Passenger pickup system and method using autonomous shuttle vehicle
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1. A passenger pickup system comprising:
- a mobile electronic device with which an intended passenger inputs a pickup request;
a vehicle dispatched to a pickup location and configured to;
broadcast a signal;
determine a location of the passenger based on a signal exchange between the vehicle and the electronic device;
display a vehicle identifier notifying the passenger of the vehicle'"'"'s arrival; and
determine whether the electronic device is located within an allowable distance from a door of the vehicle, and if not, transmit a message to the electronic device, wherein the message is displayed on the electronic device and prompts the passenger to move closer to the door.
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Abstract
A passenger pickup system and method is provided herein. A mobile electronic device is used by an intended passenger to input a pickup request. A vehicle is dispatched to a pickup location and is configured to detect a location of the passenger based on a signal exchange between the vehicle and the electronic device, display a vehicle identifier notifying the passenger of the vehicle'"'"'s arrival, and deny the passenger from entering the vehicle until a security code is received from the electronic device.
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1. A passenger pickup system comprising:
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a mobile electronic device with which an intended passenger inputs a pickup request; a vehicle dispatched to a pickup location and configured to; broadcast a signal; determine a location of the passenger based on a signal exchange between the vehicle and the electronic device; display a vehicle identifier notifying the passenger of the vehicle'"'"'s arrival; and determine whether the electronic device is located within an allowable distance from a door of the vehicle, and if not, transmit a message to the electronic device, wherein the message is displayed on the electronic device and prompts the passenger to move closer to the door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A passenger pickup system comprising:
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a mobile electronic device with which an intended passenger inputs a pickup request; a vehicle dispatched to a pickup location and configured to; detect a location of the passenger based on a signal exchange between the vehicle and the electronic device; display a vehicle identifier notifying the passenger of the vehicle'"'"'s arrival; determine whether the mobile electronic device is located within an allowable distance from a door of the vehicle, and if not, transmit a message to the mobile electronic device, wherein the message is displayed on the mobile electronic device and prompts the passenger to move closer to the door; and deny the passenger from entering the vehicle until a security code is received from the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A passenger pickup system comprising:
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a mobile electronic device with which an intended passenger inputs a pickup request; a vehicle dispatched to a pickup location and configured to; detect a location of the passenger based on a signal exchange between the vehicle and the electronic device; display a vehicle identifier notifying the passenger of the vehicle'"'"'s arrival; illuminate a door of the vehicle in a blinking pattern; determine whether the mobile electronic device is located within an allowable distance from a door of the vehicle, and if not, transmit a message to the mobile electronic device, wherein the message is displayed on the mobile electronic device and prompts the passenger to move closer to the door; deny the passenger from entering the vehicle until a security code is received from the electronic device; and upon receiving the security code, illuminate the door continuously for a period of time before opening the door. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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