IP Library Patent Application 17025766
Patent Application
App. No. 17/025,766

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVING VEHICLE

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App. No.
17/025,766
Abstract

A method and apparatus for reserving a vehicle are provided. The method includes: receiving a vehicle reservation request submitted by a user, the vehicle reservation request including departure place information and destination information; and sending the vehicle reservation request to a server providing support to a reservation of the vehicle, the server being configured to determine, based on the vehicle reservation request, an autonomous driving vehicle for picking up and dropping off the user. According to the embodiments, the labor costs of user travel are reduced and the safety of user travel is increased.

Claims (44)

1 . A method for reserving a vehicle, applied to a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a vehicle reservation request submitted by a user, the vehicle reservation request comprising departure place information and destination information; and

sending the vehicle reservation request to a server providing support to a reservation of the vehicle, the server being configured to determine, based on the vehicle reservation request, an autonomous driving vehicle for picking up and dropping off the user.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a vehicle reservation result returned by the server, the vehicle reservation result comprising vehicle information of the autonomous driving vehicle and estimated pick-up and drop-off information.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle reservation request further comprises a desired departing moment and/or a desired arrival moment.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, in real time, location information of the autonomous driving vehicle sent by the server; and

displaying, in real time, a driving trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle in an electronic map.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a manual customer service call request to the server in response to detecting a manual customer service call operation submitted by the user, the manual customer service call request comprising a user identification of the user.

6 . A method for reserving a vehicle, applied to a server, the method comprising:

receiving a vehicle reservation request sent by a mobile terminal, the vehicle reservation request comprising departure place information and destination information;

determining, based on the vehicle reservation request, an autonomous driving vehicle for picking up and dropping off a user; and

sending a driving command to the autonomous driving vehicle, the driving command being used for controlling the autonomous driving vehicle to travel to a place indicated by the departure place information.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

sending a vehicle reservation result to the mobile terminal, the vehicle reservation result comprising vehicle information of the autonomous driving vehicle and estimated pick-up and drop-off information.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the vehicle reservation request further comprises a desired departing moment and/or a desired arrival moment.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

acquiring, in real time, location information of the autonomous driving vehicle; and

sending, in real time, the location information of the autonomous driving vehicle to the mobile terminal.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

determining a customer service terminal providing a call service for the user, in response to receiving a manual customer service call request sent by the mobile terminal; and

establishing a voice/video communication connection between the mobile terminal and the customer service terminal.

11 . An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a storage apparatus, configured to store one or more programs,

wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a vehicle reservation request submitted by a user, the vehicle reservation request comprising departure place information and destination information; and

sending the vehicle reservation request to a server providing support to a reservation of the vehicle, the server being configured to determine, based on the vehicle reservation request, an autonomous driving vehicle for picking up and dropping off the user.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a vehicle reservation result returned by the server, the vehicle reservation result comprising vehicle information of the autonomous driving vehicle and estimated pick-up and drop-off information.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicle reservation request further comprises a desired departing moment and/or a desired arrival moment.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, in real time, location information of the autonomous driving vehicle sent by the server; and

displaying, in real time, a driving trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle in an electronic map.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

sending a manual customer service call request to the server in response to detecting a manual customer service call operation submitted by the user, the manual customer service call request comprising a user identification of the user.

16 . A electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a storage apparatus, configured to store one or more programs,

wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the method according to claim 6 .

17 . A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method according to claim 1 .

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method according to claim 6 .

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2022
From: BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
To: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059274/0056 →
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT Recorded Mar 15, 2022
From: MIN, RUIHAO
To: BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059368/0050 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICANT NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 057933 FRAME: 0812. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058594/0836 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057933/0812 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: WANG, YUE; XUE, JINGJING; LIU, YINGNAN; RAO, WENLONG; GONG, WEI
To: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056293/0809 →