Uber Technologies, Inc.
Network computer system to position service providers using provisioning level determinations

Abstract:

A network computer system operates to estimate a quantity of service vehicles operating in a geographic region during a future time interval. For the future time interval, the network computer system determines a current forecast of a provisioning level for a service provided by the projected quantity of service vehicles in each of multiple subregions of the geographic region. The network computer system also determines a location bias for one or more service providers, each operating a corresponding vehicle within the given geographic region. Additionally, the network computer system matches each service provider to a service request based on (i) the location bias of the service provider, (ii) a service location of the service request, and (iii) a determination as to an effect of matching the service provider on the current forecast for the provisioning level.