METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BASED ON USER CONTEXT
First Claim
1. A method of granting access to an autonomous vehicle comprising:
- receiving at an configuration server a transport request, sent over a communication network, for a transport of at least one user, at least one item, or a combination thereof to at least one destination, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory that stores profile information associated with users including professions and special skills of the users, stores item information associated with the professions and special skills, and stores approved destinations associated with the professions and special skills of the users, wherein the processor;
determines the profile information associated with the at least one user, information regarding the at least one item, or a combination thereof;
validates the request based on a comparison of the at least one destination to the approved destinations associated with the professions and special skills of the users;
grants the access to an autonomous vehicle for the transport of the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof to the at least one destination based on the validation;
transmits one or more command messages to the autonomous vehicle, at least one device associated with the autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof, to configure the autonomous vehicle for initiating the transport; and
transmits another command message to the autonomous vehicle canceling one or more current navigation instructions of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicles cancels the one or more current navigation instructions.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for granting access to an autonomous vehicle based on validation of a request, and configuring an autonomous vehicle to transport a user and/or items to at least one destination. The approach involves receiving a transport request for a transport of at least one user, at least one item, or a combination thereof to at least one destination. The approach also involves determining profile information associated with the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof, wherein the profile information specifies at least one role associated with the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a validation of the request based, at least in part, on a comparison of the at least one destination to one or more approved destinations associated with the at least one role. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a granting of an access to one or more autonomous vehicles for the transport of the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof to the at least one destination based, at least in part, on the validation.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of granting access to an autonomous vehicle comprising:
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receiving at an configuration server a transport request, sent over a communication network, for a transport of at least one user, at least one item, or a combination thereof to at least one destination, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory that stores profile information associated with users including professions and special skills of the users, stores item information associated with the professions and special skills, and stores approved destinations associated with the professions and special skills of the users, wherein the processor; determines the profile information associated with the at least one user, information regarding the at least one item, or a combination thereof; validates the request based on a comparison of the at least one destination to the approved destinations associated with the professions and special skills of the users; grants the access to an autonomous vehicle for the transport of the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof to the at least one destination based on the validation; transmits one or more command messages to the autonomous vehicle, at least one device associated with the autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof, to configure the autonomous vehicle for initiating the transport; and transmits another command message to the autonomous vehicle canceling one or more current navigation instructions of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicles cancels the one or more current navigation instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions stored thereon executed by a processor to perform a method of granting access to an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing, in a memory of a server, profile information associated with users including professions and special skills of the users, storing item information associated with the professions and special skills, and storing approved destinations associated with the professions and special skills of the users; receiving a transport request, sent over a communication network, for a transport of at least one user, at least one item, or a combination thereof to at least one destination; determining profile information associated with the at least one user, information regarding the at least one item, or a combination thereof; validating the request based on a comparison of the at least one destination to the approved destinations associated with the professions and special skills of the users; granting the access to an autonomous vehicle for the transport of the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof to the at least one destination based on the validation; transmitting one or more command messages from the server to the autonomous vehicle, at least one device associated with the autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof, to configure the autonomous vehicle for initiating the transport; and transmitting another command message from the server to the autonomous vehicle canceling one or more current navigation instructions of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicles cancels the one or more current navigation instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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