Systems For a Shared Vehicle

• US 20150370253A1
• Filed: 06/25/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael H. Gurin
• Original Assignee: Michael H. Gurin
• Inventors: Gurin, Michael H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,488,982 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

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 comprised of at least two shared-use vehicles including a first vehicle and a second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle has at least one storage compartment, wherein the at least one storage compartment is a trunk at the rear of the first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle has a vehicle onboard computer system, wherein the second vehicle has a vehicle onboard computer system, wherein the shared-use vehicle management system is comprised of a computer, a picture database, and at least one camera that is offboard of the first vehicle, offboard camera is operable to scan the contents within the first vehicle'"'"'s trunk and to take at least one picture of the first vehicle'"'"'s trunk, a communications link to enable communication exchanging the at least one picture from the offboard camera to either the shared-use vehicle management system system or the first vehicle onboard computer system.

2. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 1 wherein the first vehicle has a container within the first vehicle trunk, wherein the shared-use vehicle management system is further comprised of an authorized retriever operable to remove the container from the first vehicle trunk.

3. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 1 wherein the offboard camera is operable to both determine the location of the at least two shared-use vehicles and to scan the contents within the first vehicle'"'"'s trunk.

4. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 1 wherein the offboard camera is the second vehicle operable also as a forward facing camera operable to scan the contents within the first vehicle'"'"'s trunk and to take at least one picture of the first vehicle'"'"'s trunk.

5. A shared-use vehicle management system comprising at least two vehicles including a first vehicle and a second vehicle, whereby each of the two vehicles has an onboard computer and at least one onboard multifunctional camera, at least one vehicle location system operable to determine the location of the first vehicle and the location of the second vehicle, wherein the shared-use vehicle management system has a computer operable to control an automated movement of the location of the first vehicle relative to the location of the second vehicle and wherein the at least one onboard multifunctional camera takes a picture and communicates a movement command based on the picture and the location of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle location.

6. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 5 further comprised of a host sensor having a host location and a host geofence, wherein the first vehicle multifunctional camera is a vehicle side camera operable as a rear facing camera to view a blindspot of the first vehicle and whereby the vehicle management system computer is operable to calculate an angle between the first vehicle and the second vehicle

7. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 5 whereby the first vehicle multifunctional camera is a backward facing camera operable to view the second vehicle behind it and to calculate the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle and whereby the second vehicle multifunctional camera is a forward facing camera operable to validate the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle as calculated by either the vehicle management system camera or the first vehicle onboard computer.

8. The shared-use vehicle management system according to claim 5 wherein the first vehicle is represented by a geofence, wherein the second vehicle is represented by a geofence, and whereby the vehicle management system computer operates an automated movement system having a command language with one term selected from approaching, leaving, or overlapping for the interrelationship of the first vehicle geofence and the second vehicle geofence.