IP Library Granted Patent US 10,453,345
Granted Patent B2
US 10,453,345 · App. 15/419,638 · Granted Oct 22, 2019

Autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle

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Patent No.
US 10,453,345
App. No.
15/419,638
Granted
Oct 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for facilitating the autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle are provided. In one example, a method can include a system operatively coupled to a processor, where the system: determines a feature of a self-driving vehicle based on information regarding an entity in a pending transaction; determines a task to be performed by the self-driving vehicle based on the feature; and generates an instruction for the self-driving vehicle to perform the task.

Claims (17)

1. A self-driving vehicle, comprising:

a memory that stores computer executable components;

a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise:

a feature component that identifies a feature of the self-driving vehicle based on an input captured by an interface of a reception component communicatively coupled to the feature component and regarding a potential consumer of the self-driving vehicle, wherein the self-driving vehicle is available for the potential consumer to complete an event associated with the self-driving vehicle;

a task component that identifies and performs a task based on the feature, wherein the task demonstrates the feature to the potential consumer, and wherein the task comprises a test drive incorporating turns, accelerations or decelerations moving the self-driving vehicle from a first geographical location to a second geographical location; and

an operations component that controls the self-driving vehicle to perform a motor operation of the self-driving vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the input comprises video data regarding visual observations made by the interface based on one or more cameras located on an interior of the self-driving vehicle or on an exterior of the self-driving vehicle; or geographical data regarding a third geographical location of the self-driving vehicle or another self-driving vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the reception component receives a second input from the potential consumer regarding a preference of the potential consumer, wherein the task component shares the second input with a second self-driving vehicle, and wherein the second self-driving vehicle and the self-driving vehicle cooperate to perform one or more tasks based on the second input for completion of the event with the self-driving vehicle or the second self-driving vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the input is a custom preference set by the entity.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the event is a sales transaction to purchase the self-driving vehicle, wherein the sales transaction is facilitated by a contract being electronically sent to a device associated with the potential consumer from the system or a second system associated with the self-driving vehicle based on detection of a second input by the reception component by the potential consumer indicating a desire to purchase the self-driving vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the feature component also determines a second feature as a high available occupancy of the self-driving vehicle based on detection by the interface of greater than a defined number of entities accompanying the potential consumer.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the feature component also determines a second feature as a defined top speed for the test drive of the self-driving vehicle based on detection by the interface of audio indicating the potential consumer prefers the defined top speed greater than a defined value.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the turns, accelerations or decelerations are selected based on an expression of the potential consumer, wherein the expression is captured via the interface to the reception component.

9. A computer program product for performing autonomous presentation of a self-driving vehicle, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing component of the self-driving vehicle to cause the processing component to: determine a feature of the self-driving vehicle based on an input received by the self-driving vehicle from a potential consumer and associated with the potential consumer completing an event associated with the self-driving vehicle, wherein the potential consumer initiates the event by entering a designated location associated with or having a defined geographic proximity to the self-driving vehicle; determine a task to be performed by the self-driving vehicle based on the feature, wherein the task demonstrates the feature to the potential consumer and is performed during a test drive of the self-driving vehicle moving the self-driving vehicle from a first geographical location to a second geographical location and comprises at least one of a turn of the self-driving vehicle, an acceleration of the self-driving vehicle or a deceleration of the self-driving vehicle; perform the task; and control the self-driving vehicle to perform a motor operation of the self-driving vehicle.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions further cause the processing component to adjust a characteristic of the self-driving vehicle while the self-driving car is in operation.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein generation of the instruction comprises generation of the instruction for the self-driving vehicle to perform the task in cooperation with a second self-driving vehicle.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the input is observational data generated by the self-driving vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: MAPLEBEAR INC.
Reel/Frame 055155/0943 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2017
From: GREENBERGER, JEREMY ADAM; KOZLOSKI, JAMES ROBERT; PICKOVER, CLIFFORD A.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041125/0723 →