User control of alternate routes

US11774256B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Uber Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Shailendra Ramineni Rao · Palo Alto, US
• Wesley KaiJie Leung · San Francisco, US
• Jayant Sai · Santa Clara, US
• Kumar Chowdhary Veeravalli Naveen · Castro Valley, US
• Janice Jieun Suh · Brooklyn, US
• Paweena Attayadmawittaya · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 8, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F3/0482
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing user control of alternate routes are provided. In example embodiments, a networked system receives a ride request from a user that indicates a drop-off location. The networked system identifies a current location of a user (e.g., a rider) and determines a plurality of routes from the current location of the user to a drop-off location. The plurality of routes is displayed on a user interface of a device of the user. In response, a selection of a route from the plurality of routes is received by the networked system. The networked system then causes presentation of a driving route corresponding to the selected route on a device of a driver and the device of the user.