US 11,887,206 B2
System to facilitate a correct identification of a service provider
Ziv Haparnas, Bellevue, WA (US); Talmon Marco, Tel Aviv (IL); Igor Magazinik, Ramat Gan (IL); and Sunny Marueli, Nes Ziona (IL)
Assigned to Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/822,665.
Application 17/822,665 is a continuation of application No. 16/171,860, filed on Oct. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,443,398.
Application 16/171,860 is a continuation of application No. 15/680,571, filed on Aug. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,147,154, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Application 15/680,571 is a continuation of application No. 14/880,042, filed on Oct. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,754,338, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0056562 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 50/30 (2013.01) [H04W 4/023 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a user computing device associated with a user, a request for a transportation service;
assigning a provider computing device associated with a transportation vehicle to fulfill the transportation service;
determining, based on the request for the transportation service, a route to the user computing device comprising a controlled area;
transmitting, to the provider computing device, a token for the provider computing device to transmit to a security device to cause the security device to provide access to the controlled area;
determining a visual indicator for the transportation service; and
upon determining that the provider computing device has entered the controlled area and is proximate to the user computing device, transmitting a notification to the user computing device and the provider computing device to:
cause the user computing device to display the visual indicator;
cause the provider computing device to display the visual indicator; and
cause a vehicle device associated with the transportation vehicle and associated with the provider computing device to display the visual indicator for view outside of the transportation vehicle.