WO2020107494A1 - Systèmes et procédés de fourniture d'informations d'un point d'intérêt à l'aide d'une étiquette d'adresse - Google Patents

Systèmes et procédés de fourniture d'informations d'un point d'intérêt à l'aide d'une étiquette d'adresse Download PDF

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WO2020107494A1
WO2020107494A1 PCT/CN2018/118795 CN2018118795W WO2020107494A1 WO 2020107494 A1 WO2020107494 A1 WO 2020107494A1 CN 2018118795 W CN2018118795 W CN 2018118795W WO 2020107494 A1 WO2020107494 A1 WO 2020107494A1
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Yang Li
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  • the present disclosure relates to providing online-to-offline ( “O2O” ) services, and more particularly, to methods and systems for providing information of a point of interest using an address label.
  • O2O online-to-offline
  • An online-to-offline ( “O2O” ) service platform e.g., DiDi TM online
  • DiDi TM online can receive an online service request from a user (e.g., a passenger) and then route the service request to at least one service provider (e.g., a taxi driver, a private car owner, or the like) to fulfill the service request.
  • the service request can be answered by a service provider, or be assigned to a service provider if no one picks up the service request within a predetermined time period.
  • the service provider and the passenger may each communicate via an application installed on a terminal device such as a mobile phone.
  • the application installed on the passenger’s terminal device may provide an interface for receiving input from the passenger, including an origin/departure location, a destination/arrival location, or other points of interest.
  • the application may provide a location search service to search for the actual address of a point of interest based on partial input of the actual address, the name of the point of interest, or other forms of shortcuts. Based on the search result, candidate points of interest may be provided.
  • the search result may not be accurate, depending on the completeness of the input information, the accuracy of the map, and/or the quality of the search engine.
  • points of interest having similar names or similar addresses may all be listed as candidates, which may or may not include the point of interest the passenger wants.
  • the point of interest requested by the passenger may be difficult to distinguish from other similar candidates.
  • the map and/or search engine may be changed or updated from time to time. Therefore, the search result may be unpredictable depending on, for example, the vendor of the map/search engine. All the above-mentioned shortcomings may prolong the process of requesting a service due to the inconvenience experienced by the passenger.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems that address the aforementioned shortcomings.
  • Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system for providing information of a point of interest in a display region on a terminal device.
  • the system includes a processor and a display coupled to the processor.
  • the processor may be configured to receive a request to determine a physical-location address of the point of interest, determine the physical-location address of the point of interest, and associate the physical-location address with an address label.
  • the processor may further be configured to store, in a memory, the address label in association with the physical-location address of the point of interest.
  • the display may be configured to display at least one of the address label and the physical-location address.
  • Embodiments of the disclosure further disclose a computer-implemented method for providing information of a point of interest in a display region on a terminal device.
  • the method may include receiving a request to determine a physical-location address of the point of interest, determining the physical-location address of the point of interest, and associating the physical-location address with an address label.
  • the method may further include storing, in a memory, the address label in association with the physical-location address of the point of interest.
  • the method may also include displaying at least one of the address label and the physical-location address.
  • Embodiments of the disclosure further disclose a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
  • the non-transitory computer-readable medium may store a set of instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method for providing information of a point of interest in a display region on a terminal device.
  • the method may include receiving a request to determine a physical-location address of the point of interest, determining the physical-location address of the point of interest, and associating the physical-location address with an address label.
  • the method may further include storing, in a memory, the address label in association with the physical-location address of the point of interest.
  • the method may also include displaying at least one of the address label and the physical-location address.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary terminal device configured to providing information of a point of interest, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary display region on a terminal device displaying information associated with address information, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 3A-3D illustrate exemplary processes of selecting departure/arrival locations on a terminal device, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 4A-4F illustrate an exemplary process to store a favorite location on a terminal device, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 5A-5D illustrates examples of editing addresses stored in a terminal device, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 6A-6C illustrates another exemplary process to store a favorite location on a terminal device, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 7A illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method for providing service locations for passenger to select from, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 7B and 7C each illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method for updating favorite locations, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a flow chart of an exemplary method to store and display a favorite location on a terminal device, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • An aspect of the disclosure is directed to a system for providing information related to one or more points of interest in a display region on a terminal device.
  • the system may be implemented as part of an online ride hailing service (also referred to as an online ride sharing service) , where a driver provides transportation service to a passenger using a service vehicle.
  • the terminal device may be a mobile phone, a wearable device, a PDA, etc. used by the driver ( “a driver terminal” ) or the passenger ( “a passenger terminal” ) .
  • the system may include a processor and a display couple to the processor. The processor may be configured to process and arrange information on the display.
  • a certain region on the display screen may be set as the display region.
  • Information relating to an O2O service may be arranged to be displayed as various elements within the display region.
  • the processor may be configured to display various location symbols (e.g., pick-up or drop-off locations, and vehicle’s current location) , various informational elements (e.g., a bubble with pick-up or drop-off information) , various input elements (e.g., address bar for inputting address or point of interest information) , various indicators (e.g., a pin on top of the map indicating the current location of a user, an origin location, a pick-up location, or the like) , etc. in the display region.
  • various location symbols e.g., pick-up or drop-off locations, and vehicle’s current location
  • various informational elements e.g., a bubble with pick-up or drop-off information
  • various input elements e.g., address bar for inputting address or point of interest information
  • various indicators e
  • the terms “location, ” “place, ” and “point of interest” can be used interchangeably.
  • the location/place/point of interest can include an origin (e.g., a departure location) , a destination (e.g., an arrival location) , a previously-searched location/address, a stored location/address, a location (or address) searched/suggested by a search engine, and/or other suitable locations/addresses associated with a O2O service request.
  • the terms “location, ” “place, ” and “point of interest” may each include an address and an associated address label of the address (or location name associated with the location) .
  • a suggested/recommended location/place by a processor of a terminal device can also be referred to as a suggested/recommended point of interest.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram depicting an exemplary terminal device 100, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Terminal device 100 may include any suitable device that can display information to a user, e.g., a smart phone, a tablet, a wearable device, a computer, or the like.
  • terminal device 100 may be a driver terminal used by the transportation service provider.
