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Property hunting in an autonomous vehicle

  • US 10,216,191 B1
  • Filed: 06/13/2017
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented in an autonomous vehicle (AV) for facilitating house hunting using the AV, the method comprising:

  • displaying on a window of the AV, a listing of one or more houses for sale in a specific geographical area;

    receiving a selection of one or more houses from the listing of the one or more houses for which an individual is prequalified to purchase;

    identifying an optimized route from a current geolocation of the AV to a geolocation of each of the one or more houses selected, the optimized route being a route that is the shortest route to the one or more houses selected or a route that is a fastest route to the one or more houses selected;

    automatically directing the AV to drive to the geolocation of a first house on the optimized route;

    as the AV is driving to the geolocation of the first house, display on the window of the AV one or more of

         1) information regarding noise levels along the optimized route,

         2) information regarding crime in a neighborhood along the optimized route,

         3) information regarding schools in the neighborhood along the optimized route,

         4) information regarding transportation in the neighborhood along the optimized route and

         5) information regarding shopping in the neighborhood along the optimized route; and

    when the AV reaches the geolocation of the first house;

    display on the window of the AV a view of an interior of the first house;

    display on the window of the AV a current price of the first house, a current market value of the first house and a current annual property tax for the first house; and

    display on the window of the AV an estimated monthly mortgage,insurance and property tax payment for the first house.

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