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Facilitating transportation services by generating a directional indicator between a requester and a transportation vehicle

US9965960B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2017
Grant dateMay 8, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/023
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing an indicator of a direction between a requester and a transportation vehicle. For example, the systems and methods described herein can provide a dynamic digital compass from the current orientation of a requester client device to the location of a transportation vehicle. For example, the systems and methods described herein can determine a location of a requester client device, a location of a transportation vehicle, and an orientation of the requester client device. The systems and methods can also utilize the location of the requester client device, the location of the transportation vehicle, and the orientation of the requester client device to identify a direction from the requester client device to the transportation vehicle relative to the current orientation of the requester client device and provide a digital compass to indicate the direction to the transportation vehicle.

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