>Uber applied for a U.S. patent last year for “dynamically adjusting prices for service” using mobile devices. The system measures supply (Uber drivers) and dem

>Uber applied for a U.S. patent last year for “dynamically adjusting prices for service” using mobile devices. The system measures supply (Uber drivers) and demand (passengers hailing rides with smartphones), and prices fares accordingly. On the one hand, trying to patent the concept of supply and demand seems laughably naive. Based on the other applications that have been rejected it seems like they're grasping at straws. On the other hand, their algorithm for performing surge pricing may be patentable. I'm having trouble finding the actual patent application, anyone have a link?