Lyft Patent Application Trends in 2024

Lyft patent applications in 2024

Top 10 Technology Areas

• G06Q50/40 (Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping)
  • Count: 8 patents
  • Example: 20240232734. SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING DRIVER TO PASSENGER FOR RIDE AUTHORIZED BY ANOTHER USER OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G01C21/3438 (Route searching; Route guidance)
  • Count: 7 patents
  • Example: 20240230346. CASUAL DRIVER RIDE SHARING simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G08G1/202 ({Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles})
  • Count: 6 patents
  • Example: 20240230346. CASUAL DRIVER RIDE SHARING simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q10/02 (Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events)
  • Count: 5 patents
  • Example: 20240232734. SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING DRIVER TO PASSENGER FOR RIDE AUTHORIZED BY ANOTHER USER OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q50/30 (INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR)
  • Count: 5 patents
  • Example: 20240011780. RENDERING LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE ICONS WITHIN A GRAPHICAL MAP DISPLAY simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G01C21/3638 ({including 3D objects and buildings (three dimensional [3D] modelling, e.g. data description of 3D objects)
  • Count: 4 patents
  • Example: 20240125612. IDENTIFYING OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY IN A SITUATIONAL-AWARENESS VIEW OF AN AUTONOMOUS-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06V20/56 (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240125612. IDENTIFYING OBJECTS FOR DISPLAY IN A SITUATIONAL-AWARENESS VIEW OF AN AUTONOMOUS-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G08G1/123 (indicating the position of vehicles, e.g. scheduled vehicles; {Managing passenger vehicles circulating according to a fixed timetable, e.g. buses, trains, trams} (transmission of navigation instructions to vehicles)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240127697. USING A PREDICTIVE REQUEST MODEL TO OPTIMIZE PROVIDER RESOURCES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G05D1/0088 (Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots (drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240104932. APPROACHES FOR ENCODING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G05D2201/0213 (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES)
  • Count: 3 patents
  • Example: 20240104932. APPROACHES FOR ENCODING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)

Emerging Technology Areas

• H04W4/026 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q30/0241 (Advertisements)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q30/0207 (Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G01C21/34 (Route searching; Route guidance)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q10/025 ({Coordination of plural reservations, e.g. plural trip segments, transportation combined with accommodation})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q10/04 (Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G08G1/005 (including pedestrian guidance indicator)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027207. NAVIGATING DRIVERS TO DYNAMICALLY SELECTED DROP-OFF LOCATIONS FOR SHARED RIDES simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q10/063 (Operations research, analysis or management)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027206. TRANSPORTATION ROUTE ERROR DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06Q30/0284 ({Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027206. TRANSPORTATION ROUTE ERROR DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)
• G06V20/182 (IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240027198. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MAP MATCHED LOCATIONS ON A CLIENT DEVICE simplified abstract (Lyft, Inc.)

Top Inventors

• Andrew Michael Reimer of San Francisco CA (US) (4 patents)
• Talmon Marco (4 patents)
• Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha of San Francisco CA (US) (3 patents)
• Sunny Marueli (3 patents)
• Robert Earl Rasmusson of San Francisco CA (US) (3 patents)
• Jisi Guo of San Francisco CA (US) (3 patents)
• Casey James Fittz of Oakland CA (US) (2 patents)
• Joseph Daniel Taylor of San Francisco CA (US) (2 patents)
• Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche of San Francisco CA (US) (2 patents)
• Austin Broyles of San Francisco CA (US) (2 patents)

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Geographical Distribution of Inventors

Geographical Distribution of US Inventors

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