Electronic device and method for scheduling trip for car sharing service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10965626-B2
Application number	US-201816059916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2018
Priority date	Nov 1, 2017
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device may include a communication circuit, a touch screen display, and a processor configured to be electrically connected to the communication circuit and the touch screen display wherein the processor provides a chat screen for displaying a chat among a plurality of users including a user of the electronic device and a user of at least one external device using the communication circuit and the touch screen display, obtains a time keyword associated with a pick-up time and a place keyword associated with a pick-up place by analyzing text data displayed on the chat screen, and, when inputs of all of the plurality of users are provided to a confirmation button included in the chat screen, provides a question screen for inquiring whether the plurality of users agree on the pick-up time and the pick-up place.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a communication circuit connected to at least one external device and configured to communicate with the at least one external device;
a touch screen display configured to display an image and receive a touch input;
a non-transitory storage medium configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to be electrically connected to the communication circuit and the touch screen display,
wherein the processor is configured to, by executing the instructions:
provide a chat screen for displaying a chat among a plurality of users including a user of the electronic device and a user of the at least one external device using the communication circuit and the touch screen display;
obtain a time keyword including a pick-up time and a place keyword including a pick-up place by analyzing text data displayed on the chat screen;
display the time keyword and the place keyword on an upper end portion of the chat screen; and
when inputs of all of the plurality of users are provided to a confirmation button included in the chat screen, provide a question screen for inquiring whether to agree on the pick-up time and the pick-up place.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
provide the chat screen for displaying the chat among the plurality of users who select a same trip as each other.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
change a color of the confirmation button included in the chat screen based on a number of users who provide inputs of the users to the confirmation button included in the chat screen among the plurality of users.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain a time keyword and a place keyword which are displayed last among a plurality of time keywords and a plurality of place keywords, which are displayed on the chat screen, by analyzing the text data displayed on the chat screen.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
display one or more time keywords and one or more place keywords, which are displayed on the chat screen, on a partial region of the chat screen by analyzing the text data displayed on the chat screen.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to:
change a color of the confirmation button included in the chat screen based on a proportion of users who provide inputs of the users to the confirmation button included in the chat screen among the plurality of users.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the question screen includes:
a slot for inputting the pick-up time;
an agree button for the pick-up time;
a slot for inputting the pick-up place; and
an agree button for the pick-up place.

8. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the question screen includes:
a slot for displaying the time keyword as the pick-up time;
an agree button for the pick-up time;
a slot for displaying the place keyword as the pick-up place; and
an agree button for the pick-up place.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
provide a pre-questionnaire screen for classifying users who select a same trip as each other into a plurality of groups; and
provide the chat screen for displaying the chat among the plurality of users included in one of the plurality of groups.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the pre-questionnaire screen includes one or more questionnaires and an agree button for each of the one or more questionnaires.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more questionnaires include a questionnaire about at least one of a range configured for adjusting a pick-up time, a range configured for adjusting a pick-up location, and a type of a desired vehicle.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
change a color of the confirmation button included in the question screen based on a number of users who provide inputs of the users to the confirmation button included in the question screen among the plurality of users.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
determine the pick-up time and the pick-up place based on inputs of the plurality of users to the question screen.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
after the pick-up time and the pick-up place are determined, provide information related to at least one of a distance between the plurality of users or a distance between destinations of each of the plurality of users.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
after the pick-up time and the pick-up place are determined, provide an additional chat screen for displaying a chat among a predetermined number of the plurality of users.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to:
when an input is provided to an object included in the additional chat screen, transmit a chat included in the additional chat screen to a device of a driver.

17. A method for scheduling a trip for a vehicle sharing service, the method comprising:
providing a chat screen for displaying a chat among a plurality of users;
obtaining a time keyword including a pick-up time and a place keyword including a pick-up place by analyzing text data displayed on the chat screen;
displaying the time keyword and the place keyword on an upper end portion of the chat screen; and
when inputs of all of the plurality of users are provided to a confirmation button included in the chat screen, providing a question screen for inquiring whether to agree on the pick-up time and the pick-up place.

18. The method of claim 17 , further including:
changing a color of the confirmation button included in the chat screen based on a number of users who provide inputs of the users to the confirmation button included in the chat screen among the plurality of users.

19. The method of claim 17 , further including:
determining the pick-up time and the pick-up place based on inputs of the plurality of users to the question screen.

20. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor included in an electronic device, the instructions for causing the at least one processor to:
provide a chat screen for displaying a chat among a plurality of users;
obtain a time keyword including a pick-up time and a place keyword including a pick-up place by analyzing text data displayed on the chat screen; and
display the time keyword and the place keyword on an upper end portion of the chat screen: and
when inputs of all of the plurality of users are provided to a confirmation button included in the chat screen, provide a question screen for inquiring whether to agree on the pick-up time and the pick-up place.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Han Jimin
• Yarygina Anastasia
• Park Jung Mi
• Lee Jia

Classifications

• G06Q30/08 Primary

  Auctions · CPC title

• G06Q30/0645

  Rental transactions; Leasing transactions · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G01C21/3438 Primary

  Rendezvous; Ride sharing · CPC title

• G06Q10/02

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title