Transmitting navigation instructions to a driver device to direct the driver device to a geographic region in view of locations and device activity of user devices
US10817969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3438
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes receiving a corresponding location and corresponding device activity information of user devices and selecting a subset of the user devices that are within a threshold distance of each other. The method further includes, responsive to determining that a cumulative likelihood value of at least one of the subset of the user devices transmitting a transportation request is higher than a threshold likelihood value, determining a first location based on the corresponding location and the corresponding device activity information of each of the subset of the user devices. The method further includes transmitting navigation instructions to a driver device to cause the driver device to navigate towards the first location.
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