Patent ID: 9222782
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G01C,G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a computing system, that a user of a computing device has used a first mode of transportation to travel from an origin location, wherein the first mode of transportation is associated with a transportation service; determining, by the computing system, a duration of time to travel, using a second mode of transportation, from a current location of the computing device to a location associated with the transportation service, wherein the second mode of transportation is different from the first mode of transportation; determining, by the computing system, a last departure time for a daily schedule of departure times, from the location associated with the transportation service, of a vehicle of the transportation service that travels to the origin location; and responsive to determining that a current time is an appropriate time to alert the user about the last scheduled departure and is prior to the last departure time by at least the duration of time to travel, sending, by the computing system, to the computing device, information based on at least one of the duration of time to travel, the location associated with the transportation service, or the last departure time.