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Wearable for autonomous vehicle interaction

  • US 10,317,897 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/2016
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wearable device for enabling passenger interaction with an autonomous vehicle comprising:

  • a transceiver;

    a sensor, an output of which comprises a passenger input signal;

    a notification element, the notification element comprising at least one of a vibration element;

    one or more processors in communication with the transceiver, the sensor, and the notification element; and

    memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wearable device to;

    receive a passenger communication signal from the autonomous vehicle;

    activate the notification element based at least in part on the passenger communication signal; and

    send the passenger input signal to the autonomous vehicle,wherein the passenger input signal comprises passenger preference information, the passenger preference information comprising at least one of specified vehicle lighting levels, specified vehicle audio levels, specified music to be played in the autonomous vehicle, specified routes for the autonomous vehicle to follow, or specified ride profiles,wherein sending the passenger input signal to the autonomous vehicle causes the autonomous vehicle to operate according to the passenger preference information,wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to determine a hand gesture based at least in part on the passenger input signal and, based at least in part on the hand gesture, at least one of summon a ride from the autonomous vehicle or cancel a ride from the autonomous vehicle; and

    cause the notification element to vibrate a first number of times when the autonomous vehicle is a first distance from the wearable device and vibrate a second number of times when the autonomous vehicle is a second distance from the wearable device, the first number of times and the second number of times differing from one another, and the first distance and the second distance differing from one another.

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