Inferring pickup or drop-off locations using curated data
US12371063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Aspects of the technology provide a method including receiving a request for a user to be picked up or dropped off by an autonomous vehicle, in which the request identifying a location, and determining a land parcel containing the identified location. The method also includes identifying a set of features that are within a selected distance from the identified location, filtering the set of identified features to obtain only curated features that are within the selected distance from the identified location, determining a distance between each curated feature and the identified location, and inferring an access point for the identified location based on the distances determined between each curated feature and the identified location. The inferred access point can then be provided to enable the autonomous vehicle to perform a pickup or drop-off.
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