Ebay, Incorporated

Christopher Michael Hall

Matthew Bret MacLaurin

Dane Glasgow

David Ramadge

Justin VanWinkle

Neville Rhys Newey

Trista Mcneill

Aspects of the present disclosure include a navigation system and computer-implemented methods for proactively re-routing vehicles based on an analysis of input component data obtained from the navigation-enabled devices. The navigation system scores the input component data to obtain a measure of frustration (e.g., a feeling of being upset or annoyed) of the user of the navigation-enabled device. The navigation system may provide a detour suggestion for display on the navigation-enabled device to persuade the user of the device to direct their vehicle to depart from its current location or route in an effort to remove the vehicle from traffic, and thereby reduce the frustration level of the user. The detour suggestion may include an alternative route to the original destination, or an alternative destination.

Proactive re-routing of vehicles using passive monitoring of occupant frustration level

Aspects of the present disclosure include a navigation system and computer-implemented methods for proactively re-routing vehicles to control traffic flow. Consistent with some embodiments, the navigation system seeks to reduce traffic flow along primary navigation routes (e.g., routes with relatively short travel times) by re-routing vehicles to alternative navigation routes (e.g., routes with relatively longer travel times) using incentives. As an example, upon detecting a vehicle traveling along an alternative route instead of a primary route, the navigation system updates a data structure that represents a user account of a vehicle occupant to reflect an increased account balance. Consistent with some embodiments, the amount of value provided to an occupant of a vehicle traveling along an alternative routes may be obtained from user accounts of occupants of other vehicles that are traveling along a primary route.

Proactive re-routing of vehicles to control traffic flow

Aspects of the present disclosure include a navigation system and computer-implemented methods for detecting traffic disruption events based on an analysis of input component data obtained from navigation-enabled devices of vehicles near a particular location. Traffic disruption events are events such as accidents, construction road closures, police and speed traps, or road hazards that cause a decrease in the flow of traffic along a particular route and thus, added time delays for occupants of vehicles traveling along those routes. The navigation system scores the input component data associated with each vehicle and aggregates the scored input component data to obtain a frustration score associated with the vehicle. The navigation system may detect traffic disruption events based on a number of vehicles near a particular area having associated frustration scores above a certain threshold.

Traffic disruption detection using passive monitoring of vehicle occupant frustration level

Systems and methods for navigation control for mobile devices are provided. In example embodiments, a navigation system causes presentation of a navigation icon at a user interface. Navigation between a plurality of pages at the user interface is initiated with a single tap and hold action. In response to a drag motion, following the single tap and hold action without releasing the hold action, information display at the user interface is adjusted, thereby enabling navigating between multiple information content with a single tap, hold, and drag action of the user.

User interface for controlling data navigation

Systems and methods are presented for generating a webpage based on a physical mockup of the webpage. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is presented. The method may include accessing an image of a physical mockup of a webpage, the physical mockup of the webpage including one or more physical objects representative of one or more virtual objects in the webpage. The method may also include converting the image into the webpage, based on the physical mockup of the webpage, the webpage including the one or more virtual objects arranged in a layout corresponding to positions of the one or more physical objects in the physical mockup; and applying user-interactive functionality to the one or more virtual objects in the webpage, based on one or more visual indicators on the one or more physical objects identifiable in the image.

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Christopher Michael Hall