Systems For a Shared Vehicle

• US 20140222298A1
• Filed: 02/03/2013
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael H. Gurin
• Original Assignee: Michael H. Gurin
• Inventors: Gurin, Michael H.
• Application Number:
  US13/757,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20140222298A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/305 using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/085 Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for automatically adjusting a vehicle feature of a vehicle, where the system includes a first sensor, an onboard computer, a camera, a mirror, a controller; an actuator; and an algorithm. The algorithm instructs the onboard computer in steps for adjusting one or more vehicle features. The first sensor and the controller are in electronic communication with the onboard computer and the controller is in electronic communication with one or more actuators that connect to and adjust the various vehicle features. The onboard computer includes or accesses a database that correlates users, features, and vehicle feature settings. Such vehicle features include seat position and camera viewing angle.

Claims

1. A shared-use vehicle management system comprising at least one shared-use vehicle including an actual driven vehicle, at least two candidate drivers including a first driver and a second driver wherein the actual driven vehicle has an actual driver selected from the at least two candidate drivers, the actual driven vehicle is further comprised of at least one storage compartment, an onboard computer, the at least one storage compartment has a lock actuator, a controller to at least control the lock actuator operable to lock and unlock the at least one storage compartment, the onboard computer accesses a controller having a method of obtaining a location of the actual driven vehicle, a location of the actual driver having at least one enabling geofence and at least one disabling geofence, the onboard computer communicates to the controller to disable the lock actuator from unlocking the at least one storage compartment to prevent access of the at least one storage compartment to the actual driver when either outside of the at least one enabling geofence or when within the at least one disabling geofence.

2. A shared-use vehicle management system has at least one shared-use vehicle, an actual driven vehicle selected from the at least one shared-use vehicle, the at least one shared-use vehicle comprises at least two multifunctional cameras wherein the at least two multifunctional cameras have both a forward facing field of view and a rear facing field of view, wherein the at least two multifunctional cameras have an actuator to move from a forward facing field of view to a rear facing field of view, wherein the at least two multifunctional cameras have an actuator to move from an interior field of view to an exterior field of view, wherein the at least two multifunctional cameras are operable in at least one operating mode selected from ride sharing, change reservation, automated movement, and user entry;

an onboard computer;

the onboard computer has a vehicle display unit, a controller; and

an algorithm wherein the algorithm instructs the onboard computer in steps for adjusting one or more position and view angle of the at least two multifunctional cameras, wherein the controller and the vehicle display unit are in electronic communication with the onboard computer and the controller is in electronic communication with the at least two multifunctional cameras actuator to vary camera position configured for each of the at least one operating mode, wherein the actual driven vehicle has at least one of a user entering the vehicle, wherein the actual driven vehicle utilizes the vehicle display unit to show a directional vector to a location of at least one of a user entering the actual driven vehicle relative to the location of the actual driven vehicle.

3. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 wherein the actual driven vehicle is further comprised of a host sensor detecting at least one of the presence of the user entering the actual driven vehicle or the presence of the actual driven vehicle, whereby the method of obtaining the location of actual driven vehicle is either an onboard global positioning system in the shared-use vehicle, a global positioning system on the user entering the shared-use vehicle, a known location of a host sensor detecting the presence of the shared-use vehicle, or a known location of a host sensor detecting the presence of the user entering the shared-use vehicle.

4. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 further comprised of at least one geofence for a user onboard the shared-use vehicle, wherein the user onboard or an automated robot is an authorized retriever, a geofence for the at least one storage compartment of the shared-use vehicle, and wherein the lock actuator is enabled when the geofence of the authorized retriever overlaps with the geofence of the at least one storage compartment for the shared-use vehicle.

5. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 further comprised of at least one user that is a non-driver, the non-driver has a user compartment volume for at least one package to be stored within a vehicle volume of the at least one storage compartment of the shared-use vehicle, at least one storage compartment or at least one passenger to become onboard an actual driven vehicle selected from the at least one shared-vehicle, a vehicle sizing controller operable to determine a minimum size vehicle to become an actual driven vehicle, the vehicle sizing controller determines volume requirements for the user compartment volume of the non-driver, and the vehicle sizing controller determines an identifier for the actual driven vehicle selected, and the shared-use vehicle management system coordinates the convergence within an overlapping geofence at a concurrent time between a geofence of the actual driven vehicle, a geofence of the at least one package to be stored within the actual driven vehicle, and an authorized retriever to move the at least one package to the actual driven vehicle.

6. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 further comprised of an authorized retriever void of an actual driver, wherein the at least one storage compartment includes a first compartment and a second compartment wherein the first compartment is accessible by the actual driver and the second compartment is accessible by the authorized retriever.

7. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 further comprised of a host sensor having a host location and a host geofence, the at least one storage compartment has a location and a geofence, and the lock actuator is enabled when the host geofence is overlapping with the at least one storage compartment geofence.

8. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 further comprised of an offboard storage compartment, a queue for an actual driven vehicle selected from the at least one shared-use vehicle, a queue for a package to be stored within the at least one storage compartment, and a queue for an automated retriever to transport the package to or from the offboard storage compartment and the actual driven vehicle.

9. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 2 further comprised of an authorized package receiver, a queue for the actual driven vehicle, a queue for an automated retriever to transport the package from the onboard storage compartment in the actual driven vehicle to the authorized package receiver.

10. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 9 further comprised of a monetary value threshold for at least one package contained within the at least one storage compartment, and wherein the lock actuator is enabled when the host geofence has an authorization limit less than the monetary value threshold for the at least one package contained with the at least one storage compartment.

11. A shared-use vehicle management system comprising at least one vehicle including an actual driven vehicle, at least two candidate drivers including a first driver and a second driver wherein the actual driven vehicle has an actual driver, the driven vehicle having at least one storage compartment, the at least one storage compartment having a lock actuator, a package within the at least one storage compartment, an onboard computer, a controller to at least control the lock actuator operable to lock and unlock the at least one storage compartment, the onboard computer accesses a controller having a method of obtaining the actual driven vehicle location, a multifunctional camera having a forward facing field of view towards the vehicle to coordinate movement of the vehicle and to detect the presence of the package within the at least one storage compartment.

12. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 11 further comprised of a host sensor having a host location and a host geofence, the at least one storage compartment has a location and a geofence, and the lock actuator is enabled when the host geofence is overlapping with the at least one storage compartment geofence.

13. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 11 further comprised of an offboard storage compartment, a queue for the actual driven vehicle, a queue for a package to be stored within the at least one storage compartment, and a queue for an automated retriever to transport the package to or from the offboard storage compartment and the actual driven vehicle.

14. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 11 further comprised of an authorized package receiver, a queue for the actual driven vehicle, a queue for an automated retriever to transport the package from the onboard storage compartment in the actual driven vehicle to the authorized package receiver.

15. A shared-use vehicle management system comprising at least one vehicle including an actual driven vehicle, at least two candidate drivers including a first driver and a second driver wherein the actual driven vehicle has an actual driver, the driven vehicle having at least one storage compartment, the at least one storage compartment having a lock actuator, an onboard computer, an offboard computer, a controller to at least control the lock actuator operable to lock and unlock the at least one storage compartment, the onboard computer accesses a controller having a method of obtaining the actual driven vehicle location, the onboard computer communicates to the controller to enable or disable the lock actuator of the at least one storage compartment, the offboard computer communicates to the onboard computer an identifier of the actual driver, an identifier of a package to be stored in the at least one storage compartment within the driven vehicle by the actual driver, the offboard computer manages a queue of at least one vehicle available to be driven by the actual driver having available storage, the offboard computer manages a queue of at least one package to be stored in the driven vehicle at least one storage compartment, an offboard storage compartment and a retriever to transport at least one package to or from the at least one storage compartment.

16. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 15 further comprised of a host sensor having a host location and a host geofence, the at least one storage compartment has a location and a geofence, and the lock actuator is enabled when the host geofence is overlapping with the at least one storage compartment geofence.

17. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 15 further comprised of an offboard storage compartment, a queue for the actual driven vehicle, a queue for a package to be stored within the at least one storage compartment, and a queue for an automated retriever to transport the package to or from the offboard storage compartment and the actual driven vehicle.

18. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 15 further comprised of an authorized package receiver, a queue for the actual driven vehicle, a queue for an automated retriever to transport the package from the onboard storage compartment in the actual driven vehicle to the authorized package receiver.

19. A shared-use vehicle management system comprising at least one vehicle including an actual driven vehicle, at least two candidate users including a first driver, a second driver, a first passenger and a second passenger, wherein the actual driven vehicle has an actual driver from the at least two candidate drivers, wherein an actual user is from the at least two candidate users, a method of establishing a directional vector between a location of the actual driven vehicle and the actual user, the actual driven vehicle is further comprised of an onboard computer having a vehicle display unit showing the directional vector between the location of the actual driven vehicle and the actual user, the onboard computer is further comprised of a controller controlling access to the actual driven vehicle and safe operations of the actual driven vehicle.

20. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 19 wherein the actual user has a user display unit showing the directional vector between the actual user and the actual driven vehicle.

21. The shared-use vehicle management system according to 20 wherein the vehicle display unit and the user display unit are further comprised of a safety indicator wherein the safety indicator establishes a bi-directional confirmation of safe entry by the actual user into the actual driven vehicle.