System for navigating drivers to service transportation requests from a simplified transportation request device
US10101166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/021
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment a first transportation request is received at a backend server from a first device dedicated solely to functions associated with a transportation service, wherein the first device sends the first transportation request in response to a user pressing a button of the first device, wherein direct user input to the first device is limited to one or two buttons. In response to receiving the first transportation request, an account of the user is accessed to identify a geographical location associated with the first device. A driver associated with the transportation service is navigated to pick up the user at the geographical location associated with the first device.
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