Method and system for addressing and identifying vehicles adapted for receipt of a delivered service while being unattended

US10013879B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VOLVO CAR CORPORATION · SE

Inventors

• Staffan Davidsson · Mölndal, SE
• Johan Maresch · Gothenburg, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 11, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 3, 2018
• Expiry date: Feb 11, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/142
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a vehicle identification system (2) for addressing and identifying vehicles adapted for receipt of a delivered service while being unattended. The vehicle identification system determines (301), by means of a determining unit (21), a position (11) of one or more vehicles of a group of vehicles (1) awaiting the delivered service. The vehicle identification system furthermore determines (302), by means of the determining unit, a position (31) of a service provider (3) adapted to carry out the delivered service. Additionally, the vehicle identification system receives (303), by means of a receiving unit (22), an input (5) from the service provider indicating an interest in nearby vehicles, out of the group of vehicles, which are in vicinity of the service provider. Furthermore, the vehicle identification system determines (304), by means of the determining unit, at least a first nearby vehicle (101), out of the group of vehicles, to be in vicinity of the service provider, based on considering a determined position (1011) of the first nearby vehicle in view of the position of the service provider. The vehicle identification system…