  • terminal device 100 may be a passenger terminal used by the passenger requesting the transportation service. Description of terminal device 100 will be made using a passenger terminal as an example, but one skilled in the art will be able to adapt the described features of terminal device 100 to a driver terminal.
  • terminal device 100 may include a communication interface 104, a processor 106, a memory/storage device 108, and a display 110.
  • Communication interface 104 may include an integrated services digital network (ISDN) card, cable modem, satellite modem, or a modem to provide a data communication connection.
  • ISDN integrated services digital network
  • communication interface 104 may include a local area network (LAN) card to provide a data communication connection to a compatible LAN.
  • LAN local area network
  • Wireless links can also be implemented by communication interface 104.
  • communication interface 104 can send and receive electrical, electromagnetic or optical signals that carry digital data streams representing various types of information via a network.
  • the network can typically include a cellular communication network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) , a Wide Area Network (WAN) , or the like.
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • WAN Wide Area Network
  • Communication interface 104 may be configured to send a transportation service request.
  • Transportation service request may include, among other things, passenger information, a trip origin, a trip destination, or the like. The transportation service request may be accepted by or otherwise matched with a service vehicle.
  • Communication interface 104 may be configured to receive driver and vehicle information from a server 140 or directly from a driver terminal (not shown) associated with a service vehicle.
  • Service vehicles may include taxi cars or private cars enrolled with an online hailing platform. In some embodiments, service vehicles may also include autonomous driving vehicles.
  • the online hailing platform may maintain a database for storing profiles for the enrolled vehicles and the associated drivers.
  • Vehicle information may include, e.g., vehicle position, vehicle year, maker, and model, as well as other features or characteristics associated with the service vehicle.
  • Driver information may include, e.g., driver’s name, picture, or other identification information, driver’s license number, driving record, driver’s customer reviews.
  • Communication interface 104 may further receive information related to the current transportation service request that the service vehicle has not yet completed. For example, communication interface 104 may receive the drop-off location of the current transportation service request. Communication interface 104 may also receive navigation information, e.g., current position of the service vehicle, traffic data, map data, after the transportation service request is accepted. In some embodiments, a navigation device onboard the service vehicle or the driver terminal may provide the vehicle position to communication interface 104 directly or through server 140. In some embodiments, communication interface 104 may be configured to receive other data from server 140, such as map data, real-time traffic information, weather information, road blocking information, etc. The updates may be received periodically, e.g., every 0.1 second, every second, every 5 seconds, or upon an update request.
  • Processor 106 may include any appropriate type of general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessor, digital signal processor, or microcontroller. Processor 106 may be configured as a separate processor module dedicated to rendering display of transportation service, map, and/or navigation information. Alternatively, processor 106 may be configured as a shared processor module for performing other functions unrelated to information display. Processor 106 may include one or more hardware units (e.g., portion (s) of an integrated circuit) designed for use with other components or to execute part of a program. The program may be stored on a computer-readable medium, and when executed by processor 106, it may perform one or more functions.
  • processor 106 may include any appropriate type of general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessor, digital signal processor, or microcontroller. Processor 106 may be configured as a separate processor module dedicated to rendering display of transportation service, map, and/or navigation information. Alternatively, processor 106 may be configured as a shared processor module for performing other functions unrelated to information display. Processor 106 may include one or more hardware units (e.g
  • Memory/storage device 108 may include any appropriate type of mass storage provided to store any type of information that processor 106 may process.
  • Memory/storage device 108 may be a volatile or non-volatile, magnetic, semiconductor-based, tape-based, optical, removable, non-removable, or other type of storage device or tangible (i.e., non-transitory) computer-readable medium including, but not limited to, a ROM, a flash memory, a dynamic RAM, and a static RAM.
  • Memory/storage device 108 may be configured to store one or more computer programs that may be executed by processor 106 to render display of transportation service, map, and/or navigation information.
  • memory/storage device 108 may be configured to store program (s) that may be executed by processor 106 to arrange and update the various elements displayed within a display region.
  • Memory/storage device 108 may be further configured to store information and data used by processor 106.
  • memory/storage device 108 may be configured to store the various types of data (e.g., transportation service request, vehicle information, driver information, updated trip information, map data, traffic data, etc. ) received by communication interface 104.
  • Memory/storage device 108 may also store intermediate data such as rendered map portions, navigation routes, size and shape of the elements displayed in the display region, etc.
  • the various types of data may be stored permanently, removed periodically, or disregarded immediately after each frame of data is processed.
  • Display 110 may include a display such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) , a Light Emitting Diode Display (LED) , a plasma display, or any other type of display, and provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) presented on the display for user input and data depiction.
  • the display may include a number of different types of materials, such as plastic or glass, and may be touch-sensitive to receive inputs from the user.
  • the display may include a touch-sensitive material that is substantially rigid, such as Gorilla Glass TM , or substantially pliable, such as Willow Glass TM .
  • processor 106 may be configured to render the various information to be displayed in a display region on display 110. For example, processor 106 may determine a relevant portion of the map data and render it into a navigation map for displaying in the display region. Processor 106 may also render various other elements, including e.g., display elements, location symbols, and a navigation route, to be displayed within the display region and overlapped with (e.g., on top of) the navigation map. For ease of description, a piece of information/data shown in a form of a text message is displayed in its respective display area. As shown in FIG. 2, display region 200 may display a service vehicle symbol 210, an arrival location input field 220, a category 230 of recommended locations, and passenger location symbol 240.
  • display region 200 may display a service vehicle symbol 210, an arrival location input field 220, a category 230 of recommended locations, and passenger location symbol 240.
  • processor 106 may position the location symbols, including service vehicle symbol 210, arrival location input field 220, category 230 of recommended locations, and passenger location symbol 240 on the navigation map corresponding to their physical locations.
  • passenger location symbol 240 may be at the location where passenger sends a service request.
  • Service vehicle symbol 210 may be placed at the current location of the service vehicle.
  • Processor 106 may display suggested locations before passenger starts to select departure/arrival location. For example, processor 106 may display one or more recommended locations when passenger opens the application for a service (e.g., a trip. ) The number of recommended locations may be based on history data, e.g., previously-searched locations, previously-serviced locations, and/or stored locations. In some embodiments, if passenger has no previously-searched locations, previously-serviced locations, or stored locations, processor 106 may not show any recommended locations. As shown in FIG. 2, processor 106 can display each recommended location in the form of an address label of the location (e.g., location names 1-3 or address labels 1-3) and the address of the location (e.g., addresses 1-3) in its respective display area.
