AUTOMONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20200076941A1
• Filed: 11/09/2019
• Published: 03/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Porter Joseph Zilka
• Original Assignee: Porter Joseph Zilka
• Inventors: Zilka, Porter Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 10,623,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 5/005 automatically actuated
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• 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: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Under the user'"'"'s instruction, an autonomous vehicle travels to a selected location. The user chooses a place to arrive at the destination. After the arrival of the autonomous vehicle, it is determined whether the user'"'"'s or third party'"'"'s mobile device is still in the vehicle. If the mobile device is still in the vehicle, the vehicle will notify the user or third party in one or more ways to come back and get their mobile device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an autonomous vehicle configured to travel from an origin to a destination, in response to a user instruction; and

an application including one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are to be executed by one or more processors of a mobile device of a user, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving user input of the user;

in response to receipt of the user input, causing transmission of the user instruction;

detecting arrival at the destination;

after detecting arrival at the destination, determining whether the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle; and

in response to determining that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, causing transmission of a signal to at least one device that is not the mobile device, for providing a notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle, includes comparing a global positioning system (GPS)-determined location of the autonomous vehicle and a GPS-determined location of the mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle, includes determining whether short range wireless connectivity exists between the autonomous vehicle and the mobile device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle, includes determining whether a message displayed via the application that prompts additional user input, results in no further additional user input being detected.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the signal to at least one device that is not the mobile device, includes transmission of the signal to a speaker of the autonomous vehicle, such that the notification is audible in a proximity of the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the speaker includes an interior speaker inside the autonomous vehicle.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the speaker includes an exterior speaker of the autonomous vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmission of the signal to at least one device that is not the mobile device, includes transmission of the signal to a wireless network interface of the autonomous vehicle, such that the notification is presented as a visual message.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one device includes another device of the user of the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one device includes another mobile device of another person other than the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the another mobile device of the another person is identified, based on a determination whether the another person accompanied the user in the autonomous vehicle.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the determination whether the another person accompanied the user in the autonomous vehicle is based on a presence of the another person in the autonomous vehicle.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein, after the notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, additional user input is received for causing the autonomous vehicle to remain in a proximity of the destination in response thereto.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein, after the notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, additional user input is received for causing the autonomous vehicle to remain in a proximity of the user by tracking the user using a camera of the autonomous vehicle.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein, after the notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, additional user input is received for causing the autonomous vehicle to travel to an updated location indicated by the additional user input.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein, after the notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, additional user input is received for causing the autonomous vehicle to travel to a location of another mobile device.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein, after the notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, additional user input is received for causing the autonomous vehicle to travel to a location of another mobile device of another person who accompanied the user in the autonomous vehicle.

18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by a mobile device of a user, cause the mobile to:

receive user input of the user;

in response to receipt of the user input, cause transmission of the user input for use by an autonomous vehicle configured to travel from an origin to a destination in response to the user instruction;

detect arrival at the destination;

after detecting arrival at the destination, determine whether the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle; and

in response to determining that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, cause transmission of a signal to at least one device that is not the mobile device, for providing a notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination.

19. A method, comprising:

at a mobile device of a user;

receiving user input of the user;

in response to receipt of the user input, causing transmission of the user input for use by an autonomous vehicle configured to travel from an origin to a destination in response to the user instruction;

detecting arrival at the destination;

after detecting arrival at the destination, determining whether the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle; and

in response to determining that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination, causing transmission of a signal to at least one device that is not the mobile device, for providing a notification that the mobile device is still in the autonomous vehicle after detecting the arrival at the destination.