# US 11,910,271 B2 · Communication between autonomous vehicles and operations personnel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,271 B2 - Document ID: US11910271B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/121,971 - Filed: 2023-03-15 - Published: 2023-07-06 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-30 - Assignees: GM Cruise Holdings LLC - Applicants: GM Cruise Holdings LLC - Inventors: Michael Frank Schmidt; Sriram Salem Kannan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910271B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - B60Q 1/507: {specific to autonomous vehicles} - B60W 60/0017: {of other traffic participants} - H04W 4/026: {using orientation information, e.g. compass} - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - B60W 2556/45: External transmission of data to or from the vehicle - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT ## Abstract A method for communication between autonomous vehicles and personnel can include receiving a signal from a remote computing system, the signal based upon a position of an autonomous vehicle and a first position of a mobile device, wherein the signal identifies that the mobile device is located in a path of the autonomous vehicle, responsive to receipt of the signal from the remote computing system, stopping the autonomous vehicle, receiving an updated signal from the remote computing system, the updated signal based upon a second position of the mobile device, the second position effective to facilitate a determination that the mobile device is no longer within the path of the autonomous vehicle, and responsive to receiving the updated position of the mobile device, resuming operation of the autonomous vehicle along the path. An autonomous vehicle and non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a signal from a remote computing system, the signal based on a position of an autonomous vehicle and a first position of a mobile device, wherein the signal identifies that the mobile device is within a threshold distance from the autonomous vehicle; stopping the autonomous vehicle based on receipt of the signal from the remote computing system; receiving an updated signal from the remote computing system, the updated signal based on a second position of the mobile device, the second position effective to facilitate a determination that the mobile device is no longer within the threshold distance from the autonomous vehicle; and resuming operation of the autonomous vehicle based on receipt of the updated signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: sending a position signal of the autonomous vehicle to the remote computing system, wherein the position signal is configured to indicate a path of the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein sending the position signal of the autonomous vehicle includes communicating with beacons, wherein the beacons are in communication with the remote computing system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: emitting a beacon signal, wherein the beacon signal is configured to facilitate locating a device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the device is the mobile device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the device is a second autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: causing the autonomous vehicle to alert a user associated with the mobile device that the mobile device is in a path of the autonomous vehicle, wherein alerting the user includes outputting a sound or flashing lights of the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 8 A system comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory memory storing computer-executable instructions thereon, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving a signal from a remote computing system, the signal based on a position of an autonomous vehicle and a first position of a mobile device, wherein the signal identifies that the mobile device is within a threshold distance from the autonomous vehicle; stopping the autonomous vehicle based on receipt of the signal from the remote computing system; receiving an updated signal from the remote computing system, the updated signal based on a second position of the mobile device, the second position effective to facilitate a determination that the mobile device is no longer within the threshold distance from the autonomous vehicle; and resuming operation of the autonomous vehicle based on receipt of the updated signal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by processor, cause the processor to further perform operations comprising: sending a position signal of the autonomous vehicle to the remote computing system, wherein the position signal is configured to indicate a path of the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein sending the position signal of the autonomous vehicle includes communicating with beacons, wherein the beacons are in communication with the remote computing system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by processor, cause the processor to further perform operations comprising: emitting a beacon signal, wherein the beacon signal is configured to facilitate locating a device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the device is the mobile device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the device is a second autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by processor, cause the processor to further perform operations comprising: causing the autonomous vehicle to alert a user associated with the mobile device that the mobile device is in a path of the autonomous vehicle, wherein alerting the user includes outputting a sound or flashing lights of the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving a signal from a remote computing system, the signal based on a position of an autonomous vehicle and a first position of a mobile device, wherein the signal identifies that the mobile device is within a threshold distance from the autonomous vehicle; stopping the autonomous vehicle based on receipt of the signal from the remote computing system; receiving an updated signal from the remote computing system, the updated signal based on a second position of the mobile device, the second position effective to facilitate a determination that the mobile device is no longer within the threshold distance from the autonomous vehicle; and resuming operation of the autonomous vehicle based on receipt of the updated signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to further perform operations comprising: send a position signal of the autonomous vehicle to the remote computing system, wherein the position signal is configured to indicate a path of the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein sending the position signal of the autonomous vehicle includes communicating with beacons, wherein the beacons are in communication with the remote computing system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to further perform operations comprising: emit a beacon signal, wherein the beacon signal is configured to facilitate locating a device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the device is the mobile device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the device is a second autonomous vehicle.