US 2022/0176997 A1 · ENABLING CONTENT PLAYING IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES OF A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling playing of content at an autonomous vehicle. For example, a request to transport a user on a trip may be received. The autonomous vehicle may be assigned to the trip. Whether the user has enabled a content feature may be determined. In response to determining that the user has enabled the content feature a request for a device identifier is sent to the autonomous vehicle. The device identifier generated at the autonomous vehicle is received. The received device identifier may be sent to a content-enabling computing system including one or more processors in order to enable the user to play content from the client computing device at the autonomous vehicle during the trip.

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A method for enabling playing of content at an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system having one or more processors, from a client computing device, a request to transport a user on a trip;
assigning, by the computing system, the autonomous vehicle to the trip;
determining, by the computing system, whether the user has enabled a content feature;
in response to determining that the user has enabled the content feature sending, by the computing system, a request for a device identifier to the assigned autonomous vehicle;
receiving, by the computing system, the device identifier generated at the assigned autonomous vehicle;
and
sending, by the computing system, the device identifier to a content-enabling computing system including one or more processors in order to enable the user to play content from the client computing device at the assigned autonomous vehicle during the trip.

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A method for enabling playing of content at an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system having one or more processors, from a client computing device, a request to transport a user on a trip;
assigning, by the computing system, the autonomous vehicle to the trip;
determining, by the computing system, whether the user has enabled a content feature;
in response to determining that the user has enabled the content feature, identifying, by the computing system, a device identifier for the assigned autonomous vehicle;
sending, by the computing system, the device identifier to the client computing device;
establishing, by the computing system, a communication link with the assigned autonomous vehicle;
and
relaying, by the computing system, content received from the client computing device to a computing device of the assigned autonomous vehicle using the communication link.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Enabling content playing in autonomous vehicles of a transportation service

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Enabling content playing in autonomous vehicles of a transportation service

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Abstract

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