Methods and systems for providing alerts to a connected vehicle driver and/or a passenger via condition detection and wireless communications
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrennan T. Lopez-Hinojosa, Kermit D. Lopez
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Abstract
Methods and systems for alerting a vehicle driver and/or a passenger via wireless communications. One or more conditions with respect to a vehicle are monitored. A change in the condition(s) is detected and a signal automatically and wirelessly transmitted to a computing device, wherein the signal is indicative of the change in condition(s). The driver and/or the passenger is then alerted to the change in condition(s) in response to transmitting the signal to the computing device (e.g., a tablet computing device, smartphone, smartwatch, other wearable device, in-vehicle system, etc.) associated with the driver and/or the vehicle passenger.
Claims20
A method for alerting a vehicle passenger via wireless communications, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
- monitoring at least one condition external to a vehicle while the vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the vehicle is located in a passenger seat of the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
- detecting a change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
- transmitting a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle;
- and
- alerting the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device.
An autonomous vehicle that provides alerts to a passenger of the autonomous vehicle via wireless communications, the autonomous vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment with a passenger seat;
- at least one processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions the, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- monitor at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle while the autonomous vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the autonomous vehicle is located in the passenger seat of the autonomous vehicle and the autonomous vehicle is temporarily stopped;
- detect a change in the at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the autonomous vehicle is temporarily stopped;
- transmit a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- alert the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the autonomous vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device.
A system for alerting a passenger of a vehicle via wireless communications, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- monitor at least one condition external to the vehicle while the vehicle is in operation and a passenger in the vehicle is located in a passenger seat of the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
- detect a change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle while monitoring the at least one condition when the vehicle is temporarily stopped;
- transmit a signal wirelessly to a computing device, the signal being indicative of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle;
- and
- alert the passenger of the change in the at least one condition external to the vehicle after transmission of the signal to the computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.