  • an address label of the location e.g., location names 1-3 or address labels 1-3
  • the address of the location e.g., addresses 1-3
  • processor 106 may receive the passenger’s selection from category 230 and calculate trip data such as estimated cost and estimated time of the trip based on the received addresses.
  • processor 106 displays arrival locations that were selected in a predetermined period of time (e.g., in the past 5 days) and the arrival locations are ranked in accordance with predetermined criteria.
  • the predetermined criteria may include the number of times the arrival locations has been selected during the predetermined period of time, the number of times the arrival locations is selected around the time of service request, and/or the type of locations.
  • processor 106 determines different priorities for previously-searched locations, previously-serviced locations, and/or stored locations. Locations of a higher priority may be ranked higher in category 230, and locations of a lower priority may be ranked lower in category 230 or may not be shown. For example, processor 106 may determine locations such as residential location (e.g., home) and/or work location (e.g., company) to have a higher priority than favorite locations stored by processor 106, favorite locations to have a higher priority than previously-searched locations, and previously-searched locations to have a higher priority than relevant/suggested locations. Processor 106 may display a different symbol together with a respective type of locations.
  • residential location e.g., home
  • work location e.g., company
  • a residential location may have a symbol of a house
  • a work location may have a symbol of a suitcase
  • a favorite location may have a symbol of a star
  • a previously-searched location may have a symbol of a clock
  • a relevant location e.g., a popular location or a location having a spelling/address similar to the location being searched
  • a suggested location e.g., based on search results
  • processor 106 may determine the maximum number of locations of each time to be displayed. For example, the maximum number of previously-searched locations may be 3, the maximum number of favorite locations may be 2, the maximum number of suggested locations may be 5, and the maximum number of relevant locations may be 10.
  • Processor 106 may provide various types of locations for passenger to select for a trip, as shown in FIGS. 3A-3D.
  • passenger may select (e.g., by clicking on) arrival location input field 220 so processor 106 may show display region 300 to allow passenger to enter the departure location and the arrival location.
  • arrival location input field 220 e.g., by clicking on
  • processor 106 may display a departure location input field 302 (e.g., showing “Current location” as the departure location) , an arrival location input field 304 (e.g., showing “Enter destination” ) , a commonly-used location element 306 (e.g., including locations of “Home” 306-1 and “Work” 306-2) , an entry of favorite location category 308 (e.g., linked to a category of favorite locations stored by processor 106, and displayed as “Favorite Place” ) , one or more previously-searched location 312 (e.g., displaying as “Center Park” 312-1 and “Alex’s Home” 312-2) , and an input key pad 314.
  • a departure location input field 302 e.g., showing “Current location” as the departure location
  • an arrival location input field 304 e.g., showing “Enter destination”
  • a commonly-used location element 306 e.g., including locations of “Home” 306-1 and “Work”
  • Processor 106 may show different symbols for respective locations to, e.g., help passenger distinguish one from another more easily. If a previously-searched location is the same as a favorite location, the previously-searched location is labeled with a star symbol (e.g., “Alex’s Home” . )
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to edit the departure location. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, on display region 310, processor 106 may display a location symbol 316, an address label element 318 (e.g., displayed as “Center Park” ) , and a selection action element 322 (e.g., “Finish” ) together with departure location input field 302 and arrival location input field 304 on top of a navigation map. Display region 310 may show the current location of the terminal device (e.g., the location the departure/arrival address is determined. ) Processor 106 may display the current location (e.g., shown by location symbol 316) of the terminal device (e.g., “Center Park” ) in departure location input field 302.
  • a location symbol 316 e.g., displayed as “Center Park”
  • a selection action element 322 e.g., “Finish”
  • Display region 310 may show the current location of the terminal device (e.g., the location the departure/arrival address
  • Passenger may use “Center Park” as the departure location or edit the location in departure location input field 302 by moving location symbol 316 to a desired location on the navigation map.
  • processor 106 also displays commonly-used location element 306 and entry of favorite location category 308 (e.g., below commonly-used location element 306) at the bottom of the display region when displaying location symbol 316 on top of the navigation map so passenger can select a desired method to enter the departure location.
  • Processor 106 may also allow passenger to edit the departure location by selecting (e.g., by double clicking) the location that already exists in departure location input field 302. Accordingly, processor 106 may display a list of previously-searched locations, allowing passenger to select from. The previously-searched locations may be ranked according to predetermined criteria such as the time being searched, the number of time being searched, and/or the location of the terminal device when being searched. In some embodiments, locations that are searched more recently and/or more frequently are displayed at the top of the list.
  • processor 106 may allow passenger to delete the existing location (e.g., “Center Park” . ) After the existing location is deleted and before passenger enter any text of departure location (e.g., departure location input field 302 is shown as blank) , processor 106 may show display region 320, which includes departure location input field 302, arrival location input field 304, commonly-used location element 306 (e.g., including locations of “Home” and “Work” ) , entry of favorite location category 308, and a pin-location option element 324 (e.g., having a symbol of a colored nail and displayed as “Pin your location on the map” ) , as shown in FIG.
  • the existing location e.g., “Center Park” .
  • processor 106 may show display region 320, which includes departure location input field 302, arrival location input field 304, commonly-used location element 306 (e.g., including locations of “Home” and “Work” ) , entry of favorite location category 308, and a pin-location option element 324 (e
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to choose (e.g., by clicking on) a location from commonly-used location element 306 or a favorite location (e.g., by clicking on entry of favorite location category 308 to view and select from the favorite location category ) .
  • Processor 106 may also allow passenger to move location symbol 316 to determine the departure location by selecting (e.g., by clicking on) pin-location option element 324.
  • Processor 106 may show display region 310 if pin-location option element 324 is selected.
  • processor 106 may allow passenger to type in the departure location using input key pad 314.
  • processor 106 may provide suggested locations based on the text of that has been entered, as shown in FIG. 3D. For example, when passenger starts entering a location in departure location input field 302, processor 106 may display a category 326 of suggested locations 326-1, ..., 326-4 based on relevance, e.g., the spelling or the entered text of the address label and/or the popularity of the address labels starting with the entered text. For example, as shown in FIG.
