Detecting objects within a vehicle in connection with a service
AssigneeUber Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDavid McAllister Bradley, Jean-Sebastien Valois
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a vehicle used in providing a service is disclosed. The system detects when the service is complete, and upon detecting that the service is complete, the system determines, from one or more sensors of the vehicle, that an object which should have been removed from the vehicle after completion of the transport service, remains in the vehicle. The system then automatically initiates performance of a remedial action.
Claims20
A method for monitoring a vehicle that is operating to provide a transport service, the method being implemented by one or more processors and comprising:
- receiving, from a remote system, instructions for the vehicle to provide a first transport service from a start location to a destination;
- after the vehicle arrives at or is within a first predetermined distance of the start location, receiving first image information of an interior of the vehicle from one or more cameras positioned within the vehicle;
- after completion of the first transport service, receiving second image information of the interior of the vehicle from the one or more cameras positioned within the vehicle;
- comparing the first image information and the second image information;
- and
- in response to detecting a discrepancy between the first image information and the second image information, automatically initiating performance of a remedial action.
A vehicle comprising:
- one or more sensors generating sensor data;
- and
- a control system to execute instructions that cause the vehicle to:
- operate to provide a first transport service;
- receive, from a remote system, instructions for the vehicle to provide a first transport service from a start location to a destination;
- after the vehicle arrives at or is within a first predetermined distance of the start location, receive first image information of an interior of the vehicle from one or more cameras positioned within the vehicle;
- after completion of the first transport service, receive second image information of the interior of the vehicle from the one or more cameras positioned within the vehicle;
- compare the first image information and the second image information;
- and
- in response to detecting a discrepancy between the first image information and the second image information, automatically initiate performance of a remedial action.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an on-board computing system of a vehicle, causes the on-board computing system to:
- operate to provide a first transport service;
- receive, from a remote system, instructions for the vehicle to provide a first transport service from a start location to a destination;
- after the vehicle arrives at or is within a first predetermined distance of the start location, receive first image information of an interior of the vehicle from one or more cameras positioned within the vehicle;
- after completion of the first transport service, receive second image information of the interior of the vehicle from the one or more cameras positioned within the vehicle;
- compare the first image information and the second image information;
- and
- in response to detecting a discrepancy between the first image information and the second image information, automatically initiate performance of a remedial action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.