Patents by Inventor Terrance Worona

Terrance Worona 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).

  • Pairing transport service users and drivers using animation
    Patent number: 11599963
    Abstract: A transport service system receives a ride request from a user device of the transport service, the ride request specifying information about a trip and selecting a direct dispatch pairing mode. The transport service system receives from the user device an input animation, the input animation acquired by the user device from a driver device. In one embodiment the input animation is a sequence of flashing colors. Based on the input animation, the transport service system identifies the driver device and transmits the received ride request to the identified driver device. The transport service system receives an acceptance from the driver device and pairs the driver device and the user device for the ride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernel Murati, Nikolaus Paul Volk, Terrance Worona
  • PAIRING TRANSPORT SERVICE USERS AND DRIVERS USING ANIMATION
    Publication number: 20200098075
    Abstract: A transport service system receives a ride request from a user device of the transport service, the ride request specifying information about a trip and selecting a direct dispatch pairing mode. The transport service system receives from the user device an input animation, the input animation acquired by the user device from a driver device. In one embodiment the input animation is a sequence of flashing colors. Based on the input animation, the transport service system identifies the driver device and transmits the received ride request to the identified driver device. The transport service system receives an acceptance from the driver device and pairs the driver device and the user device for the ride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ernel Murati, Nikolaus Paul Volk, Terrance Worona