Systems and methods for customizing amenities in shared vehicles

• US 10,366,430 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2017
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Towal, Regan Blythe
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosen, Nicholas D
• Application Number:
  US15/425,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20180225734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0645 Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services

Abstract

A method performed by an electronic device is described. The method includes obtaining an auxiliary product request or an auxiliary service request in conjunction with a vehicle request. The method also includes obtaining image data from an interior of at least one vehicle. The method further includes performing computer vision analysis on the image data, including processing the image data to classify one or more objects within a scene of the interior of the at least one vehicle. The method additionally includes determining, based on the classification, whether the one or more objects satisfy the auxiliary product request or the auxiliary service request within the interior of the at least one vehicle.

Claims

1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining an auxiliary product request or an auxiliary service request in conjunction with a vehicle request;

obtaining image data from an interior of at least one vehicle;

performing computer vision analysis on the image data, comprising processing the image data to classify one or more objects within a scene of the interior of the at least one vehicle; and

determining, based on the classification, whether the one or more objects satisfy the auxiliary product request or the auxiliary service request within the interior of the at least one vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data based on the computer vision analysis, wherein the auxiliary product inventory indicates one or more items that are consumable by a passenger.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein an auxiliary product inventory indicates one or more auxiliary product types.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether an auxiliary product inventory of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary product request; and

assigning a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary product inventory satisfies the auxiliary product request.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining auxiliary service data associated with the at least one vehicle;

determining whether the auxiliary service data of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary service request; and

assigning a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary service data satisfies the auxiliary service request.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle includes multiple vehicles, and wherein the method further comprises ranking the vehicles based on an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

obtaining the vehicle request with the auxiliary product request, a destination, and a time constraint;

obtaining vehicle availability data and vehicle location for each of the vehicles, wherein ranking the vehicles is further based on the auxiliary product request, the destination, and the time constraint;

determining whether any of the vehicles satisfies the auxiliary product request and the time constraint;

providing one or more options in a case that none of the vehicles satisfies the auxiliary product request or the time constraint; and

assigning a vehicle based on the vehicle location in a case that one or more of the vehicles satisfies the auxiliary product request and the time constraint.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring an auxiliary product inventory based on computer vision by detecting addition or removal of one or more auxiliary products; and

updating the auxiliary product inventory based on the addition or removal of the one or more auxiliary products.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein an auxiliary product inventory indicates at least one of auxiliary product type, auxiliary product quantity, and auxiliary product quality.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable to;

obtain an auxiliary product request or an auxiliary service request in conjunction with a vehicle request;

obtain image data from an interior of at least one vehicle;

perform computer vision analysis on the image data, comprising processing the image data to classify one or more objects within a scene of the interior of the at least one vehicle; and

determine, based on the classification, whether the one or more objects satisfy the auxiliary product request or the auxiliary service request within the interior of the at least one vehicle.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the instructions are executable to determine an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data based on the computer vision analysis, wherein the auxiliary product inventory indicates one or more items that are consumable by a passenger.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein an auxiliary product inventory indicates one or more auxiliary product types.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the instructions are executable to:

determine whether an auxiliary product inventory of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary product request; and

assign a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary product inventory satisfies the auxiliary product request.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the instructions are executable to:

obtain auxiliary service data associated with the at least one vehicle;

determine whether the auxiliary service data of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary service request; and

assign a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary service data satisfies the auxiliary service request.

15. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one vehicle includes multiple vehicles, and wherein the instructions are executable to rank the vehicles based on an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable to:

obtain the vehicle request with the auxiliary product request, a destination, and a time constraint;

obtain vehicle availability data and vehicle location for each of the vehicles, wherein ranking the vehicles is further based on the auxiliary product request, the destination, and the time constraint;

determine whether any of the vehicles satisfies the auxiliary product request and the time constraint;

provide one or more options in a case that none of the vehicles satisfies the auxiliary product request or the time constraint; and

assign a vehicle based on the vehicle location in a case that one or more of the vehicles satisfies the auxiliary product request and the time constraint.

17. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the instructions are executable to:

monitor an auxiliary product inventory based on computer vision by detecting addition or removal of one or more auxiliary products; and

update the auxiliary product inventory based on the addition or removal of the one or more auxiliary products.

18. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein an auxiliary product inventory indicates at least one of auxiliary product type, auxiliary product quantity, and auxiliary product quality.

19. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, comprising:

code for causing an electronic device to obtain an auxiliary product request or an auxiliary service request in conjunction with a vehicle request;

code for causing the electronic device to obtain image data from an interior of at least one vehicle;

code for causing the electronic device to perform computer vision analysis on the image data, comprising code for causing the electronic device to process the image data to classify one or more objects within a scene of the interior of the at least one vehicle; and

code for causing the electronic device to determine, based on the classification, whether the one or more objects satisfy the auxiliary product request or the auxiliary service request within the interior of the at least one vehicle.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the executable code comprises code for causing the electronic device to determine an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data based on the computer vision analysis, wherein the auxiliary product inventory indicates one or more items that are consumable by a passenger.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the executable code comprises:

code for causing the electronic device to determine whether an auxiliary product inventory of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary product request; and

code for causing the electronic device to assign a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary product inventory satisfies the auxiliary product request.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the executable code comprises:

code for causing the electronic device to obtain auxiliary service data associated with the at least one vehicle;

code for causing the electronic device to determine whether the auxiliary service data of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary service request; and

code for causing the electronic device to assign a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary service data satisfies the auxiliary service request.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the at least one vehicle includes multiple vehicles, and wherein the executable code comprises code for causing the electronic device to rank the vehicles based on an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the executable code comprises:

code for causing the electronic device to monitor an auxiliary product inventory based on computer vision by detecting addition or removal of one or more auxiliary products; and

code for causing the electronic device to update the auxiliary product inventory based on the addition or removal of the one or more auxiliary products.

25. An apparatus, comprising:

means for obtaining an auxiliary product request or an auxiliary service request in conjunction with a vehicle request;

means for obtaining image data from an interior of at least one vehicle;

means for performing computer vision analysis on the image data, comprising means for processing the image data to classify one or more objects within a scene of the interior of the at least one vehicle; and

means for determining, based on the classification, whether the one or more objects satisfy the auxiliary product request or the auxiliary service request within the interior of the at least one vehicle.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, comprising means for determining an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data based on the computer vision analysis, wherein the auxiliary product inventory indicates one or more items that are consumable by a passenger.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, comprising:

means for determining whether an auxiliary product inventory of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary product request; and

means for assigning a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary product inventory satisfies the auxiliary product request.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, comprising:

means for obtaining auxiliary service data associated with the at least one vehicle;

means for determining whether the auxiliary service data of the at least one vehicle satisfies the auxiliary service request; and

means for assigning a vehicle of the at least one vehicle to fulfill the vehicle request in a case that the auxiliary service data satisfies the auxiliary service request.

29. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the at least one vehicle includes multiple vehicles, and wherein the apparatus comprises means for ranking the vehicles based on an auxiliary product inventory or auxiliary service data.

30. The apparatus of claim 25, comprising:

means for monitoring an auxiliary product inventory based on computer vision by detecting addition or removal of one or more auxiliary products; and

means for updating the auxiliary product inventory based on the addition or removal of the one or more auxiliary products.