Method for identifying a user entering an autonomous vehicle
US10853629B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2040/0809
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One variation of a method for identifying a user entering an autonomous vehicle includes: receiving a ride request from the user, the ride request specifying a pickup location; at the autonomous vehicle, autonomously navigating to the pickup location, scanning a field near the autonomous vehicle for a human approaching the autonomous vehicle, and, in response to detecting the human proximal the autonomous vehicle, recording an image of the human; detecting a face of the human in the image; accessing a faceprint characterizing facial features of the user; and, in response to the face of the human detected in the image exhibiting features represented in the faceprint, identifying the human as the user and triggering a door of the autonomous vehicle to unlock for the user.
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