Patents by Inventor Christine Tao

Christine Tao 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: 11880900
    Abstract: A computing device provides a task user interface that includes a first task for a driver a first location associated with the first task of a transport service. The device determines that a current location of the computing device is within a threshold distance or a threshold estimated travel time from the first location and provides a task panel including information specific to the first task, one or more selectable sub-task features, and a selectable feature that the driver selects to indicate that the first task has been completed. The device can receive a user input corresponding to a selection of the selectable feature and provide a second task of the transport service a second location associated with the second task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Maya Paritosh Choksi, Christine Tao, Andrew Timothy Szybalski, John David West
  • Publication number: 20230413023
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11700515
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20210224944
    Abstract: A computing device provides a task user interface that includes a first task for a driver a first location associated with the first task of a transport service. The device determines that a current location of the computing device is within a threshold distance or a threshold estimated travel time from the first location and provides a task panel including information specific to the first task, one or more selectable sub-task features, and a selectable feature that the driver selects to indicate that the first task has been completed. The device can receive a user input corresponding to a selection of the selectable feature and provide a second task of the transport service a second location associated with the second task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Maya Paritosh Choksi, Christine Tao, Andrew Timothy Szybalski, John David West
  • Patent number: 11023990
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information in connection with one or more services on a computing device is described. The system can receive data in connection with a location-based service from a remote system and can programmatically display information about the service on or as part of a user interface of the service application. A system can dynamically display content to instruct a user of the computing device to go to a particular location and to perform a particular task associated with the service based on the user's current condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Maya Paritosh Choksi, Christine Tao, Andrew Timothy Szybalski, John David West
  • Publication number: 20210105595
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10873839
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10637763
    Abstract: A computing system can implement an on-demand transport service by determining utilization conditions for a plurality of sub-regions of a geographic region. The utilization condition for each sub-region can correspond to a number of available drivers within the sub-region as compared to a number of transport requests comprising pickup locations within the sub-region. Based on the utilization condition for a given sub-region exceeding the predetermined utilization threshold, the computing system can transmit data to the computing devices of a plurality of drivers to display a geofence feature, defined by three or more location data points, that encompasses the given sub-region, and a notification indicating that the given sub-region has a utilization condition that exceeds the predetermined utilization threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Navya Rehani, Thomas McConnell
  • Publication number: 20190182642
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10212556
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20180375752
    Abstract: A computing system can implement an on-demand transport service by determining utilization conditions for a plurality of sub-regions of a geographic region. The utilization condition for each sub-region can correspond to a number of available drivers within the sub-region as compared to a number of transport requests comprising pickup locations within the sub-region. Based on the utilization condition for a given sub-region exceeding the predetermined utilization threshold, the computing system can transmit data to the computing devices of a plurality of drivers to display a geofence feature, defined by three or more location data points, that encompasses the given sub-region, and a notification indicating that the given sub-region has a utilization condition that exceeds the predetermined utilization threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Navya Rehani, Thomas McConnell
  • Patent number: 10091084
    Abstract: A computing system can manage a notification database that stores notifications for drivers of a transportation service. The computing system can interface with at least one third party resource to receive event data corresponding to a given event. For a given time interval, the system can selectively notify drivers about the given event at a corresponding event location by determining a utilization condition for a sub-region of the event location and selecting, from the set of notifications, a notification for the sub-region of the event location based on the utilization condition. The system can select a set of driver devices to receive the selected notification based at least in part on the current location of each driver device in the selected set of driver devices relative to the event location, and transmit the selected notification to the selected set of driver devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Navya Rehani, Thomas McConnell
  • Publication number: 20180191595
    Abstract: A computing system can manage a notification database that stores notifications for drivers of a transportation service. The computing system can interface with at least one third party resource to receive event data corresponding to a given event. For a given time interval, the system can selectively notify drivers about the given event at a corresponding event location by determining a utilization condition for a sub-region of the event location and selecting, from the set of notifications, a notification for the sub-region of the event location based on the utilization condition. The system can select a set of driver devices to receive the selected notification based at least in part on the current location of each driver device in the selected set of driver devices relative to the event location, and transmit the selected notification to the selected set of driver devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Navya Rehani, Thomas McConnell
  • Patent number: 9960986
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications is described. The system accesses a notification database that stores a plurality of notification entries. Each notification entry includes notification text, location information, and condition information. For each of a plurality of devices, information is received that includes a current location of that device and a current status associated with that device. At least one device is determined to meet the condition information of a notification entry based on the received information. A notification corresponding to the notification entry is transmitted to the at least one device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Navya Rehani, Thomas McConnell
  • Publication number: 20170272918
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Patent number: 9706367
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20160307289
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information in connection with one or more services on a computing device is described. The system can receive data in connection with a location-based service from a remote system and can programmatically display information about the service on or as part of a user interface of the service application. A system can dynamically display content to instruct a user of the computing device to go to a particular location and to perform a particular task associated with the service based on the user's current condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Maya Paritosh Choksi, Christine Tao, Andrew Timothy Szybalski, John David West
  • Publication number: 20160069694
    Abstract: A system and method of providing information about a transport service to user devices are described. The system arranges a transport service for a first user and a second user. The system determines first data corresponding to a first route from a location of a driver device of the driver to a first pickup location of the first user and second data corresponding to a second route from the first pickup location to a second pickup location of the second user. A combined route is determined based on the first data and the second data. The system transmits data associated with the first data without transmitting the data corresponding to the combined route to a first user device of the first user, and transmits data corresponding to the combined route to a second user device of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Michael Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20150271290
    Abstract: A system and method for providing notifications is described. The system accesses a notification database that stores a plurality of notification entries. Each notification entry includes notification text, location information, and condition information. For each of a plurality of devices, information is received that includes a current location of that device and a current status associated with that device. At least one device is determined to meet the condition information of a notification entry based on the received information. A notification corresponding to the notification entry is transmitted to the at least one device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Tao, Navya Rehani, Thomas McConnell