Uber Technologies, Inc.
NETWORK COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AUDITORY INDICATORS OF ACTIVITY

Abstract:

A network computing system receives a request from a user device. Based on the request, the network computing system transmits order information to a supplier device to fulfill the request. A recording device at the location of the supplier can capture audio data for the location, and the audio data can be processed to determine sound metrics that are relevant to a level of activity at the location. The network computing system can estimate the level of activity at the location by using the sound metrics. Based on the estimated level of activity at the location, the network computing system can predict an order preparation time for the request and a completion time for the request.