Patents by Inventor Benjamin Le Cun

Benjamin Le Cun has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11686586
    Abstract: A system determines a match between a requesting user of a transport service and a matched driver. Based on the match, the system transmits a trigger signal to a computing device of the requesting user. The trigger signal causes the computing device of the requesting user to generate a selectable feature that, when selected, causes the computing device of the requesting user to prominently display a specified color on a graphical user interface (GUI) generated by a rider application executing on the computing device of the requesting user. Based on the match, the system transmits a second trigger signal to the computing device of the matched driver. The second trigger signal causes the computing device of the matched driver to provide an indication of the specified color in a specified portion of a GUI generated by the driver application executing on the computing device of the matched driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
  • Publication number: 20210262810
    Abstract: A system determines a match between a requesting user of a transport service and a matched driver. Based on the match, the system transmits a trigger signal to a computing device of the requesting user. The trigger signal causes the computing device of the requesting user to generate a selectable feature that, when selected, causes the computing device of the requesting user to prominently display a specified color on a graphical user interface (GUI) generated by a rider application executing on the computing device of the requesting user. Based on the match, the system transmits a second trigger signal to the computing device of the matched driver. The second trigger signal causes the computing device of the matched driver to provide an indication of the specified color in a specified portion of a GUI generated by the driver application executing on the computing device of the matched driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
  • Patent number: 11041732
    Abstract: A computing system is can determine a match between a requesting user of a transport service and a matched driver traveling to a pick-up location of the requesting user. Based on the match, the computing system can transmit a trigger signal to the computing device of the requesting user. The trigger signal can cause the computing device of the requesting user to generate a selectable feature that, when selected, cause the computing device to prominently display a specified color on a graphical user interface of the computing device to facilitate a rendezvous between the requesting user and matched driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
  • Publication number: 20190120636
    Abstract: A computing system is can determine a match between a requesting user of a transport service and a matched driver traveling to a pick-up location of the requesting user. Based on the match, the computing system can transmit a trigger signal to the computing device of the requesting user. The trigger signal can cause the computing device of the requesting user to generate a selectable feature that, when selected, cause the computing device to prominently display a specified color on a graphical user interface of the computing device to facilitate a rendezvous between the requesting user and matched driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
  • Patent number: 10215574
    Abstract: A transport facilitation system is disclosed that can facilitate pick-ups in connection with a transportation arrangement service. The transport facilitation system can initially receive a pick-up request from a user device of a requesting user and select a driver to service the pick-up request. The transport facilitation system can transmit an invitation to service the pick-up request to a driver device of the driver and receive a confirmation to service the pick-up request from the driver device. Thereafter the transport facilitation system can, detect, from the user device, a sensor pattern corresponding to a hailing action performed by the requesting user using the user device. In response to detecting the sensor pattern, the transport facilitation system can initiate a selected display pattern on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the user device to enable the driver to identify the requesting user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West
  • Publication number: 20170038948
    Abstract: A transport facilitation system is disclosed that can facilitate pick-ups in connection with a transportation arrangement service. The transport facilitation system can initially receive a pick-up request from a user device of a requesting user and select a driver to service the pick-up request. The transport facilitation system can transmit an invitation to service the pick-up request to a driver device of the driver and receive a confirmation to service the pick-up request from the driver device. Thereafter the transport facilitation system can, detect, from the user device, a sensor pattern corresponding to a hailing action performed by the requesting user using the user device. In response to detecting the sensor pattern, the transport facilitation system can initiate a selected display pattern on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the user device to enable the driver to identify the requesting user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Le Cun, John David West