Uber Technologies, Inc.
Computer system arranging transport services for users based on the estimated time of arrival information

Abstract:

A computer system can receive pre-requests for transport from computing devices of users while the users are utilizing a transit service. Each pre-request can specify a start location and a destination for the user. The system can remotely monitor location data from the computing device of the user to determine a current position of the user as the user utilizes the transit service to travel towards the start location, and repeatedly compare (i) a first estimated time of arrival (ETA) of the user to arrive at the start location based, at least in part, on the current position of the user, to (ii) a second ETA, associated with an available vehicle, to arrive at the start location based at least in part on a vehicle position of the available vehicle. Based on this information, the computer system may then automatically select the available vehicle to transport the user.