Methods and systems for autonomous vehicle refuelling
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorNeil Patrick Adams
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Abstract
A method at an autonomous vehicle for signaling a refueling attendant, the method including confirming that the autonomous vehicle is proximal to a refueling station; providing a signal to the refueling attendant; waiting for refueling to commence; and if, after a threshold period, refueling has not commenced, repeating the providing the signal.
Claims20
A method at an autonomous vehicle for signaling a refueling attendant, the method comprising:
- confirming that the autonomous vehicle is proximal to a refueling station;
- providing a signal to the refueling attendant;
- waiting for refueling to commence;
- and
- if, after a threshold period, refueling has not commenced, repeating the providing the signal.
A computing device associated with an autonomous vehicle for signaling a refueling attendant, the computing device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a communications subsystem,
- wherein the computing device is configured to:
- confirm that the autonomous vehicle is proximal to a refueling station;
- provide a signal to the refueling attendant;
- wait for refueling to commence;
- and
- if, after a threshold period, refueling has not commenced, repeat the providing the signal.
A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instruction code for signaling a refueling attendant, which when executed by a processor of a computing device associated with an autonomous vehicle cause the computing device to:
- confirm that the autonomous vehicle is proximal a refueling station;
- provide a signal to the refueling attendant;
- wait for refueling to commence;
- and
- if, after a threshold period, refueling has not commenced, repeat the providing the signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.