US 12,266,016 B2
Purchasing and monetizing of mobile autonomous units
Jennifer L. Copeland, San Francisco, CA (US); Suzanne M. Fisi, Clayton, CA (US); Simone O. Harvey, Berkeley, CA (US); David C. Hatch, Pacifica, CA (US); Muhammad Farukh Munir, Pittsburg, CA (US); Aaron Francis Colfax Petrik, Alameda, CA (US); Darrell L. Suen, San Ramon, CA (US); Timothy R. Ward, Mesa, AZ (US); Steven J. Wirt, Oakland, CA (US); Ryan J. Wyler, Gilbert, AZ (US); Nancy B. Zimmerman, Fairfax, CA (US); and Chris Kalaboukis, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/185,535.
Application 18/185,535 is a continuation of application No. 16/852,890, filed on Apr. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,699,189.
Application 16/852,890 is a continuation of application No. 15/423,792, filed on Feb. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,664,915, issued on May 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0222596 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); B60P 3/32 (2006.01); G01W 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/06 (2012.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 40/06 (2013.01) [B60P 3/32 (2013.01); G01W 1/10 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01); H02J 3/004 (2020.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
identifying a plurality of revenue streams for a mobile autonomous unit, the mobile autonomous unit including an enclosure for a person to ride therein; and
activating the plurality of revenue streams by causing the mobile autonomous unit to move between at least two locations such that the plurality of revenue streams are simultaneously generating revenue while the mobile autonomous unit is moving between the at least two locations,
wherein one of the plurality of revenue streams is generated by a person's use of the mobile autonomous unit; and
wherein another of the plurality of revenue streams is generated by the mobile autonomous unit itself.