ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,157, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Uber Technologies Inc. (San Francisco).
"System and methods for transporting end users" was invented by Richard T. Lord (San Francisco), Robert W. Lord (San Francisco), Nathan P. Myhrvold (San Francisco) and Clarence T. Tegreene (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving one or more first directives that direct a transportation vehicle unit to transport a first end user; receiving, while the transportation vehicle unit is en route to or is transporting the first end user, one or more second directives that direct...