IP Library Patent Application 16653175
Patent Application
App. No. 16/653,175

METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDIUM FOR ENABLING SELF-DRIVING VENDING MACHINE TO COPE WITH WEATHER ENVIRONMENT

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16/653,175
Abstract

A method, an apparatus and a medium for enabling a self-driving vending machine to cope with a weather environment are proposed. The method comprises: obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located; in response to determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment, performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure. The technical solution may be applied to avoid the impacts caused by weather factors to the recognition capability of the sensors of the self-driving vending machine and the user's purchasing behaviors, and thereby ensuring normal use of the self-driving vending machine.

Claims (49)

1 . A method for enabling a self-driving vending machine to cope with a weather environment, comprising:

obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located; and

in response to determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment, performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located comprises:

obtaining the information about the weather environment collected by at least one of a camera or a sensor mounted on the self-driving vending machine.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment comprises:

determining that the protective measure needs to be taken when determining, according to the information about the weather environment, that the weather is at least one of the following conditions: it is raining, it is raining and the rainfall thereof is larger than a preset first threshold, it is snowing, it is snowing and the snowfall thereof is larger than a preset second threshold, or air temperature is higher than a preset third threshold.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure comprises:

controlling the opening of a protective device that is disposed on a roof of the self-driving vending machine and capable of covering the self-driving vending machine.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure comprises:

determining a temporary shelter location;

controlling the self-driving vending machine to drive automatically to the temporary shelter location for parking.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein determining a temporary shelter location comprises:

determining the temporary shelter location according to a location of the self-driving vending machine.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein determining the temporary shelter location according to a location of the self-driving vending machine comprises:

reporting the location of the self-driving vending machine to a control center;

obtaining the temporary shelter location which is returned by the control center and determined according to the location of the self-driving vending machine.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the temporary shelter location comprises at least one of:

a temporary shelter location nearest to the self-driving vending machine; or

a temporary shelter location with the shortest driving time from the self-driving vending machine.

9 . A computer device, comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program which is stored on the memory and runs on the processor, wherein the processor, upon executing the program, implements a method for enabling a self-driving vending machine to cope with a weather environment, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located; and

in response to determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment, performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure.

10 . The computer device according to claim 9 , wherein obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located comprises:

obtaining the information about the weather environment collected by at least one of a camera or a sensor mounted on the self-driving vending machine.

11 . The computer device according to claim 9 , wherein determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment comprises:

determining that the protective measure needs to be taken if determining, according to the information about the weather environment, that the weather is at least one of the following conditions: it is raining, it is mining and the rainfall thereof is larger than a preset first threshold, it is snowing, it is snowing and the snowfall thereof is larger than a preset second threshold, or air temperature is higher than a preset third threshold.

12 . The computer device according to claim 11 , wherein performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure comprises:

controlling the opening of a protective device that is disposed on a roof of the self-driving vending machine and capable of covering the self-driving vending machine.

13 . The computer device according to claim 11 , wherein performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure comprises:

determining a temporary shelter location;

controlling the self-driving vending machine to drive automatically to the temporary shelter location for parking.

14 . The computer device according to claim 13 , wherein determining a temporary shelter location comprises:

determining the temporary shelter location according to a location of the self-driving vending machine.

15 . The computer device according to claim 14 , wherein determining the temporary shelter location according to a location of the self-driving vending machine comprises:

reporting the location of the self-driving vending machine to a control center;

obtaining the temporary shelter location which is returned by the control center and determined according to the location of the self-driving vending machine.

16 . The computer device according to claim 14 , wherein the temporary shelter location comprises at least one of:

a temporary shelter location nearest to the self-driving vending machine; or

a temporary shelter location with the shortest driving time from the self-driving vending machine.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements a method for enabling a self-driving vending machine to cope with a weather environment, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located; and

in response to determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment, performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein obtaining information about a weather environment of a place where the self-driving vending machine is located comprises:

obtaining the information about the weather environment collected by at least one of a camera or a sensor mounted on the self-driving vending machine.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein determining that a protective measure needs to be taken according to the information about the weather environment comprises:

determining that the protective measure needs to be taken if determining, according to the information about the weather environment, that the weather is at least one of the following conditions: it is raining, it is raining and the rainfall thereof is larger than a preset first threshold, it is snowing, it is snowing and the snowfall thereof is larger than a preset second threshold, or air temperature is higher than a preset third threshold.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein performing protection for the self-driving vending machine according to a preset protective measure comprises:

controlling the opening of a protective device that is disposed on a roof of the self-driving vending machine and capable of covering the self-driving vending machine.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058241/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: YU, NING; WANG, ZHIJIE
To: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050719/0980 →