Unique signaling for vehicles to preserve user privacy
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a vehicle to a passenger prior to picking up the passenger for a trip to a destination, the method comprising:
- receiving dispatch instructions to pickup the passenger for the trip, the dispatch instructions identifying a pickup location for the passenger and signal information for the passenger, the signal information identifying a particular color selected by a user during an initial setup of an application used to request to pickup the passenger, the color being associated with account information of the passenger, wherein the particular color cannot be used by another user based on at least one of within a predetermined period of time or within a predetermined geographical area;
maneuvering a vehicle to the pickup location to pickup the passenger; and
prior to the vehicle reaching the pickup location, displaying the particular color on a display of the vehicle in order to identify the vehicle to the passenger prior to picking up the passenger.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to protecting the privacy of a user of a dispatching service for driverless vehicles. For example, a request for a vehicle identifying user information is received. A client computing device may be identified based on the user information. In response to the request, a driverless vehicle may be dispatched to the location of the client device. Signaling information may be generated based on a set of rules including a first rule that the signaling information does not identify, indirectly or directly, the user as well as a second rule that the signaling information does not identify, indirectly or directly, the user information. The location of the client computing device and the signaling information may be sent to the driverless vehicle for display. In addition, the signaling information may also be sent to the client computing device for display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a vehicle to a passenger prior to picking up the passenger for a trip to a destination, the method comprising:
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receiving dispatch instructions to pickup the passenger for the trip, the dispatch instructions identifying a pickup location for the passenger and signal information for the passenger, the signal information identifying a particular color selected by a user during an initial setup of an application used to request to pickup the passenger, the color being associated with account information of the passenger, wherein the particular color cannot be used by another user based on at least one of within a predetermined period of time or within a predetermined geographical area; maneuvering a vehicle to the pickup location to pickup the passenger; and prior to the vehicle reaching the pickup location, displaying the particular color on a display of the vehicle in order to identify the vehicle to the passenger prior to picking up the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of dispatching a vehicle in order to identify the vehicle to a passenger, the method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more processors, a request to dispatch the vehicle to pickup the passenger for a trip, the request identifying a pickup location; selecting, by the one or more processors, the vehicle from a plurality of vehicles based on the pickup location; identifying, by the one or more processors, account information of the passenger, the account information being associated with signal information for the passenger identifying a particular color being selected by a user during an initial setup of an application used to request to pickup the passenger, wherein the particular color cannot be used by another user based on at least one of within a predetermined period of time or within a predetermined geographical area; and after selecting the vehicle, providing, by the one or more processors, the signal information to a computing device of the vehicle with signal instructions for displaying the particular color prior to picking up the passenger for the trip in order to identify the vehicle to the passenger; and after selecting the vehicle, sending, by the one or more processors, dispatch instructions to the vehicle to dispatch the vehicle to the location of the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of identifying a vehicle to a passenger prior to picking up the passenger for a trip to a destination, the method comprising:
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sending, by one or more processors of a client computing device, a request for the vehicle to pickup the passenger for the trip; in response to the request, receiving, by the one or more processors, confirmation that the vehicle has been dispatched and signal information associated with user account information of the passenger, the signal information including a particular color being selected by a user during an initial setup of an application to request to pickup the passenger, wherein the particular color cannot be used by another user based on at least one of within a predetermined period of time or within a predetermined geographical area; and displaying, on a display of the client computing device, the particular color of the signal information to match to a corresponding color displayed at the dispatched vehicle to identify the dispatched vehicle to the passenger. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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