Vehicle security system

• US 10,243,867 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2016
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uatc, LLC (Uber Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Wood, Matthew Shaw
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ye, Zi
• Application Number:
  US15/337,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20180124213A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 709205
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/50 Queue scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

Systems and methods for addressing a vehicle condition are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes receiving data indicative of a condition associated with an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is associated with a service provider that provides a service to a plurality of users of the service. The method includes identifying at least a subset of the plurality of users of the service based, at least in part, on a respective location associated with each user of the subset of users and a location of the vehicle. The method includes determining a selected user from the subset of users to address the condition associated with the vehicle based at least in part on one or more parameters. The method includes providing, to the selected user, a communication. The communication including a request that the selected user address the condition associated with the vehicle.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of addressing a vehicle condition, comprising:

receiving, by a computing system that comprises one or more computing devices, data indicative of a condition associated with an autonomous vehicle, wherein the condition is associated with at least one of a safety condition or a security condition of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is associated with a service provider that coordinates a vehicle service for a plurality of users of the vehicle service, and wherein each of the plurality of users is associated with a respective user device;

identifying, by the computing system, at least a subset of the plurality of users of the vehicle service based at least in part on location data associated with each user device of the subset of users and a location of the autonomous vehicle;

determining, by the computing system, a selected user from the subset of users to address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on one or more parameters, wherein the selected user is outside of the autonomous vehicle;

wherein the determining comprising adjusting a queue associated with the autonomous vehicle to increase a priority of the selected user for use of the autonomous vehicle for the vehicle service; and

providing, to a user device associated with the selected user by the computing system, a communication, the communication comprising a request that the selected user address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, data indicative of a confirmation that the selected user will address the condition.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, data indicative of a denial that the selected user will address the condition;

determining, by the computing system, a different user to address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle; and

providing, by the computing system, a second communication to a user device associated with the different user, wherein the second communication comprises a request that the different user address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying at least the subset of the plurality of users of the vehicle service comprises:

comparing, by the computing devices, the respective location of each user device of the subset of users to a threshold distance.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of the respective location of the selected user, a position of the autonomous vehicle, or one or more user ratings associated with the vehicle service.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle is an open door of the autonomous vehicle.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the subset of users of the vehicle service are registered with the service provider via a software application.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the communication is provided to the user device associated with the selected user via the software application.

9. A system for addressing a vehicle condition, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving data indicative of a condition associated with the autonomous vehicle, wherein the condition is associated with at least one of a safety condition or a security condition of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is associated with a service provider that coordinates a vehicle service;

determining a user of the vehicle service to address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on a location of a user device associated with the user, wherein the user is outside of the autonomous vehicle;

wherein determining the user of the vehicle service to address the condition comprises adjusting a queue associated with the autonomous vehicle to increase a priority of the user for use of the autonomous vehicle for the vehicle service; and

providing, to the user device associated with the user, a communication indicative of a request that the user address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

confirming that the user has addressed the condition of the autonomous vehicle; and

applying an incentive in response to confirming that the user addressed the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the vehicle service is a transportation service.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a recent user of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the recent user is associated with the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle; and

applying, to the recent user, a penalty associated with the vehicle service.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the recent user is identified based at least in part on a LIDAR system associated with the autonomous vehicle.

14. One or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving data indicative of a condition associated with an autonomous vehicle, wherein the condition is associated with at least one of a safety condition or a security condition of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is associated with a service provider that coordinates a vehicle service for a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users is associated with a user device;

identifying one or more of the users of the vehicle service to potentially address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on location data associated with each user device of the one or more users;

determining a selected user of the one or more users of the vehicle service to address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on or more parameters, wherein the selected user is outside of the autonomous vehicle,

wherein determining the selected user comprises adjusting a queue associated with the autonomous vehicle to increase a priority of the selected user for use of the autonomous vehicle for the vehicle service; and

providing, to a user device associated with the selected user, a communication indicative of a request that the selected user address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

15. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

selecting one or more additional users of the vehicle service to address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle; and

providing, to each of the respective additional users, a communication indicative of a request for the respective additional user to address the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

16. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the vehicle service is at least one of a transportation service, a courier service, or a delivery service, and wherein the selected user is a user of at least one of the transportation service, the courier service, or the delivery service.

17. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

providing a notification to a current user of the autonomous vehicle, the notification instructing the current user to avoid the condition associated with the autonomous vehicle.

18. The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the notification is based at least in part on an interaction of the current user with the autonomous vehicle.