  • processor 106 displays suggested locations 326-1 (e.g., “Parkour Gym” ) , 326-2 (e.g., “Center Park” ) , 326-3 (e.g., “Center Park” ) , and 326-4 (e.g., “Center Park. ” ) .
  • Suggested location 326-1 has same/similar spelling as entered text, and other suggested locations can include location commonly searched as the departure location when the terminal device is at current location.
  • the ranking of locations in category 326 may be based on, e.g., the similarity to the spelling of the entered text and the popularity of locations when no similar address labels can be found.
  • processor 106 may allow passenger to enter the arrival location in arrival location input field 304.
  • processor 106 may display a plurality of recommended locations (e.g., similar to the recommended locations of 306, 308, and 312 of FIG. 3A) for passenger to choose from.
  • processor 106 may display a plurality of suggested locations (e.g., similar to the suggested locations of 326 of FIG. 3D) for passenger to choose from. The operations may be referred to the description of FIGS. 3A and 3D.
  • processor 106 may calculate the distance between the departure location and the arrival location based on location data stored and/or obtained from an external data source, display trip information such as the distance, available service vehicle options, and trip cost on top of the navigation map, to passenger.
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to store favorite locations in a favorite location category linked to entry of favorite location category 308.
  • the stored favorite locations may be recommended to passenger when passenger wishes to select a departure address or an arrival address, as illustrated in FIGS. 3A-3D.
  • FIG. 4A illustrates display region 400 when passenger selects entry of favorite location category 308.
  • FIG. 4A displays a category 402 of favorite locations 402-1, ..., 402-9 stored under the type defined by entry of favorite location category 308.
  • Processor 106 also displays a favorite location updating icon 401 (e.g., shown as “Add Favorite Place” ) at a bottom of category 402 to allow passenger to add/store a desired address under the type defined by entry of favorite location category 308.
  • a favorite location updating icon 401 e.g., shown as “Add Favorite Place”
  • Processor 106 can determine the ranking favorite locations 402-1, ..., 402-9 are arranged. In some embodiments, processor 106 can determine the ranking of favorite locations 402-1, ..., 402-9 based on various parameters such as the number of times the favorite location is chosen for service (e.g., a departure/arrival location of a trip) , the times the favorite location is chosen for service, the time the favorite location is stored under the type, and/or a distance between the favorite location and a location already provided by the passenger. In some embodiments, processor 106 can determine the number of times one favorite location is chosen within a time period (e.g., the past 5 days) and rank the favorite locations based on the number of times that is chosen for service.
  • a time period e.g., the past 5 days
  • processor 106 if passenger already enters a location as the arrival location or the departure location, processor 106 ranks the favorite locations based on the distance between the entered location and the respective favorite location. In some embodiments, processor 106 ranks favorite locations 402 based on search history (e.g., previously-searched locations and/or previously-chosen locations) based on the locations that have been chosen most frequently at a certain time of the day and/or at a certain location.
  • search history e.g., previously-searched locations and/or previously-chosen locations
  • processor 106 stores a physical-location address (e.g., an address of the physical location) and an address label of each favorite address (e.g., “Hamburgo” and “Address of Hamburgo” shown as 402-1) .
  • Processor 106 may also store the date and time, and the location the favorite location is stored.
  • Processor 106 may utilize algorithms that are configured to rank the favorite locations according to one or more predetermined criteria. For example, a more recently chosen favorite location can be ranked higher (e.g., of higher priority) in category 402, a favorite location that is more frequently chosen in a recent period of time can be ranked higher in category 402, a favorite location that is more relevant to the current location/location entered by passenger can be ranked higher in category 402.
  • Processor 106 can then display the favorite locations according to priority from high to low when passenger wishes to view or select from category 402.
  • the algorithms can include a suitable weighting algorithm that applies a higher weight on favorite locations that associated with recent activities, e.g., locations that are stored more recently, chosen more frequently in recent a time period, and/or chosen more frequently in a location range.
  • processor 106 ranks favorite locations of category 402 based on one or more of the following criteria: the distance between the respective favorite location and the location entered by passenger, the number of times the respective favorite location is chosen for service (e.g., in a period of time) , the time span between the time the respective favorite location is stored and the time processor 106 ranks the favorite locations, a time span from a time the respective favorite location is chosen for service to the time processor 106 ranks the favorite locations, a time span of a service involving the respective physical- location address (or the associated address label) and the current location of the terminal device when the service request is received, and/or the number of times processor 106 receives the respective favorite location in an input field (e.g., arrival location input field 220, departure location input field 302, and/or arrival location input field 304. )
  • favorite locations 402-2, ..., 402-9 are represented by “Center Park. ”
  • favorite locations 402-2, ..., 402-9 can include different locations.
  • Processor 106 can rank favorite locations of category 402 to have different priorities.
  • a favorite location with a higher priority can be, e.g., closer to the location entered by passenger, chosen for service more frequently (e.g., in a period of time) , stored more recently, chosen for service more recently, chosen for service more frequently at the current location of the terminal device, and/or more frequently received by processor 106 in an input field.
  • a favorite location with a higher priority is displayed on top of a favorite location with a lower priority.
  • a favorite location with the highest priority is displayed as the first location in category 402 and a favorite location with the lowest priority is displayed as the last location in category 402.
  • the locations between the favorite location with the highest priority and the lowest priority can be displayed from top to bottom and can have decreasing priorities.
  • the number of favorite locations in category 402 is less than or equal to 10.
  • processor 106 may display favorite location updating icon 401 to allow passenger to add more favorite locations into category 402.
  • processor 106 may not display favorite location updating icon 401.
  • processor 106 may show display region 410, as shown in FIG. 4B.
  • Processor 106 may display a favorite location input field 406, an input key pad 408, and a category 404 of recommended locations (e.g., previously-searched locations) 404-1, ..., 404-5 to allow passenger to choose from and add into category 404.
  • Processor 106 may display each previously-searched location with an address label (e.g., “parkour Gym” ) and an address (e.g., “Address of Alex’s Home” . )
  • processor 106 may display a pin-location element 404-1 above previously-searched locations 404-2, ..., 404-5 to, e.g., allow passenger to more conveniently choose a desired location by moving the location symbol (as illustrated in FIG. 3B) .
