Patents by Inventor Joshua K. Hellerstein

Joshua K. Hellerstein 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).

  • Publication number: 20250047762
    Abstract: A network system can receive location data from a provider device of a service provider. Using at least the location data in an optimization model, the network system can determine one or more actions for the service provider to optimize one or more metrics. The one or more metrics correspond to at least one of (i) an expected wait time for the service provider over a future period of time, (ii) an expected travel distance between providing services over a future period of time, or (iii) an expected amount of earnings for the service provider over a future period of time. The network system may then transmit a dataset to the provider device to display information corresponding to the one or more actions for the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison
  • Patent number: 12219033
    Abstract: A network system can receive location data from a provider device of a service provider. Using at least the location data in an optimization model, the network system can determine one or more actions for the service provider to optimize one or more metrics. The one or more metrics correspond to at least one of (i) an expected wait time for the service provider over a future period of time, (ii) an expected travel distance between providing services over a future period of time, or (iii) an expected amount of earnings for the service provider over a future period of time. The network system may then transmit a dataset to the provider device to display information corresponding to the one or more actions for the service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison
  • Publication number: 20240305698
    Abstract: A network system can receive location data from a provider device of a service provider. Using at least the location data in an optimization model, the network system can determine one or more actions for the service provider to optimize one or more metrics. The one or more metrics correspond to at least one of (i) an expected wait time for the service provider over a future period of time, (ii) an expected travel distance between providing services over a future period of time, or (iii) an expected amount of earnings for the service provider over a future period of time. The network system may then transmit a dataset to the provider device to display information corresponding to the one or more actions for the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison
  • Patent number: 12021947
    Abstract: Service providers can be identified to fulfill service requests of a network-based service. A network system is configured to generate, based on historical data associated with the network-based service, a machine-learned service provider optimization (MLSPO) model for generating service provider optimizations. The optimizations can include action recommendations that optimize one or more service metrics. The MLSPO model can be a reinforcement learning model generated by performing a plurality of simulations utilizing one or more virtual agents. A provider device of a service provider can transmit a set of data to the network system that indicates a current location of the service provider. Based on the current location and the MLSPO model, the network system can generate service provider optimizations. Optimization data can be transmitted to the provider device so that the provider device can display information corresponding to the service provider optimizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison
  • Publication number: 20220030086
    Abstract: Service providers can be identified to fulfill service requests of a network-based service. A network system is configured to generate, based on historical data associated with the network-based service, a machine-learned service provider optimization (MLSPO) model for generating service provider optimizations. The optimizations can include action recommendations that optimize one or more service metrics. The MLSPO model can be a reinforcement learning model generated by performing a plurality of simulations utilizing one or more virtual agents. A provider device of a service provider can transmit a set of data to the network system that indicates a current location of the service provider. Based on the current location and the MLSPO model, the network system can generate service provider optimizations. Optimization data can be transmitted to the provider device so that the provider device can display information corresponding to the service provider optimizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison
  • Patent number: 11082529
    Abstract: Service providers can be identified to fulfill service requests of a network-based service. A network system is configured to generate, based on historical data associated with the network-based service, a machine-learned service provider optimization (MLSPO) model for generating service provider optimizations. The optimizations can include action recommendations that optimize one or more service metrics. The MLSPO model can be a reinforcement learning model generated by performing a plurality of simulations utilizing one or more virtual agents. A provider device of a service provider can transmit a set of data to the network system that indicates a current location of the service provider. Based on the current location and the MLSPO model, the network system can generate service provider optimizations. Optimization data can be transmitted to the provider device so that the provider device can display information corresponding to the service provider optimizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison
  • Publication number: 20200128101
    Abstract: Service providers can be identified to fulfill service requests of a network-based service. A network system is configured to generate, based on historical data associated with the network-based service, a machine-learned service provider optimization (MLSPO) model for generating service provider optimizations. The optimizations can include action recommendations that optimize one or more service metrics. The MLSPO model can be a reinforcement learning model generated by performing a plurality of simulations utilizing one or more virtual agents. A provider device of a service provider can transmit a set of data to the network system that indicates a current location of the service provider. Based on the current location and the MLSPO model, the network system can generate service provider optimizations. Optimization data can be transmitted to the provider device so that the provider device can display information corresponding to the service provider optimizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shicong Meng, Noah Harold Shaw, Joshua K. Hellerstein, Juan Pemberthy, Zhi Li, Jacob Edison