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Granted Patent B2
US 12,162,429 · App. 18/399,117 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Autonomous vehicle extended reality environments

Inventors: Ryan Gammelgard (Bloomington, IL); Justin Davis (Bloomington, IL)
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,162,429
App. No.
18/399,117
Filed
Dec 28, 2023
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3666
USPC
701/23
Abstract

Autonomous vehicle methods and systems are described herein for communicating with an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to remotely control operation of the vehicle, to detect and remove unauthorized passengers, to deliver loads, to receive registration information for the vehicle, to provide accessibility information to the vehicle, and/or to receive sensor or other environmental data to integrate with an electronic game or other extended reality experience.

Claims (79)

1. A computer-implemented method for creating an extended reality environment for at least one passenger in a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features, comprising:

displaying, by one or more processors in an extended reality environment device within a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features and operating in an autonomous mode, an extended reality environment to at least one passenger in the vehicle;

receiving, at the one or more processors, sensor data regarding an environment surrounding the vehicle from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle;

receiving, at the one or more processors, input signals from one or more user controls associated with the vehicle; and

modifying, by the one or more processors, the extended reality environment based at least upon: (i) the input signals or (ii) the sensor data regarding the environment surrounding the vehicle including:

creating, by the one or more processors, a system identification of one or more objects using the sensor data;

receiving, by the one or more processors, signals corresponding to user inputs to the extended reality device indicating a user identification of the one or more objects;

calculating, by the one or more processors, a user score based upon the user identification matching the system identification; and

displaying, by the one or more processors, the user score to the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based upon the sensor data regarding the environment surrounding the vehicle, to disable the vehicle's one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features;

displaying, by the one or more processors, a message indicating that the vehicle is changing to a manual driving mode and requesting the at least one passenger to take control of the vehicle;

exiting, by the one or more processors, the display of the extended reality environment; and

disabling, by one or more processors in the vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features, the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

the extended reality environment comprises a virtual reality environment; and

the extended reality environment device comprises a virtual reality headset.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

the extended reality environment comprises an augmented reality environment; and

the extended reality environment device presents the augmented reality environment via at least one of: (i) one or more windows in the vehicle or (ii) the vehicle's windshield.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the one or more processors of the extended environment device, a list of one or more training programs for learning how to operate a vehicle; and

executing, by the one or more processors of the extended environment device, the one or more training programs.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, signals corresponding to user inputs to the extended reality environment device;

determining, by the one or more processors of the extended reality environment device, that the user inputs are correct;

wherein the user inputs are correct when they match a predetermined set of actions as displayed in a game environment;

performing, by the one or more processors, an action corresponding with the predetermined set of actions in response to the determination that the user inputs are correct.

7. A computer system configured to create an extended reality environment for at least one passenger in a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features, the computer system comprising an extended reality environment device, and one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors configured to:

display an extended reality environment to at least one passenger in the vehicle;

receive sensor data regarding an environment surrounding the vehicle from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle;

receive input signals from one or more user controls associated with the vehicle; and

modify the extended reality environment based at least upon: (i) the input signals or (ii) the sensor data regarding the environment surrounding the vehicle including:

create a system identification of one or more objects using the sensor data;

receive signals corresponding to user inputs to the extended reality device indicating a user identification of the one or more objects;

calculate a user score based upon the user identification matching the system identification; and

display the user score to the user.

8. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors are further configured to:

determine based upon the sensor data regarding the environment surrounding the vehicle, to disable the vehicle's one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features;

display a message indicating that the vehicle is changing to a manual driving mode and requesting the at least one passenger to take control of the vehicle;

exit the display of the extended reality environment; and

disable the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features.

9. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein:

the extended reality environment comprises a virtual reality environment; and

the extended reality environment device comprises a virtual reality headset.

10. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein:

the extended reality environment comprises an augmented reality environment; and

the extended reality environment device presents the augmented reality environment via at least one of: (i) one or more windows in the vehicle or (ii) the vehicle's windshield.

11. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors are further configured to:

obtain a list of one or more training programs for learning how to operate a vehicle; and

execute the one or more training programs.

12. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, and/or sensors are further configured to:

receive signals corresponding to user inputs to the extended reality environment device;

determine that the user inputs are correct;

wherein the user inputs are correct when they match a predetermined set of actions as displayed in a game environment; and

perform an action corresponding with the predetermined set of actions in response to the determination that the user inputs are correct.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors in an extended reality environment device within a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features and operating in an autonomous mode, causes the one or more processors to:

display an extended reality environment to at least one passenger in the vehicle;

receive sensor data regarding an environment surrounding the vehicle from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle;

receive input signals from one or more user controls associated with the vehicle; and

modify the extended reality environment based at least upon: (i) the input signals or (ii) the sensor data regarding the environment surrounding the vehicle including:

create a system identification of one or more objects using the sensor data;

receive signals corresponding to user inputs to the extended reality device indicating a user identification of the one or more objects;

calculate a user score based upon the user identification matching the system identification; and

display the user score to the user.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine based upon the sensor data regarding the environment surrounding the vehicle, to disable the vehicle's one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features;

display a message indicating that the vehicle is changing to a manual driving mode and requesting the at least one passenger to take control of the vehicle;

exit the display of the extended reality environment; and

disable the one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous features.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the extended reality environment comprises a virtual reality environment; and

the extended reality environment device comprises a virtual reality headset.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the extended reality environment comprises an augmented reality environment; and

the extended reality environment device presents the augmented reality environment via at least one of: (i) one or more windows in the vehicle or (ii) the vehicle's windshield.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

obtain a list of one or more training programs for learning how to operate a vehicle; and

execute the one or more training programs.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2023
From: GAMMELGARD, RYAN; DAVIS, JUSTIN
To: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065987/0188 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17208701 · Mar 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63159772 · Mar 11, 2021
Provisional Application 63158968 · Mar 10, 2021
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