  • Previously-searched locations 404-2, ..., 404-5 can be ranked according to any suitable criteria such as the time the location was searched and/or the number of times the location was searched. In some embodiments, locations that were searched more recently are ranked higher (e.g., having higher priorities) in category 404, and/or locations that were searched for a higher number of times are ranked higher in category 404. In some embodiments, processor 106 displays category 404 according to the priorities from high to low.
  • passenger may type in a desired favorite location (e.g., shown as “Address of Alex’s Home” ) into favorite location input field 406 using input key pad 408, as shown in FIG. 4C.
  • Processor 106 may receive passenger’s input (e.g., text) of the address label or the address of the location (e.g., using input key pad 408) in favorite location input field 406, and provide a category 412 of suggested locations 412-1, ..., 412-5 based on, e.g., relevance to the search results of the text, as illustrated in FIG. 3D, after received passenger’s input.
  • suggested locations 412-2, ..., 412-5 are represented by “Center Park. ” In various embodiments, suggested locations 412-2, ..., 412-5 include different locations and the number of suggested locations 412-2, ..., 412-5 is less than or equal to 10.
  • processor 106 may prompt passenger to store the address label associated with the address of the location, as shown in FIG. 4D.
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to customize/enter a desired address label (e.g., “Alex’s Home” ) associated with the address (e.g., “Address of Alex’s” ) respectively in a name input field 414-1 and an address input field 414-2, using input key pad 408.
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to edit the address label and the address using input key pad 408.
  • Processor 106 may also display a location-storing action element 416 (e.g., shown as a button “Save” ) to allow passenger to confirm storing the address label and address.
  • a location-storing action element 416 e.g., shown as a button “Save”
  • Processor 106 may also display a confirmation message element 418 (e.g., shown as “Succeed to update address” ) to notify passenger when the entered address label and address are successfully stored.
  • a confirmation message element 418 e.g., shown as “Succeed to update address”
  • processor 106 may display an alert message to notify passenger the address label and/or the address already exist and not store the address label and/or the address.
  • Processor 106 may prompt passenger to edit the address label and/or the address so they are different from any previously-stored address label and address, confirm overwrite of the existing address label and/or address, or cancel to store the address label and/or address.
  • processor 106 may close/stop showing display region 430 and start showing the display region before the location storing process (e.g., a navigation map with service information. ) In some embodiments, if the address label and address are not entered properly (e.g., in formats unacceptable by processor 106 such as blank entry) , processor 106 may keep showing display region 430 to prompt passenger to enter the address label and address properly or cancel storing.
  • processor 106 stores the address label (e.g., address name) entered in address input field 414-2 as physical-location address.
  • the physical-location address may include any data that allows processor 106 to locate the stored favorite location (e.g., having the address label and address entered in input fields 414) without gathering location data from an external data source (e.g., a map provider. ) For example, after the favorite location is stored, when passenger selects the stored favorite location for service, processor 106 may locate the stored favorite location based on the physical-location address.
  • the physical-location address may reflect the actual location of the stored favorite location for a sufficiently long period of time.
  • the physical-location address may be a permanent address that includes the street name and unit number, and/or coordinates of the stored favorite location.
  • the physical-location address may be stored in any suitable medium such as a local drive/memory coupled with processor 106 and/or cloud.
  • processor 106 gathers the physical-location address to display the location and/or generate a trip route when receiving a service request from passenger that involves the physical-location address.
  • Processor 106 may further display the stored favorite location in category 402 when the storing of location is complete, as shown in FIG. 4E.
  • processor 106 may display the most-recently added stored favorite location 402-10 (e.g., shown as “Alex’s Home” ) in category 402 (e.g., at the bottom of category 402) in display region 440, following the previously-stored favorite locations 402-1, ..., 402-9.
  • processor 106 stops displaying favorite location updating icon 401.
  • FIG. 4E processor 106 stops displaying favorite location updating icon 401.
  • processor 106 when processor 106 fails to determine an address label and/or address entered in favorite location input field 406 by searching in an external data source and/or previously-stored addresses, processor 106 displays a fail alert element 424 (e.g., shown as a punctuation mark “! ” and a message “No results found. Please try another address” ) in display region 450 and allows passenger to re-enter an address in favorite location input field 406 or cancel searching for the location.
  • a fail alert element 424 e.g., shown as a punctuation mark “! ” and a message “No results found. Please try another address”
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to update (e.g., add, delete, and/or edit) stored commonly-used locations and favorite locations without opening the application installed on the terminal device, as shown in FIGS. 5A-5E.
  • the addresses of the stored locations may include unchanged location data that can be gathered without an external data source.
  • processor 106 may show a display region 500 that has a common address updating icon 502, allowing passenger to update location data stored in, e.g., “Settings, ” of the terminal device.
  • processor 106 may allow passenger to view and update the stored location data by selecting common address updating icon 502 (e.g., clicking on common address updating icon 502.
  • Processor 106 may then display various types of stored locations, allowing passenger to view and update. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, processor 106 may display a first type of commonly-used locations 504 (e.g., including “Commonly-Used Locations” ) and a second type of commonly-used locations 506 (e.g., including “Favorite Locations” . ) Under first type of commonly-used locations 504, processor 106 may allow passenger to store locations to be displayed at the top portion of a display region (e.g., locations used most frequently by passenger and/or locations of which the address is least likely to change.
  • a display region e.g., locations used most frequently by passenger and/or locations of which the address is least likely to change.
  • processor 106 may allow passenger to store location data of a residential location 504-1 and a work location 504-2 (e.g., each being displayed in the respective display area) under the first type of commonly-used locations 504.
  • processor 106 may display the address label 504-1 (e.g., shown as “Home” ) and the address 504-2 (e.g., shown as “Home Address” ) in in respective display area of display region 510.
  • processor 106 displays a text/message (e.g., shown as “Set Company” ) in the display area of work location 504-2 to notify passenger to update the information of work location.
  • processor 106 may display a commonly-used location input field (e.g., similar to favorite location input field 406 illustrated in FIG. 4B) , a pin-location element (e.g., similar to pin-location element 404-1 illustrated in FIG. 4B) , and a plurality of previously-searched locations (e.g., similar to previously-searched locations 404-2, ..., 404-5 illustrated in FIG. 4B) below the pin-location element, allowing passenger to enter the location data by selecting from the provided recommended locations or manually typing in the location data.
