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Granted Patent B2
US 11,285,896 · App. 16/000,114 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

System and method for vehicle sharing

Inventors: Scott A. Friedman (Dallas, TX); Prince R. Remegio (Lewisville, TX); Tim Uwe Falkenmayer (Mountain View, CA); Roger Akira Kyle (Lewisville, TX); Ryoma Kakimi (Ann Arbor, MI); Luke D. Heide (Plymouth, MI); Nishikant Narayan Puranik (Frisco, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,285,896
App. No.
16/000,114
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, a system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for vehicle sharing are provided. The method includes receiving a user request via a ride share agent. The ride share agent is communicatively coupled to a server. The method further includes identifying a vehicle from one of ride share providers based on the user request, retrieving one or more settings associated with one or more systems of the identified vehicle from the server, determining a setting of a system of the identified vehicle based on at least one physical characteristic of the user when the setting of the system is not stored in the server, and implementing the one or more settings on the identified vehicle.

Claims (58)

1. A method for vehicle sharing, the method comprising:

receiving a verbal user request via a ride share agent communicatively coupled to a server, the verbal user request being interpreted using voice recognition;

identifying, using processing circuitry, a vehicle from a preferred ride share provider based on the verbal user request and whether one or more systems of the vehicle can be set to preferred settings corresponding to a user corresponding to the verbal user request, the preferred settings including at least seat adjustment settings and language settings, wherein vehicles of another ride share provider are searched and identified when the preferred ride share provider does not have a vehicle matching the preferred settings;

retrieving, using the processing circuitry, one or more settings associated with the one or more systems of the identified vehicle from the server;

determining, using the processing circuitry, a setting of a system of the identified vehicle based on at least one physical characteristic of the user when the setting of the system is not stored in the server; and

implementing the one or more settings on the identified vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining includes determining seat adjustment settings based on a height of the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining includes interpolating settings from a vehicle of the same make as the identified vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the implementing includes:

identifying a subset of the one or more systems based on a user input; and

implementing settings associated with the subset of the one or more systems on the identified vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting destination information of the user to a navigation system of the identified vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether one or more settings associated with one or more systems of a second vehicle have changed; and

updating the one or more settings in the server.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the updating the one or more settings includes:

prompting a user to confirm whether to update the one or more settings in the server; and

updating the one or more settings in the server in response to receiving an acknowledgment from the user.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more settings include at least one of seating adjustments, display height, mirror position, and steering wheel position.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the vehicle includes:

sending via the ride share agent to the user a message containing vehicle information, wherein the message contains one or more offers for an alternate provider;

receiving via the ride share agent a response to the one or more offers; and

identifying the vehicle based on the response.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting an alert to a speaker associated with the identified vehicle in response to implementing the one or more settings.

11. A system for vehicle sharing, the system comprising:

a server;

a ride share agent communicatively coupled to the server; and

processing circuitry configured to

receive a verbal user request via a ride share agent communicatively coupled to a server, the verbal user request being interpreted using voice recognition,

identify a vehicle from a preferred ride share provider based on the verbal user request and whether one or more systems of the vehicle can be set to preferred settings corresponding to a user corresponding to the verbal user request, the preferred settings including at least seat adjustment settings and language settings, wherein vehicles of another ride share provider are searched and identified when the preferred ride share provider does not have a vehicle matching the preferred settings,

retrieve one or more settings associated with one or more systems of the identified vehicle from the server,

determine a setting of a system of the identified vehicle based on at least one

physical characteristic of the user when the setting of the system is not stored in the server, and

implement the one or more settings on the identified vehicle.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the determining includes determining seat adjustment settings based on a height of the user.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the determining includes interpolate settings from a vehicle of the same make as the identified vehicle.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the implementing includes:

identify a subset of the one or more systems based on a user input; and

implement settings associated with the subset of the one or more systems on the identified vehicle.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

output destination information of the user to a navigation system of the identified vehicle.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine whether one or more settings associated with one or more systems of a second vehicle have changed; and

update the one or more settings in the server.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the updating the one or more settings includes:

prompt a user to confirm whether to update the one or more settings in the server; and

update the one or more settings in the server in response to receiving an acknowledgment from the user.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more settings include at least one of seating adjustments, display height, mirror position, and steering wheel position.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

output an alert to a speaker associated with the identified vehicle in response to implementing the one or more settings.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-readable instructions therein which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for vehicle sharing, the method comprising:

receiving a verbal user request via a ride share agent communicatively coupled to a server, the verbal user request being interpreted using voice recognition;

identifying a vehicle from a preferred ride share provider based on the verbal user request and whether one or more systems of the vehicle can be set to preferred settings corresponding to a user corresponding to the verbal user request, the preferred settings including at least seat adjustment settings and language settings, wherein vehicles of another ride share provider are searched and identified when the preferred ride share provider does not have a vehicle matching the preferred settings;

retrieving one or more settings associated with one or more systems of the identified vehicle from the server;

determining a setting of a system of the identified vehicle based on at least one physical characteristic of the user when the setting of the system is not stored in the server; and

implementing the one or more settings on the identified vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2022
From: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 059946/0994 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2018
From: FRIEDMAN, SCOTT A.; REMEGIO, PRINCE R.; FALKENMAYER, TIM UWE; KYLE, ROGER AKIRA; KAKIMI, RYOMA; HEIDE, LUKE D.; PURANIK, NISHIKANT NARAYAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 046003/0007 →
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