Patents Assigned to Lyft, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12361459
    Abstract: The disclosed system may include a non-transitory memory and one or more hardware processors configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory to perform operations including determining online data and offline data from a mobile application, wherein the online data is determined based on the mobile application being online and the offline data is determined based on the mobile application being offline, determining travel distance data from a remote device associated with the vehicle, aggregating at least a portion of the online data, at least a portion of the offline data, and at least a portion of the travel distance data, generating data associated with the aggregation of the portion of the online data, the portion of the offline data, and the portion of the travel distance data, and causing the mobile application to display the generated data. Other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Deanna Ettidale Alwafai, Aastha Bhargava, Erin Catherine Maryak Gray, Yeshwanth Kumaraswamy, Adrian Paul McLean, Londa Fiorella Overbeck
  • Patent number: 12361336
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for detecting a potential (or active) shared transportation request from a new requestor's device and an ongoing (or otherwise active) transportation for an existing requestor by a vehicle and then extemporaneously generating an ephemeral-transportation option for display on the new requestor's device to share the ongoing transportation by the vehicle. For example, the disclosed systems can detect a pickup location and a drop-off location associated with a new requestor and one or more active transportations that correlate with the detected locations. Based on the detected pickup and drop-off locations, the disclosed systems match the new requestor with the active transportation by the vehicle for the existing requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Janie Jia Gu, Mayank Gulati
  • Patent number: 12351262
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with a cable lock assembly for a micromobility transit vehicle. A lock assembly may include a latch, an actuator, and an electric motor. The latch may be movable between a first, locking configuration securing a locking pin in place and a second, unlocking configuration disengaging the latch from the locking pin. The actuator may be coupled to the latch and movable between a plurality of positions, such as first, second, and third positions. The first position may secure the latch in the first configuration. The second position may move the latch to the second configuration. The third position may allow the latch to move between the first configuration and the second configuration. The electric motor may move the actuator between positions. A tolerance between the actuator and the latch may limit a load applied to the actuator by the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Jye Chang, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Kevin Shia, Xin Wu
  • Patent number: 12351053
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a mount component that is mountable to a structural component of a personal mobility vehicle and a dock interface component that is adapted to securely interface with a dock via an interaction between the dock interface component and the dock. The mount component is mountable to any of at least one type of bicycle at a first position and at least one type of scooter at a second position. A docking point of the dock is configured to be interfaceable with any of the at least one type of bike at the first position and the at least one type of scooter at the second position. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Yannik Harpin, Alexander Timothy Dixon, Marie-Pierre Gendron, Carl Germain, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Kelly Erin Johnson, Carlos Henrique Petzl Lorenz, Nicholaus Ian Lubinski, Timothy Rex Martin, Christopher Paul Merrill, Cyril Francis Meyer, Jacqueline Tandler, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson
  • Patent number: 12339134
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for an augmented reality transportation system. For example, the systems and methods described herein present an augmented reality environment for a driver or a passenger including augmented reality elements to mark specific locations within a display of real-world surroundings. Additionally, the systems and methods described herein analyze historical information to determine placements for augmented reality elements. The systems and methods also enable a user to share an augmented reality or virtual reality environment with another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Martin Conte MacDonell, Taggart Matthiesen, Jesse Jones McMillin, Robert Earl Rasmusson, Jr., Mark David Teater
  • Publication number: 20250191160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the curation of map data. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing map data to present to a data curator for substantially optimal quality assurance. Further, the present invention relates to a tool for a data curator to verify map data. According to a first aspect, there is provided a method comprising: generating a plurality of interdependent map portions from a global map; determining, from the plurality of interdependent map portions, at least one interdependent map portion that requires validation; creating at least one group of interdependent map portions, the group of interdependent map portions comprising: the determined at least one interdependent map portion that requires validation; and at least one additional interdependent map portion; and outputting the at least one group of interdependent map portions for validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicant: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Matej Hamas, Luca Del Pero, Yerzhan Utkelbayev
  • Patent number: 12321561