  • Processor 106 may receive passenger’s selection and store the location data of the commonly-used location.
  • Processor 106 may also display, under second type of commonly-used locations 506, any stored favorite locations with address labels and respective address (e.g., shown as “Xiaoying Zhang’s Home” 506-1, “Xiaoying Lin’s Home” 506-2, and “Xiaoying Wang’s Home” 506-3) and a favorite location updating icon 508 below any favorite locations.
  • processor 106 displays location data of the stored favorite locations (e.g., 506-1, 506-2, and 506-3) as recommended locations to passenger and/or ranks the stored favorite locations in category 402 when passenger searches for a departure location and/or an arrival location, referring back to FIG. 2 and FIGS. 3A-3D.
  • Processor 106 may allow a passenger to delete, add, and/or edit a favorite address, under various operating systems.
  • FIG. 5C illustrates, in display region 520, processor 106 allowing passenger to delete a stored favorite location 506-1 under an iOS operating system.
  • processor 106 displays a delete action icon 522 (e.g., shown as “DELETE” ) when passenger slide favorite location 506-1 to a left side of display region 520 and deletes favorite location 506-1 when passenger confirms deletion by selecting (e.g., by clicking on) delete action icon 522.
  • processor 106 may display consistently with the respective operating system to allow passenger to remove any desired favorite locations.
  • Processor 106 may not display a deleted favorite location under second type of commonly-used locations 506. In some embodiments, when passenger deletes all favorite locations, processor 106 display favorite location updating icon 508 without showing any stored favorite locations 506.
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to update location data of a desired favorite location. For example, as shown in display regions 520 and 530 of FIGS. 5C and 5D, processor 106 may allow passenger to select a desired favorite location (e.g., “Xiaoying Lin’s Home” ) and edit an address label in respective display area (e.g., “Xiaoying Lin’s Home, ” 512-1) and an address in respective display area (e.g., “Address of Xiaoying Lin’s Home, ” 512-2) associated with the address label. Processor 106 may also display a data-storing action element 514 that allows passenger to confirm storing of data when passenger completes editing the location data. Further, processor 106 may allow passenger to add one or more favorite locations by selecting favorite location updating icon 508.
  • a desired favorite location e.g., “Xiaoying Lin’s Home”
  • an address label in respective display area e.g., “Xiaoying Lin’s Home, ” 512-1
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to store a favorite location when passenger is waiting for a service vehicle for pick-up and/or when passenger is in the vehicle.
  • FIGS. 6A-6C illustrate such an example.
  • Processor 106 may display trip data when passenger sends a service request through the application.
  • the service request may include various types of communication such as a request for a trip from a departure location to an arrival location.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a request for a trip from a departure location to an arrival location.
  • processor 106 may display, on display region 600, a service vehicle symbol 602, a trip route symbol 604-1, a trip progress display element 604-2, a departure location symbol 606-1, a departure address label element 606-2, a passenger location symbol 608, a service information section 612, and a location-storing option section 614, over a navigation map.
  • Processor 106 may display the distance between the location of the service vehicle and the departure location by trip route symbol 604-1 and trip progress display element 604-2 (e.g., shown as “0.2 miles away, 2 mins” . )
  • Processor 106 may display location-storing option section 614 at a suitable portion of service information section 612 to prompt passenger to store the requested arrival location if processor 106 determines the number of times the requested arrival location was previously searched is at least equal to a predetermined value (e.g., 3 times. ) Processor 106 may display location-storing option section 614 in the form of unfolding location-storing option section 614 to from bottom of display screen 600 to appear. In some embodiments, processor 106 displays the prompt message (e.g., shown as “Save your destination? ” ) on the left side of display screen 600 and the confirming answer (e.g., shown as “Save” ) on the right side of display screen 600.
  • the prompt message e.g., shown as “Save your destination? ”
  • the confirming answer e.g., shown as “Save”
  • processor 106 displays location-storing option section 614 before the service vehicle reaches the requested departure location to pick up passenger. For example, processor 106 may display location-storing option section 614 when passenger is waiting for the service vehicle. In some embodiments, service information section 612 with location-storing option section 614 is less than or equal to a predetermined portion (e.g., about 50%) of display region 600. In some embodiments, if processor 106 determines service information section 612 with location-storing option section 614 is greater than the predetermined portion, processor 106 does not display location-storing option section 614. If passenger confirms storing the requested arrival location, processor 106 may prompt passenger to store the address label and address of the requested arrival location (e.g., referring back to the description of FIG. 4D. ) In some embodiments, processor 106 displays location-storing option section 614 below the driver’s information section in service information section 612.
  • a predetermined portion e.g., about 50%
  • processor 106 may stop displaying location-storing option section 614 (e.g., fold location-storing option section 614 to the bottom of display screen 600 to disappear. ) As shown in FIG. 6B, in display region 610, processor 106 shows no location storing notification section in service information section 622.
  • processor 106 when passenger is in the service vehicle, processor 106 further shows an arrival location symbol 616-1, trip route 618-1 between the current location of service vehicle symbol 602 and the arrival location symbol 616-1, and a trip progress display element 618-2 that notifies passenger the remaining distance and time to the arrival location (e.g., shown as “1.6 miles to destination, 2 mins. ” )
  • Processor 106 may display location-storing option section 614 to prompt passenger to store the arrival location as a favorite location.
  • the location storing process may be referred to the description of FIGS. 4D and 6B.
  • processor 106 displays a top portion of service information section 632 (e.g., the portion that shows the status of the trip “Heading to your destination” ) and not shows location-storing option section 614, when service vehicle is driving from the departure location to the arrival location.
  • processor 106 may display location-storing option section 614 at the bottom of service information section 632.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method 800 for a terminal device (e.g., processor 106) to store and display a favorite location, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Processor 106 can allow passenger to store the favorite location (e.g., the point of interest) at any suitable time (e.g., in a vehicle for a service or not in a vehicle before/after a service) .
  • Processor 106 can also display the stored favorite location on a display region of the terminal device.
  • Processor 106 may store more than one favorite locations, rank them in a category (e.g., 308, 402, and 508) , and display the ranked favorite locations when a passenger sends a service request (e.g., for a transportation service) .
  • Method 800 can be explained in view of the description of FIGS. 2, 3A-3D, 4A-4F, 5A-5D, 6A-6C, and 7A-7C.
