Providing On-Demand Services Through Use Of Portable Computing Devices

A method for providing information about an on-demand service, the method being performed by one or more processors of a computing device and comprising: (a) communicating with a global positioning system (GPS) component of the computing device to determine a current location of the computing device...

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Main Authors Kalanick, Travis Cordell, Holden, Paul-Phillip, Edgeton, Casey, Radhakrishnan, Mina, Chambers, Curtis, Amin, Shalin
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.11.2018
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A method for providing information about an on-demand service, the method being performed by one or more processors of a computing device and comprising: (a) communicating with a global positioning system (GPS) component of the computing device to determine a current location of the computing device; (b) providing, on a display of the computing device, a user interface that includes one or more panels, the user interface including a multistate selection feature that is responsive to user input to select one of multiple positions provided on the display, wherein each of the multiple positions corresponds to a type or option of the on-demand service that is available for request by a user operating the computing device at the current location; (c) providing, with at least one of the one or more panels of the user interface, each of location information that is specific to at least a region of the current location and first service information that is specific to the first type or option of the on-demand service; and (d) providing, with at least one of the one or more panels of the user interface, second service information that is specific to the second type or option of the on-demand service in place of the first service information. On-Demand Service System 170 Network Provider Service Location Info Info Data 173 171 119 U1 Location Service Content Data Request Service Map Database Interface 143 125 Map Content User . .ap Input - Application mp 111 Manager Component 115 140 User User Interface Location Interface 120 1n4o Location 121 4 . Determination Service App 110 14 5 User Info Historical GPS 151 Info Data System 153 161 _00 User Database GPS Device 180
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20160210722