Autonomous vehicle service system

US11231287B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US
• United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA · US

Inventors

• Liam Pedersen · San Francisco, US
• Siddharth Thakur · Fremont, US
• Armelle Guerin · Woodside, US
• Ali Mortazavi · Walnut Creek, US
• Atsuhide Kobashi · Sunnyvale, US
• Mauro Della Penna · San Francisco, US
• Richard Enlow · Alameda, US
• Andrea Angquist · Los Altos Hills, US
• Richard Salloum · San Mateo, US
• Stephen Wu · Menlo Park, US
• Ben Christel · Palo Alto, US
• Shane Hogan · Arlington, US
• John Deniston · Colorado Springs, US
• Jen Hamon · Palo Alto, US
• Sannidhi Jalukar · Mountain View, US
• Maarten Sierhuis · San Francisco, US
• Eric Schafer · Poway, US
• David Lees · Palo Alto, US
• Dawn Wheeler · Mountain View, US
• Mark Allan · Campbell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 21, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0088
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An autonomous vehicle service system having a display device, a receiver, and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive transmitted data from an autonomous vehicle related to status of the autonomous vehicle and information from a third party related to road conditions. The controller is programmed to monitor the transmitted data related to the status of the autonomous vehicle and the road conditions, determine when the autonomous vehicle requires assistance based on the transmitted data, and, when the autonomous vehicle requires assistance, cause information related to the autonomous vehicle to be displayed on the display device.