  • processor 106 may receive a request to determine a physical-location address of a location (e.g., point of interest) .
  • the request may be sent by passenger when the passenger is, e.g., searching for the location in a search engine, entering the location in a designated input field, sending a service request for a transportation service, etc.
  • FIGS. 4A-4C and FIGS. 6A-6C Detailed description can be referred back to the description of FIGS. 4A-4C and FIGS. 6A-6C.
  • processor 106 may determine the physical-location address of the location.
  • Processor 106 may search for the physical-location address of the location based on the input by the passenger. In some embodiments, processor 106 searches for the physical-location address through an external map/data base. In some embodiments, processor 106 searches for suggested locations based on the input by passenger and determines the physical-location address (e.g., coordinates of the location) when a match is found. Detailed description can be referred back to the description of FIGS. 4A-4C.
  • processor 106 may associate the physical-location address with an address label.
  • Processor 106 may allow passenger to enter an address label (e.g., location name or address name) associated with the physical-location. Detailed description can be referred back to the description of FIGS. 4A-4C.
  • processor 106 may store the address label in association with the physical-location address of the location in, e.g., a memory.
  • processor 106 stores the physical-location address and the address label in a category (e.g., “Favorite Place” ) .
  • processor 106 stores more than one physical-location addresses and address labels in association with the more than one physical-location addresses in the category. Detailed description can be referred back to the description of FIGS. 4A-4C.
  • processor 106 may display at least one of the address label and the physical-location address in a display region of the terminal device.
  • processor 106 may display the stored location in the display region of the terminal device.
  • processor 106 ranks the more than one locations and display the more than one locations according to the ranking (e.g., priority high to low) in the display region of the terminal device for the passenger to choose from. Detailed description can be referred back to the description of FIGS. 4A-4C.
  • FIG. 7A illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method 700 for providing service locations to passenger to choose from, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Method 700 may be implemented by terminal device 100.
  • Method 700 may include steps 702-726 as described below. It is to be appreciated that some of the steps may be optional to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different ranking than shown in FIG. 7A.
  • terminal device 100 may receive a service request and may position a plurality of elements and symbols on a navigation map.
  • the service request may be sent when the application is opened/started.
  • Terminal device 100 may receive such information through its communication interface 104.
  • the request information may be received from server 140, a passenger, or a driver terminal associated with the service vehicle.
  • the current location of the service vehicle may be received directly from the driver terminal or through server 140.
  • the elements and symbols positioned on the navigation map may include but are not limited to, one or more service vehicle symbols (e.g., 210) , a passenger location symbol (e.g., 240) , an arrival location input field (e.g., 220) , and a list of recommended locations (e.g., 230) , distributed on top of a navigation map.
  • service vehicle symbols e.g., 210
  • passenger location symbol e.g., 240
  • an arrival location input field e.g., 220
  • a list of recommended locations e.g., 230
  • terminal device 100 may utilize the current passenger location as a departure location and provide a plurality of recommended locations for passenger to select from as an arrival location.
  • the plurality of recommended locations may include different types of locations ranked from a higher priority to a lower priority.
  • Terminal device 100 may display types of locations with a higher priority at an upper portion of the display area of terminal device 100, and display locations with a lower priority at a lower portion of the display area. For example, residential location (e.g., 306-1) and work location (e.g., 306-2) of the passenger may be displayed at the top of the recommended locations, followed by an entry of favorite location category (e.g., 308 and 402) .
  • the locations of the favorite location category are stored and ranked as described in FIG.
  • the entry of favorite location category may be followed by previously-searched locations (e.g., 312-1 and 312-2) if passenger searched any locations on terminal device 100 previously.
  • terminal device 100 may display a plurality of suggested locations based on relevance (e.g., the current passenger location or popularity of the locations. )
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 708 to provide pin-location option for passenger to determine the departure location.
  • Terminal device 100 may display a location symbol on a navigation map for passenger to determine the departure location based on the location of the location symbol on the navigation map.
  • terminal device 100 displays a location symbol (e.g., 316) with an address label element (e.g., 318) to allow passenger to move the location symbol on the navigation map to a desired location.
  • Terminal device 100 may receive the chosen location as the departure location.
  • Address label element 318 may show the actual location or address label of the chosen location.
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 712 to provide a plurality of recommended locations and a pin-location option for passenger to select from as the departure location.
  • the plurality of recommended locations may include different types of locations ranked from a higher priority to a lower priority.
  • Terminal device 100 may display types of locations with a higher priority at an upper portion of the display area of terminal device 100, and display locations with a lower priority at a lower portion of the display area. For example, residential location (e.g., 306-1) and work location (e.g., 306-2) of the passenger may be displayed at the top of the recommended locations, followed by an entry of favorite location category (e.g., 308 and 402) . The entry of favorite location category may be followed by a pin-location option element (e.g., 324) .
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 716 to provide a plurality of suggested locations (e.g., 326-1, ..., 326-4) based on the text of the departure location entered by passenger.
  • a plurality of suggested locations e.g., 326-1, ..., 326-4
  • terminal device 100 may search for relevant suggested locations based on the text. The relevance may be based on, e.g., the spelling and/or popularity of the suggested locations.
  • terminal device 100 displays the suggested locations according to a ranking, of which a suggested location with a higher relevance (e.g., having the closest/same address/address label as the entered text) to a lower relevance (e.g., having the least similar address/address label as the entered text. )
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 720 to prompt passenger to determine an arrival location in the arrival location input field.
  • Terminal device 100 may first provide passenger with a plurality of recommended locations for the passenger to select from, similar to step 704. If terminal device 100 does not receive an arrival location in the arrival location input field (e.g., 304) , terminal device 100 may allow passenger to manually enter (e.g., type in) the text of the arrival location, similar to step 710.
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 724 to use the entered locations (e.g., including the addresses of the locations) to calculate a trip route and related trip information (e.g., trip cost and/or available service vehicles) for passenger.
  • a trip route and related trip information e.g., trip cost and/or available service vehicles
  • terminal device 100 may display a notification message to remind passenger and/or cancel operation (step 726) .
  • FIG. 7B illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method 730 for updating favorite locations, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Method 730 may be implemented by terminal device 100.
