US 12,228,932 B1
Automatically requesting vehicles
Anne Aula, Mountain View, CA (US); Brian Douglas Cullinane, Palo Alto, CA (US); Daniel Jules Switkin, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jennifer Arden, Tiburon, CA (US); and Renaud-Roland Hubert, Gilroy, CA (US)
Assigned to Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,011.
Application 16/035,074 is a division of application No. 15/427,449, filed on Feb. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,088,326, issued on Oct. 2, 2018.
Application 15/427,449 is a division of application No. 14/840,515, filed on Aug. 31, 2015, granted, now 9,599,477, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 18/494,011 is a continuation of application No. 17/486,059, filed on Sep. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,841,236.
Application 17/486,059 is a continuation of application No. 16/875,459, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,754,412, issued on Sep. 12, 2023.
Application 16/875,459 is a continuation of application No. 16/035,074, filed on Jul. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,718,626, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 14/840,515 is a continuation of application No. 14/472,900, filed on Aug. 29, 2014, granted, now 9,631,933, issued on Apr. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/002,319, filed on May 23, 2014.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05F 15/76 (2015.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0212 (2013.01) [B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); B62D 15/0285 (2013.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05F 15/76 (2015.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/3614 (2013.01); G01C 21/362 (2013.01); G01C 21/3667 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1095 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 20/586 (2022.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2554/20 (2020.02); B60W 2554/40 (2020.02); B60W 2720/24 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/426 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01); G08G 1/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors of a server computing device, an indication that a user of a client computing device identified a pickup location on a map displayed by the client computing device for an autonomous vehicle to pick up the user;
sending, by the one or more processors, a notification to the client computing device that the identified pickup location is not available, the notification including a selectable option with one or more alternative pickup locations;
receiving, by the one or more processors, a response to the notification from the client computing device identifying one of the one or more alternative pickup locations; and
dispatching, by the one or more processors, the autonomous vehicle to the identified one of the one or more alternative pickup locations.