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to providing a dynamic graphical user interface for efficiently presenting users with relevant ride information throughout the fulfilment of a ride request. In some embodiments, the system detects a trigger event during a ride, and based on detecting the trigger event, the system expands or collapses an information portion within a graphical user interface. When in a collapsed state, for example, the information portion of the graphical user interfaces includes a first set of content. Upon detecting a trigger event, the system dynamically expands the information portion to provide a second set of content that includes information associated with the detected trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison Joel Bowden, Zachary Alistair Cole, Maxamillion Ab Gustofson, Jonathan Aaron Tourtellot, Patrick Steven Wong, Frank Taehyun Yoo
  • Patent number: 12314989
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may match transportation requestor devices to transportation provider devices pre-request by using the same matching process employed by a matching engine that is capable of predicting transportation swaps and walks. Multiple matches may be showcased on user devices, and offline transportation providers may see an exact match to a requestor, with an ability to go online and accept the pre-request match. Additional techniques disclosed include the curation and presentation of offers using constraint space partitioning and adjustment of price and/or the presentation of offers based on real-time information to improve the efficiency and/or utilization of transportation provider resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Mayank Gulati, Harrison Chen-Hau Chu, Philip Gerstoft, Eli Spencer Goldstein, Charles Parker Spielman
  • Patent number: 12299606
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying and notifying requestors that may be candidates for a particular autonomous vehicle in order to find those candidates that may be willing or able to relax their travel constraints to match the autonomous vehicle. A request flow may involve surfacing the potential option of matching to an autonomous vehicle before setting a specific destination. For example, the request flow may involve determining that an autonomous vehicle is sufficiently near an in-session potential requestor. Before the potential requestor enters a specific destination, the request flow may present the possibility of the potential requestor being matched with the autonomous vehicle. In some examples, the request flow may then provide available drop-off locations that are compatible with the autonomous vehicle for selection by the potential requestor. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Sebastian Hurley, Leighton Kamaile Jen, Jody Metzenbaum Kelman, Rex See Chun Lam, Jonathan Patrick O'Keefe, Oleg Vadim Panichev, Arkesh Jagdish Patel, John Robert Tighe, Adam Alexander Wolf
  • Patent number: 12299609
    Abstract: The present application discloses systems, methods, and computer-readable media that utilize computer-implemented models to monitor surplus provider device slots and transmit digital invitations to provider devices to join an online mode by dynamically leveraging previous transportation provider device requests within a threshold rejection time span. For instance, the disclosed systems can identify rejected provider devices that requested to be in an online mode of a transportation matching application within a geographical area. Then the disclosed systems can monitor device activity over computer networks and determine a number of surplus provider device slots corresponding to the geographical region. Furthermore, the disclosed systems can select provider devices (that were rejected within a threshold rejection time span) from the previously rejected requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Mengqi Niu, Wilson James Turner, Mayank Gulati, John Torres Fremlin, Aidan John Church, Garrett John van Ryzin
  • Patent number: 12299612
    Abstract: The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to the disclosed embodiments, the transportation matching system identifies low engagement transportation providers by analyzing information associated with the transportation providers to generate engagement levels. Furthermore, the system identifies an optimal match between a low engagement transportation provider (regardless of whether the transportation provider is online or offline) and a scheduled transportation request by utilizing attributes associated with a scheduled transportation request and attributes associated with transportation providers to generate rankings for the transportation providers. Additionally, the system provides the scheduled transportation request exclusively to a selected transportation provider based on the generated rankings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Janette Yuen-Sum Fong, Joanna Mun Yee Chan, Bao Kham Chau, Dennis Li, Alex Collier Mazure, Jonathan Patrick O'Keefe, Ko-Ay Timmy Siauw, Anthony Michael Padin, Harel Sheniak, Samuel Soffes
  • Patent number: 12291296
    Abstract: An object management system and locking mechanism and method, such as may be used in a bicycle rental station. The system comprises a plurality of docking stations and a terminal connected to the docking stations by a network. At least one of the docking stations includes the locking mechanism for locking a connecting member secured to a bicycle or other object. The locking mechanism comprises a locking receptacle configured to receive the connecting member; a movable member positioned in the locking receptacle, the movable member having a lockable position and an unlockable position; and a locking member having a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member is configured to secure the movable member, the movable member is configured to secure the connecting member, and the locking member is configured to rotate to switch between the locked position and unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Raphaël Assénat, Jean-Sébastien Bettez
  • Patent number: 12277619
