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US 10,599,156 · App. 16/047,901 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Advertising on autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle exterior

Inventors: David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA); Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA); Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA); Cosimo Leipold (Washington, DC)
Assignee: Nuro, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,599,156
App. No.
16/047,901
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein is an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle fleet comprising a plurality of electric autonomous vehicle for apportioned display of a media, operating autonomously and a fleet management module for coordination of the autonomous vehicle fleet. Each autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle comprising a screen configured to display the media. Activation, deactivation, brightness modification, in combination with specific media selection enables more efficient media display.

Claims (17)

1. A system for apportioned display of a plurality of media by a fully-autonomous, autonomous, or semi-autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:

a) a vehicle, the vehicle being fully-autonomous, autonomous, or semi-autonomous, the vehicle comprising:

(i) a display screen configured to display a selected media, wherein the display screen is disposed on an exterior of the vehicle; and

(ii) at least one self-driving sensor, wherein the at least one self-driving sensor is configured to measure at least one input data, wherein the at least one self-driving sensor comprises at least one selected from a group including a camera, a lidar, a radar, and an ultrasonic sensor, the at least one input data corresponding to a surrounding of the vehicle; and

b) a media processor configured to provide a media application comprising:

(i) a current condition determination module, determining a current condition based on the input data, wherein the current condition is at least one selected from a group including an object and a weather condition, wherein determining the current condition comprises identifying the at least one of the object and the weather condition, wherein the object comprises a pedestrian, a cyclist, or a motorist, and wherein the current condition determination module further determines a demographic of the object;

(ii) a media selection module applying a media selection algorithm to select either one of a plurality of media as the selected media based on the current condition or an inactive display mode based on the current condition, wherein the plurality of media is stored in a media inventory database, and wherein each media is further associated with a display time of day media display parameter, a display period media display parameter, a display location media display parameter, a current vehicle speed media display parameter, a current temperature media display parameter, a current weather media display parameter, a current brightness media display parameter, or any combination thereof; and

(iii) a media display module displaying the selected media on the display screen when the media selection module selects the selected media, wherein the media display module selects the inactive display mode when a total or average weight of the plurality of the media parameters associated with the current condition is below a set value threshold.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the media is associated with a display time of day media display parameter and the media selection algorithm selects the inactive display mode when it is nighttime.

3. A system for apportioned display of a plurality of media by a fully-autonomous, autonomous, or semi-autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:

a) a vehicle, the vehicle being fully-autonomous, autonomous, or semi-autonomous, the vehicle comprising:

(i) a display screen configured to display a selected media, wherein the display screen is disposed on an exterior of the vehicle; and

(ii) at least one self-driving sensor, wherein the at least one self-driving sensor is configured to measure at least one input data, wherein the at least one self-driving sensor comprises at least one selected from a group including a camera, a lidar, a radar, and an ultrasonic sensor, the at least one input data corresponding to a surrounding of the vehicle; and

b) a media processor configured to provide a media application comprising:

(i) a current condition determination module, determining a current condition based on the input data, wherein the current condition is at least one selected from a group including an object and a weather condition, wherein determining the current condition comprises identifying the at least one of the object and the weather condition, wherein the object comprises a pedestrian, a cyclist, or a motorist, and wherein the current condition determination module further determines a demographic of the object;

(ii) a media selection module applying a media selection algorithm to select either one of a plurality of media as the selected media based on the current condition or an inactive display mode based on the current condition, wherein the plurality of media is stored in a media inventory database, and wherein each media is further associated with a display time of day media display parameter, a display period media display parameter, a display location media display parameter, a current vehicle speed media display parameter, a current temperature media display parameter, a current weather media display parameter, a current brightness media display parameter, or any combination thereof; and

(iii) a media display module displaying the selected media on the display screen when the media selection module selects the selected media, wherein the media selection algorithm selects the inactive display mode when a total or average weight of a number of display events falls below a set value threshold, wherein the set value threshold is based on an energy condition.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: FERGUSON, DAVID; ZHU, JIAJUN; JIRAPINYO, PICHAYUT; LEIPOLD, COSIMO
To: NURO, INC.
Reel/Frame 060026/0265 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2018
From: FERGUSON, DAVID; ZHU, JIAJUN; JIRAPINYO, PICHAYUT; LEIPOLD, COSIMO
To: NURO, INC.
Reel/Frame 046820/0426 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62538538 · Jul 28, 2017
Related Publication 20190034967A1 · Jan 31, 2019
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