Patents by Inventor Vincent Yates

Vincent Yates 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: 20220215499
    Abstract: A network computer system can implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill a scheduled transport request. The hierarchical selection process can include a first selection process and a second selection process. The first selection process can include assigning a first transport provider to fulfill the scheduled transport request. The second selection process can be implemented at a specified time prior to the scheduled time and can include selecting a backup transport provider to service the scheduled transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
  • Patent number: 11250531
    Abstract: A network computer system can implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled transport request. The hierarchical selection process can include a first selection process and a second selection process. The first selection process can include assigning a transport provider to fulfill the scheduled transport request. Additionally, the first selection process can include disassociating the transport provider with the scheduled transport request upon determining that the transport provider is unable to fulfill the scheduled transport request at the scheduled time. The second selection process can be implemented at a specified time prior to the scheduled time and can include selecting a backup transport provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
  • Patent number: 10733547
    Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
  • Publication number: 20190354909
    Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
  • Publication number: 20190347754
    Abstract: A network computer system can implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled transport request. The hierarchical selection process can include a first selection process and a second selection process. The first selection process can include assigning a transport provider to fulfill the scheduled transport request. Additionally, the first selection process can include disassociating the transport provider with the scheduled transport request upon determining that the transport provider is unable to fulfill the scheduled transport request at the scheduled time. The second selection process can be implemented at a specified time prior to the scheduled time and can include selecting a backup transport provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
  • Patent number: 10417589
    Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
  • Patent number: 10395333
    Abstract: A network system can communicate with a user device and receive a set of request data for a scheduled request at a scheduled date and a scheduled time. The set of request data indicates a start location and a destination location for the scheduled request. The network system can record the scheduled request in a scheduling log, and implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
  • Publication number: 20180121847
    Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
  • Publication number: 20170352125
    Abstract: A network system can communicate with a user device and receive a set of request data for a scheduled request at a scheduled date and a scheduled time. The set of request data indicates a start location and a destination location for the scheduled request. The network system can record the scheduled request in a scheduling log, and implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow