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Granted Patent B2
US 11,062,611 · App. 16/180,477 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Autonomous fleet management

Inventors: Ayush Chandrakanth Shah (Belleville, MI); Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin (Commerce Township, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
G08G1/202B60N3/16G01C21/3453G05D1/0088G05D1/0291G06Q30/0265G06Q50/30G05D2201/0213
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Patent No.
US 11,062,611
App. No.
16/180,477
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An autonomous vehicle includes a display interface. The vehicle includes a controller configured to execute commands to transport a passenger from a pickup location to a destination and display a brand name or logo associated with a brand identifier during at least a portion of the transport. The execution is responsive to a request for transportation service including the brand identifier, the pickup location, and the destination.

Claims (37)

1. A method implemented on a transportation management server comprising:

receiving a request for transportation service including a brand identifier, a pickup location, and a destination for a passenger;

outputting a brand name or logo corresponding to the brand identifier to an autonomous vehicle;

directing the autonomous vehicle to the pickup location to transport the passenger to the destination;

directing the autonomous vehicle to display the brand name or logo on an interface of the autonomous vehicle during at least a portion of the transport;

transmitting a digital access key associated with the autonomous vehicle to authorize the passenger with access;

receiving a delivery request defining another destination, and anticipated duration of a route to the another destination, and an operating schedule with a maximum cook time for a cooking appliance; and

directing the autonomous vehicle to selectively deviate from the operating schedule while traveling the route based on traffic encountered such that the maximum cook time is not exceeded.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the transport includes displaying the brand name or logo before arriving at the pickup location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the brand identifier includes sound associated with the brand.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the sound is a jingle.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, displaying different brand names or logos on different displays in the vehicle based on the request.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the interface is on an exterior of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the interface is on a roof of the vehicle.

8. An autonomous vehicle comprising:

a display interface; and

a controller configured to,

responsive to a request for transportation service including a brand identifier, a pickup location, and a destination, execute commands to transport a passenger from the pickup location to the destination and display a brand name or logo associated with the brand identifier during at least a portion of the transport; and

responsive to receiving a delivery request defining another destination, an anticipated duration of a route to the another destination, and an operating schedule with a maximum cook time for a cooking appliance, selectively deviate from the operating schedule while traveling the route based on traffic encountered such that the maximum cook time is not exceeded.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the identifier includes digital imagery related to products or services of a third-party service.

10. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the brand identifier includes an operating schedule.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a minimum cook time is exceeded before the another destination is reached.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a commencement of the operating schedule is based on the anticipated duration.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a delay time from the operating schedule is based on a machine learning algorithm that includes traffic history of the route.

14. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the operating schedule includes a cooking temperature of the cooking appliance.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the cooking temperature is based on a certainty of the anticipated duration.

16. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the cooking temperature is adjusted according to an estimated time until arrival when the traffic encountered is different from a traffic delay incorporated in the anticipated duration.

17. The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the cooking temperature is reached en route to a pickup location of the route.

18. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the operating schedule includes a defrost duration.

19. A method implemented on a transportation management server comprising:

receiving a request for transportation service including a brand identifier, a pickup location, and a destination for a passenger;

outputting a brand name or logo corresponding to the brand identifier to an autonomous vehicle;

directing the autonomous vehicle to the pickup location to transport a passenger to the destination;

directing the autonomous vehicle to output sound associated with the brand identifier during at least a portion of the transport;

transmitting a digital access key associated with the autonomous vehicle to authorize the passenger with access to the vehicle;

receiving a delivery request defining another destination, and anticipated duration of a route to the another destination, and an operating schedule with a maximum cook time for a cooking appliance; and

directing the autonomous vehicle to selectively deviate from the operating schedule while traveling the route based on traffic encountered such that the maximum cook time is not exceeded.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2018
From: SHAH, AYUSH CHANDRAKANTH; GUSIKHIN, OLEG YURIEVITCH
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 047411/0226 →
Continuity (1)
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