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VERIFICATION OF PICKUP TIMES IN REAL-TIME RIDE-SHARING FEEDS

  • US 20170265040A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2016
  • Published: 09/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method, implemented in one or more servers, for determining accuracy of arrival time information provided by a first transit service provider, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from the first transit service provider, one or more estimated times of arrival (ETAs), each of the one or more ETAs indicating a time at which the first transit service provider purports to be able to provide a transit service at a respective location;

    determining, by one or more processors of the one or more servers and based on at least one of the one or more ETAs, a first ETA corresponding to a target location;

    sending the first ETA to a mobile communications device for display to a user via a user interface of the mobile communications device;

    logging, by the one or more processors, (i) user activity data indicative of locations of the mobile communications device over time and (ii) user entry data indicative of one or more inputs made by the user via the user interface;

    after logging the user activity data and the user entry data, determining, by the one or more processors batch processing the logged user activity data and the logged user entry data, (i) that the user used the transit service provided by the first transit service provider, and (ii) a time at which the transit service was provided at the target location, wherein determining that the user used the transit service provided by the first transit service provider includes determining, based on the logged user entry data, that the user selected the transit service by activating, on a display of the mobile communications device, an interactive control associated with the transit service; and

    calculating, by the one or more processors, a time difference between the first ETA and the time at which the transit service was provided at the target location.

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