Identifying a vehicle using a wearable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11544811-B2
Application number	US-201716633470-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2017
Priority date	Jul 31, 2017
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

A system that includes a wearable device, and a method of using the system, including: receiving, at a first transceiver element of a wearable device, a target beam from a ride-share vehicle, the element having a first axis of reception; and when the first axis is oriented toward the beam, providing an indication, via the device, to a user thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a first transceiver element of a wearable device, a target beam from a ride-share vehicle, the element having a first axis of reception; and
when the first axis is oriented toward the beam, providing an indication, via a computer in the wearable device, to a user thereof;
wherein:
the wearable device further comprises an eyeglass frame carrying the first transceiver element and the computer;
the first axis corresponds with a mid-sagittal plane of the user's head; and
the first transceiver element operates in a V-band between 57 GHz and 71 GHz.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication includes a light pattern that matches a light pattern emitted from the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: prior to receiving the target beam, transmitting, from the transceiver, a ride-share request.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the target beam via a second transceiver element of the device, wherein the second transceiver element comprises a second, different axis of reception; and
providing to the user a second indication which indicates a direction from which the target beam originates.

5. A system, comprising:
a wearable device, comprising:
a first transceiver element having a first axis of reception; and
a computer, comprising a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor, including to:
receive, via the first transceiver element, a target beam from a ride-share vehicle; and
when the first axis is oriented toward the beam, provide an indication via the device to a user thereof;

wherein:
the wearable device further comprises an eyeglass frame carrying the first transceiver element and the computer;
the first axis corresponds with a mid-sagittal plane of the user's head; and
the first transceiver element operates in a V-band between 57 GHz and 71 GHz.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the device further comprises a projector which projects the indication toward an eye of the user.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the indication includes a light pattern provided by the device which matches a light pattern emitted from the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise to: transmit a ride-share request, wherein receiving the target beam occurs in response to transmitting the request.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further comprise to: transmit alert format data to the vehicle so that, using the data, the vehicle may identify itself to the user.

10. The system of claim 5 , wherein the device comprises: a second transceiver element having a second axis of reception, wherein, with respect to the first transceiver element, the second transceiver element is spaced on the device laterally therefrom.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further comprise to:
receive the target beam via the second transceiver element; and
using the device, provide to the user thereof, a second indication which indicates to the user a direction from which the target beam originates.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further comprise to:
after providing the second indication, determine when the first axis is oriented toward the beam; and
in response to the determination, provide the first indication.

13. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:
a computer onboard the vehicle comprising a second processor and second memory storing instructions executable by the second processor, the instructions comprising to:
receive a ride-share request from the device; and
provide an alert in a direction from which the ride-share request was received.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions further comprise to:
broadcast the target beam from at least one of an array of transceiver elements on the vehicle; and then,
receive the ride-share request in response to the broadcast.

15. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:
a computer onboard the vehicle comprising a second processor and second memory storing instructions executable by the second processor, the instructions comprising to:
receive a ride-share request from a remote server;
in a fully autonomous mode and based on the request, move the vehicle to a location of the user; and then,
provide an alert in at least one direction radially outwardly of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Mitra Pramita
• Buttolo Pietro
• Tonshal Basavaraj
• Wang Qianyi
• Strumolo Gary Steven
• Zechel Kelly Lee
• Nash Brian
• Wingrove Theodore

Classifications

• G01S3/043 Primary

  Receivers · CPC title

• G01S3/14

  Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction {(aerial arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern H01Q3/00; combinations of different interacting aerial units for giving a desired directional characteristic H01Q21/29; aerials or aerial systems providing at least two radiation patterns H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• G01S3/04

  Details · CPC title

• G02B27/022

  Viewing apparatus (G02B27/04, G02B27/06, G02B27/08 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02B27/017

  Head mounted · CPC title