Richard T. Lord, Gig Harbor, WA (US); Robert W. Lord, Seattle, WA (US); Nathan P. Myhrvold, Medina, WA (US); and Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, WA (US)
Assigned to Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Uber Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,332.
Application 17/386,332 is a continuation of application No. 16/414,711, filed on May 16, 2019, granted, now 11,100,434.
Application 16/414,711 is a continuation of application No. 15/889,117, filed on Feb. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,339,474, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/889,117 is a continuation of application No. 14/597,631, filed on Jan. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,886,671, issued on Feb. 6, 2018.
Application 14/597,631 is a continuation of application No. 14/596,904, filed on Jan. 14, 2015, granted, now 9,483,744, issued on Nov. 1, 2016.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/318,182, filed on Jun. 27, 2014, abandoned.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/329,451, filed on Jul. 11, 2014, abandoned.
Application 14/318,182 is a continuation of application No. 14/328,002, filed on Jul. 10, 2014, granted, now 10,458,801, issued on Oct. 29, 2019.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/456,627, filed on Aug. 11, 2014, granted, now 9,534,912, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Application 14/456,627 is a continuation of application No. 14/455,534, filed on Aug. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,581,455, issued on Feb. 28, 2017.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/476,042, filed on Sep. 3, 2014, granted, now 9,488,484, issued on Nov. 8, 2016.
Application 14/476,042 is a continuation of application No. 14/474,587, filed on Sep. 2, 2014, granted, now 9,599,481, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/511,706, filed on Oct. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,767,423, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Application 14/511,706 is a continuation of application No. 14/510,383, filed on Oct. 9, 2014, granted, now 9,569,740, issued on Feb. 14, 2017.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/537,313, filed on Nov. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,558,469, issued on Jan. 31, 2017.
Application 14/537,313 is a continuation of application No. 14/536,967, filed on Nov. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,792,574, issued on Oct. 17, 2017.
Application 14/596,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/564,358, filed on Dec. 9, 2014, granted, now 9,689,694, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Application 14/564,358 is a continuation of application No. 14/563,134, filed on Dec. 8, 2014, granted, now 9,671,239, issued on Jun. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/989,394, filed on May 6, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0365848 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to:
determine that a transportation vehicle is transporting a first end user to a first destination location;
while the transportation vehicle is transporting the first end user to the first destination location, determine, based on a set of factors, that the transportation vehicle is able to (i) travel to a rendezvous location along an alternative route to rendezvous with a second end user, and (ii) transport the second end user to a second destination location;
wherein the set of factors including an estimated delay time incurred in transporting the first end user to the first destination location and resulting from transporting the second end user; and
direct the transportation vehicle to the rendezvous location to rendezvous with the second end user along the alternate route.
