US 12,215,986 B2
Interactive listing of ride service options in a navigation application
Jon Øvrebø Dubielzyk, Sydney (AU); Scott Ogden, Chippendale (AU); and Izaak Rubin, Pyrmont (AU)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/127,850.
Application 18/127,850 is a continuation of application No. 17/382,101, filed on Jul. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,644,336.
Application 17/382,101 is a continuation of application No. 16/220,940, filed on Dec. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,099,028, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,362, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0228590 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)
CPC G01C 21/3697 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3423 (2013.01); G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0284 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a portable computing device for providing ride service information a digital map, the method comprising:
providing, via a user interface via a mapping application, an interactive digital map of a geographic area;
receiving, via the user interface via the mapping application, a request to obtain travel directions to a destination;
requesting, by the mapping application from a provider of a ride service application separate from the mapping application, indications of candidate rides for at least a portion of a route to the destination;
receiving, by the mapping application, the requested indications of the candidate rides;
determining, by the mapping application, a ranking of the candidate rides from the provider of the ride service application;
providing, via the user interface via the mapping application, a listing of the candidate rides in accordance with the determined ranking;
in response to one of the candidate rides being selected via the user interface, transmitting a request for the selected ride to the provider;
receiving, by the mapping application from the provider of the ride service application, an indication of a status of the selected ride as a driver for the selected ride travels to pick up a rider; and
displaying, via the user interface via the mapping application, an indication of an updated wait time for the selected ride in accordance with the received status.