit for the role;

receiving, by the processing device, a first transportation request for a user associated with the role from a second client device associated with the user, wherein the first transportation request comprises a travel expense, a transportation type, and a travel duration;

comparing the travel expense limit for the role, the one or more allowed transportation types for the role, and the travel duration limit for the role to the travel expense, the transportation type, and the travel duration comprised by the first transportation request;

prohibiting, by the processing device, the second client device from sending a second transportation request to a third client device responsive to at least one of the travel expense exceeding the travel expense limit or the travel duration exceeding the travel duration limit; and

prohibiting, by the processing device, the second client device from sending the second transportation request to a third client device responsive to the transportation type not comprised by the one or more allowed transportation types.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the GUI of the first client device, a first warning percentage threshold corresponding to the travel expense limit and a second warning percentage threshold corresponding to the travel duration limit; and

transmitting, via a warning GUI, a warning notice to the second client device responsive to the user exceeding at least one of the first warning percentage threshold or the second warning percentage threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, to the first client device, an indication that the user has exceeded a set limit responsive to the user exceeding at least one of the travel expense limit or the travel duration limit.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the second client device, an indication that the user is using cash to pay for a transport; and

in view of the receiving the indication, not counting a travel expense or travel duration associated with the transport towards the travel expense limit or travel duration limit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transportation request further comprises a reference code associated with the first transportation request, the method further comprising:

comparing the reference code to a plurality of valid reference codes; and

prohibiting the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device responsive to the reference code not matching one of the plurality of valid reference codes.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transportation request further comprises a travel time, the method further comprising:

receiving, from the first client device, a first travel time restriction for the role, wherein the first travel time restriction indicates a time interval during which users associated with the role may travel;

determining that the first travel time restriction does not comprise a transportation time associated with the first transportation request; and

in response to the determining, transmitting a message to the second client device indicating that the requested transportation is not allowed, and prohibiting the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, from the first client device, a second travel time restriction for the role;

determining that the first travel time restriction and the second travel time restriction overlap; and

transmitting a message to the first client device indicating that the first travel time restriction and the second travel time restriction overlap.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein to prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device, the method further comprises deactivating a transportation request GUI element displayed on the second client device, wherein the transportation request GUI element is to initiate the sending of the second transportation request to the third client device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein to prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device, the method further comprises intercepting the second transportation request sent to the third client device.

10. A system comprising:

a memory;

a processing device operatively couple to the memory, the processing device to;

establish, by a network device, a communication session with a first client device;

receive, via the communication session, a first packet comprising first data identifying a role;

generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to edit properties of the role and provide, via the communication session, second packets to the first client device, the second packets comprising second data to cause the GUI to be rendered on the first client device;

receive, via the GUI, a travel expense limit for the role, one or more allowed transportation types for the role, and a travel duration limit for the role;

receive a first transportation request for a user associated with the role from a second client device associated with the user, wherein the first transportation request comprises a travel expense, a transportation type, and a travel duration;

compare the travel expense limit for the role, the one or more allowed transportation types for the role, and the travel duration limit for the role to the travel expense, the transportation type, and the travel duration comprised by the first transportation request;

prohibit the second client device from sending a second transportation request to a third client device responsive to at least one of the travel expense exceeding the travel expense limit or the travel duration exceeding the travel duration limit; and

prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to a third client device responsive to the transportation type not comprised by the one or more allowed transportation types.

11. The system of claim 10, the processing device further to:

receive, from the GUI of the first client device, a first warning percentage threshold corresponding to the travel expense limit and a second warning percentage threshold corresponding to the travel duration limit; and

transmit, via a warning GUI, a warning notice to the second client device responsive to the user exceeding at least one of the first warning percentage threshold or the second warning percentage threshold.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first transportation request further comprises a reference code associated with the first transportation request, the processing device further to:

compare the reference code to a plurality of valid reference codes; and

prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device responsive to the reference code not matching one of the plurality of valid reference codes.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the first transportation request further comprises a travel time, the processing device further to:

receive, from the first client device, a first travel time restriction for the role, wherein the first travel time restriction indicates a time interval during which users associated with the role may travel;

determine that the first travel time restriction does not comprise a transportation time associated with the first transportation request; and

in response to the determining, transmit a message to the second client device indicating that the requested transportation is not allowed, and prohibiting the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device.

14. The system of claim 13, the processing device further to:

receive, from the first client device, a second travel time restriction for the role;

determine that the first travel time restriction and the second travel time restriction overlap; and

transmit a message to the first client device indicating that the first travel time restriction and the second travel time restriction overlap.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein to prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device, the processing device is further to deactivate a transportation request GUI element displayed on the second client device, wherein the transportation request GUI element is to initiate the sending of the second transportation request to the third client device.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed cause a processing device to:

establish, by a network device, a communication session with a first client device;

receive, via the communication session, a first packet comprising first data identifying a role;

generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to edit properties of the role and provide, via the communication session, second packets to the first client device, the second packets comprising second data to cause the GUI to be rendered on the first client device;

receive, via the GUI, a travel expense limit for the role, one or more allowed transportation types for the role, and a travel duration limit for the role;

receive a first transportation request for a user associated with the role from a second client device associated with the user, wherein the first transportation request comprises a travel expense, a transportation type, and a travel duration;

compare the travel expense limit for the role, the one or more allowed transportation types for the role, and the travel duration limit for the role to the travel expense, the transportation type, and the travel duration comprised by the first transportation request;

prohibit the second client device from sending a second transportation request to a third client device responsive to at least one of the travel expense exceeding the travel expense limit or the travel duration exceeding the travel duration limit; and

prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to a third client device responsive to the transportation type not comprised by the one or more allowed transportation types.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, the processing device further to:

receive, from the GUI of the first client device, a first warning percentage threshold corresponding to the travel expense limit and a second warning percentage threshold corresponding to the travel duration limit; and

transmit, via a warning GUI, a warning notice to the second client device responsive to the user exceeding at least one of the first warning percentage threshold or the second warning percentage threshold.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first transportation request further comprises a reference code associated with the first transportation request, the processing device further to:

compare the reference code to a plurality of valid reference codes; and

prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device responsive to the reference code not matching one of the plurality of valid reference codes.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first transportation request further comprises a travel time, the processing device further to:

receive, from the first client device, a first travel time restriction for the role, wherein the first travel time restriction indicates a time interval during which users associated with the role may travel;

determine that the first travel time restriction does not comprise a transportation time associated with the first transportation request; and

in response to the determining, transmit a message to the second client device indicating that the requested transportation is not allowed, and prohibiting the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein to prohibit the second client device from sending the second transportation request to the third client device, the processing device is further to intercept the second transportation request sent to the third client device.