SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF LOCATION FOR RENDEZVOUS OF VEHICLE WITH PERSON FOR PICKUP

• US 20180164106A1
• Filed: 12/13/2016
• Published: 06/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Peterson, Nathan J., VanBlon, Russell Speight, Weksler, Arnold S., Mese, John Carl
• Application Number:
  US15/377,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20180164106A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/00 Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0011 associated with a remote control arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0276 using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle involving a plurality of vehicles G05D1/0287; automatically controlling vehicle speed responsive to externally generated signals B60K31/0058

Abstract

In one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive data pertaining to a location of a device, receive data pertaining to a location of a vehicle different from the device, identify at least one criterion for pickup of a person by the vehicle, identify a rendezvous location for pickup of the person, and control the vehicle to travel to the rendezvous location.

Claims

1. A vehicle, comprising:

an engine;

a drive train and chassis;

a battery;

a processor; and

storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

receive data from a device different from the vehicle;

based on the data, identify a location at which to rendezvous with a person; and

control the vehicle to rendezvous with the person at the location.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

based on the data, identify at least one parameter for rendezvous with the person; and

based on identification of the at least one parameter, identify the location.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the at least one parameter pertains to a first exit of a building at which rendezvous with the person can occur faster than rendezvous with the person at other exits of the building.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

based on identification of the at least one parameter and based on identification of data pertaining to traffic adjacent to the building, identify the location.

5. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

transmit data to the device indicating the location.

6. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the at least one parameter pertains to a first exit of a building nearer to a current location of the person than other exits of the building.

7. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the at least one parameter is indicated by the person.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location is a first location, wherein the first location is associated with a building, wherein the data comprises data indicating the first location, and wherein the first location is different from a second location associated with the building at which the person was dropped off.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving data pertaining to a location of a device;

receiving data pertaining to a location of a vehicle different from the device;

identifying at least one criterion for pickup of a person by the vehicle; and

identifying a rendezvous location for pickup of the person.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising:

controlling the vehicle to travel to the rendezvous location.

11. The method of claim 9, comprising:

issuing a command to the vehicle to travel to the rendezvous location.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the method is performed by the device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the method is performed by a server separate from the device and separate from the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one criterion pertains to one or more of:

an available location nearest the person at which the person can be picked up, an available location at which the person can be picked up faster than at other locations, at least one location physical characteristic as indicated by the person.

15. A first device, comprising:

a processor; and

storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

receive first data from a second device different from the first device;

receive second data from a vehicle different from the first and second devices;

based on the first and second data, identify a location at which the vehicle is to rendezvous with a person; and

command the vehicle to rendezvous with the person at the location.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the device is a server.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

identify at least one parameter for rendezvous with the person; and

based on identification of the at least one parameter, identify the location.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the at least one parameter pertains to one or more of:

a building exit at which rendezvous with the person can occur faster than rendezvous with the person at other building exits based on exit proximity to the person, a building exit at which rendezvous with the person can occur faster than rendezvous with the person at other building exits based on at least one current traffic condition, a building exit that is nearest to a current location of the person.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the at least one parameter pertains to a height of the location at which the vehicle is to rendezvous with the person in relation to a current location of the person.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

access building layout data to identify the location.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

a first processor;

a network adapter; and

storage bearing instructions executable by a second processor of a device for;

presenting a user interface (UI) on a display accessible to device;

receiving, via the UI, input for a user to be picked up by a self-driving vehicle, the input indicating at least one criterion for pickup; and

issuing a command to the self-driving vehicle to rendezvous with the user based on the criterion;

wherein the first processor transfers the instructions to the device over a network via the network adapter.