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for dynamically matching requestor devices to generate efficient transportation groups that satisfy user-selected arrival deadlines. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate timeslots corresponding to a transportation request including pick-up times, arrival deadlines, and transportation values. In response to receiving user selections of timeslots, the disclosed systems can partition requestor devices into sets of requestor devices. Additionally, the disclosed systems can utilize the sets of requestor devices to match compatible requestor devices to both maximize system efficiency and satisfy selected arrival deadlines for each requestor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Adriel Samuel Frederick, Simon Jack Jenkins, Ryan Lok Yan Ma, Keshav Puranmalka, Pratik Hirachand Shah, Jessica Kelly T Talbert, Rebecca Lindsay Blum, Mayank Gulati
  • Patent number: 12277860
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, using one or more sensors of a first vehicle, sensor data associated with an environment surrounding the first vehicle. The method includes detecting, using the sensor data, a second vehicle in the environment surrounding the first vehicle. The method includes determining, based on the sensor data, a first movement context associated with the first vehicle and a second movement context associated with the second vehicle. The method includes coordinating, via a ride matching system, movements between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the first movement context associated with the first vehicle and the second movement context associated with the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Taggart Matthiesen, Jisi Guo, Sebastian Rolf Johan Brannstrom, Jess Garms
  • Patent number: 12277095
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access a plurality of schema-based encodings providing a structured representation of an environment captured by one or more sensors associated with a plurality of vehicles traveling through the environment. The plurality of schema-based encodings can be clustered into one or more clusters of schema-based encodings. At least one scenario associated with the environment can be determined based at least in part on the one or more clusters of schema-based encodings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Lina Dong, Weiyi Hou, Somesh Khandelwal, Ivan Kirigin, Shaojing Li, Ying Liu, David Tse-Zhou Lu, Robert Charles Kyle Pinkerton, Vinay Shet, Shaohui Sun
  • Patent number: 12270665
    Abstract: Methods and systems for correcting errors in transportation routes are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transportation request that includes at least two locations. A first route prediction may be generated based on a first set of previously-completed routes associated with the at least two locations. A first predictive model may compare the first route prediction with route information associated with a second set of previously-completed routes identified based on the first route prediction. A second route prediction may be generated based on the comparison and may be sent to a mobile device for presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashi Kant Sharma, Xianzhe Liang, Ricky Chachra, Xabier Azagirre Lekuona, Gerardo dela Rosa Michicol, Piyush Garg, Adriel Frederick, Chirag Chhagan Chheda, Jack Chun Zhou, Amarnath Pundalika Pai
  • Patent number: 12271191
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating and transmitting autonomous vehicle prepositioning instructions to improve network coverage. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems subdivide a geographic transportation service area into subregions, generate a set of waypoints and circuits for the subregions. Moreover, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize an optimization model to assign autonomous vehicles to the set of waypoints and circuits and transmit digital prepositioning instructions to the autonomous vehicles to traverse the waypoints and circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Renaud Louis Jean-Paul de Peretti, Aseem Garg, Philippe Charles Amilcar Mizrahi, Ramon Dario Iglesias, Hao Yi Ong, Tejinder Singh Aulakh, Timothy Tay Chao
  • Patent number: 12269549
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to seat clamp assemblies for micro-mobility transit vehicles are disclosed. A seat post clamp assembly may include a seat clamp configured to physically secure the seat post clamp assembly to a seat post tube of the micro-mobility transit vehicle. The seat clamp may further include an adjustment handle coupled to the seat clamp via a first fastener and a second fastener. The first fastener may be inserted through a first through-hole of the seat clamp, a second through-hole of the seat clamp, and a first fastener slot disposed in the adjustment handle. The first fastener may be received in a first axle disposed in the adjustment handle. The second fastener may be inserted through a third through-hole of the seat clamp and a second fastener slot of the adjustment handle. The second fastener may be received in a second axle disposed in the adjustment handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Mitchell Kole, Alejandro Salvador Garcia
  • Patent number: 12269546
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a pin that is pushed in between two spokes of a wheel to lock the vehicle and removed from between the spokes of the wheel to unlock the vehicle. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a pin holster for securing the pin while the vehicle is unlocked. In some embodiments, a single-sided lock mechanism may be permanently affixed to and/or built in to a vehicle, increasing the ease of use of the single-sided lock by preventing users from misplacing the lock. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a mechanism for preventing accidental re-locking of a lock that has just been unlocked, further improving the user experience. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz
  • Patent number: D1072676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Oliver Maximilian Mueller