US 12,304,461 B2
Transport relocation
Aghyad Saleh, Grand Prairie, TX (US); Joshua C. Batie, Frisco, TX (US); Devang H. Parekh, Dallas, TX (US); and Louis Brugman, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/468,716.
Application 18/468,716 is a continuation of application No. 18/083,409, filed on Dec. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,801,832.
Application 18/083,409 is a continuation of application No. 16/831,772, filed on Mar. 26, 2020, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0001911 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 30/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06F 16/787 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 30/06 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0285 (2013.01); G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G06F 16/27 (2019.01); G06F 16/787 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
detecting by a processing node that a transport has parked at a first location of an event;
determine by the processing node a pickup location where the transport is to be located at a pickup time, wherein the pickup location and the pickup time are based on a time of a conclusion of the event obtained from a device of an occupant of the transport; and
in response to the processing node receiving a modified pickup time for the conclusion of the event from the device, causing the processing node the transport to move to a second location intermediate the first location and the pickup location at the modified pickup time, wherein the second location is closer to the pickup location than the first location.