  • Method 730 may include steps 732-748 as described below. It is to be appreciated that some of the steps may be optional to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different ranking than shown in FIG. 7B.
  • terminal device 100 may receive a location-updating request.
  • the address-updating request may be sent by a passenger when the passenger wishes to updating data of favorite locations.
  • Terminal device 100 may receive such information through its communication interface 104.
  • the request information may be received from server 140, a passenger, or a driver terminal associated with the service vehicle.
  • Terminal device 100 may receive the address-updating request when passenger selects a favorite location updating icon (e.g., 401 and 508) in the application or outside the application (e.g., in “Settings” of terminal device 100) in a favorite location category, which is stored as described in FIG. 8.
  • a favorite location updating icon e.g., 401 and 508
  • terminal device 100 may provide pin-location option and a list of a plurality of recommended locations following the pin-location option (e.g., 404-1) for passenger to determine a favorite location to be stored.
  • the pin-location option may allow passenger to move a location symbol on a navigation map to determine a desired location to be stored as a favorite location.
  • the plurality of recommended locations may include one or more previously-searched locations (e.g., 404-2, ..., 404-5) ranked from a higher priority to a lower priority. The ranking of the previously-searched locations may be referred to the description of FIG. 4B.
  • step 736 if terminal device 100 does not receive a favorite location, terminal device 100 may proceed to step 738 to prompt passenger to manually enter the text of the favorite location (e.g., address label and/or address) in the favorite location input field (e.g., 406) and provide a plurality of suggested locations (e.g., 412-1, ..., 412-5) based on the text entered. If terminal device 100 determines the received favorite location does not match any existing favorite locations stored by terminal device 100, terminal device 100 may proceed to step 744. Details of the ranking and selection of the suggested locations may be referred to the description of step 710 and FIG. 3D.
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 742 to determine if the received favorite location matches an existing favorite location stored by terminal device 100.
  • Terminal device 100 may receive the favorite location when passenger move the location symbol on the navigation map, select from the recommended locations, or enter by text into a favorite location input field (e.g., 406. ) If terminal device 100 fails to find the favorite location based on the text entered, fails to receive a favorite location, or the address label and/or address match an existing favorite location, terminal device 100 may respectively display a notification message to passenger to cancel operation or overwrite the existing favorite location (step 748. )
  • terminal device 100 may prompt passenger to store the favorite location with an address label associated with the address. Description of the storing of address label and the associated address may be referred to the description of FIG. 4D. In some embodiments, terminal device 100 stores an unchanged address of the favorite location.
  • terminal device 100 may display the newly-stored favorite location (e.g., 402-10) in the category (e.g., 402) of favorite locations.
  • FIG. 7C illustrates a flowchart of another exemplary method 760 for updating favorite locations, according to embodiments of the disclosure.
  • Method 760 may be implemented by terminal device 100.
  • Method 760 may include steps 762-782 as described below. It is to be appreciated that some of the steps may be optional to perform the disclosure provided herein. Further, some of the steps may be performed simultaneously, or in a different ranking than shown in FIG. 7C.
  • terminal device 100 may receive a service request.
  • the service request may be sent by a passenger using the application and may include an arrival location.
  • Terminal device 100 may receive such information through its communication interface 104.
  • the request information may be received from server 140, a passenger, or a driver terminal associated with the service vehicle.
  • terminal device 100 determines if the arrival location is not stored as a favorite location and has been previously searched for at least N times, terminal device 100 may proceed to step 766 to display a location-storing option section (e.g., 614) to allow passenger to store the arrival location before the service vehicle picks up the passenger. Otherwise, terminal device may proceed to step 782 and does not display the location-storing option section.
  • N is a predetermined number and is equal 3.
  • terminal device displays the location-storing option section at the bottom of a service information section (e.g., 614) that displays various trip data such as driver information and trip status.
  • terminal device 100 determines the area of the service information section with the location-storing option section does not exceed about 50%of the display region of terminal device 100. In some embodiments, if terminal device 100 determines the area of the service information section with the location-storing option section exceeds 50%of the display region of terminal device 100, terminal device 100 does not display the location-storing option section.
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 770 to stop displaying the location-storing option section before the service vehicle picks up the passenger.
  • the predetermined period of time is about 5 seconds.
  • terminal device 100 may not show the location-storing option section after the service vehicle picks up the passenger and start displaying the location-storing option section when the vehicle approaches the arrival location.
  • terminal device displays the location-storing option section at the bottom of a service information section (e.g., 614. )
  • terminal device 100 may proceed to step 776 to prompt the passenger to store the arrival location, e.g., determine an address label associated with the address of arrival location, as described in FIG. 8. Otherwise, terminal device 100 may proceed to step 778 to display a notification message to passenger to cancel operation. In some embodiments, terminal device 100 stores an unchanged address of the stored arrival location (e.g., favorite location. )
  • terminal device 100 may start showing the display regions with the service information section that does not include the location-storing option section.
  • Systems and methods disclosed herein are not limited to display information bubbles during processing of consecutive transportation requests. Embodiments of the disclosure also include applications in other information display scenarios, such as displaying pop-up indications, information bubbles indicating vehicle information, traffic, driver information, estimated time of arrival, etc., where avoidance of display element overlapping is desirable.
  • the computer-readable medium may include volatile or non-volatile, magnetic, semiconductor-based, tape-based, optical, removable, non-removable, or other types of computer-readable medium or computer-readable storage devices.
  • the computer-readable medium may be the storage device or the memory module having the computer instructions stored thereon, as disclosed.
  • the computer-readable medium may be a disc or a flash drive having the computer instructions stored thereon.

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L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés permettant de fournir des informations d'un point d'intérêt dans une région d'affichage sur un dispositif terminal. Un système donné à titre d'exemple peut comprendre un processeur et un dispositif d'affichage couplé au processeur. Le processeur peut être conçu pour recevoir une demande de détermination d'une adresse de localisation physique du point d'intérêt, déterminer l'adresse de localisation physique du point d'intérêt et associer l'adresse de localisation physique à une étiquette d'adresse. Le processeur peut également être conçu pour mémoriser, dans une mémoire, l'étiquette d'adresse en association avec l'adresse de localisation physique du point d'intérêt. L'affichage peut être conçu pour afficher l'étiquette d'adresse et/ou l'adresse de localisation physique.
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