Vehicle with context sensitive information presentation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11790403-B2
Application number	US-201916677468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2019
Priority date	Jun 20, 2017
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for context sensitive display of information on a consumable delivery vehicle with en route preparation. An on-board controller may receive different sets of sensor data associated with time, location, temperature, humidity, captured images, and/or captured audio from sensors on the vehicle or at a destination location. The sensor data may be analyzed/processed at the on-board controller or by a remote control system and instructions may be generated for display of context sensitive information based on received sensor data and/or processed sensor data. One or more displays on the vehicle may display images are associated with a branding, a menu, a pricing, and/or an advertisement based on the generated instructions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A delivery vehicle of consumable goods with en route preparation, the vehicle comprising:
a body that includes at least one exterior surface;
a display visible from an exterior of the vehicle;
one or more sensors; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the display and the one or more sensors, the controller configured to:
receive a first set of sensor data and a second set of sensor data from the one or more sensors, the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data including first and second physical context data of the delivery vehicle;
cause the display to present a third set of images and a first set of images based on the first set of sensor data, the first set of images being based on the first physical context data; and
cause the display to present the third set of images and a second set of images based on the second set of sensor data, the second set of images being based on the second physical context data;
wherein the first physical context data and the second physical context data comprise demographic information of people in a proximity of the vehicle; and
wherein the delivery vehicle is configured to prepare the consumable goods based on at least one of the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data are received at one or more of different times or different vehicle locations.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
transmit at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and at least a portion of the second set of sensor data to a remote computing device to be processed;
receive the portion of the first set of sensor data and the portion of the second set of sensor data from the remote computing device;
cause the display to present the third set of images and the first set of images based on the processed portion of the first set of sensor data; and
cause the display to present the third set of images and the second set of images based on the processed portion of the second set of sensor data.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more of a location sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a wind sensor, a light sensor, an image sensor, or a sound sensor.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and at least a portion of the second set of sensor data from one or more other sensors at a destination location for the vehicle.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and at least a portion of the second set of sensor data wirelessly from one or more of a remote server, a satellite based system, or a special purpose computing device.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first set of images and the second set of images are associated with one or more of a logo, a menu, a pricing, or an advertisement for goods or services.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the display includes one or more of a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, an electronic paper (e-paper, e-ink) display, an electroluminescent display (ELD), or a plasma display panel (PDP) display.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the delivery vehicle is configured to prepare the consumable goods by combining ingredients collected at a source.

10. A method to display information on a delivery vehicle of consumable goods with en route preparation, the method comprising:
receiving, at a controller, a first set of sensor data and a second set of sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the vehicle, the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data including first and second physical context data of the delivery vehicle;
causing, by the controller, a display visible from an exterior of the vehicle to present a third set of images and a first set of images based on the first set of sensor data as the vehicle approaches or is at a delivery destination, the first set of images being based on the first physical context data; and
causing, by the controller, the display visible from the exterior of the vehicle to present the third set of images and a second set of images based on the second set of sensor data as the vehicle approaches or is at the delivery destination, the second set of images being based on the second physical context data;
wherein the first physical context data and the second physical context data comprise demographic information of people in a proximity of the vehicle; and
wherein the consumable goods are prepared in the delivery vehicle based on at least one of the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data include one or more of time, location, temperature, or humidity.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein processing the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data comprises:
transmitting at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and at least a portion of the second set of sensor data to a remote computing device to be processed;
receiving the portion of the first set of sensor data and the portion of the second set of sensor data from the remote computing device;
causing the display to present the third set of images and the first set of images based on the processed portion of the first set of sensor data; and
causing the display to present the third set of images and the second set of images based on the processed portion of the second set of sensor data.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data from the one or more sensors associated with the vehicle comprises:
receiving at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and at least a portion of the second set of sensor data from one or more sensors on the vehicle; and
receiving at least another portion of the first set of sensor data and at least another portion of the second set of sensor data from one or more other sensors at the destination location for the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the first set of sensor data and the second set of sensor data from the one or more sensors associated with the vehicle comprises:
receiving at least a portion of the first set of sensor data and at least a portion of the second set of sensor data from one or more sensors on the vehicle; and
receiving at least another portion of the first set of sensor data and at least another portion of the second set of sensor data wirelessly from one or more of a remote server, a satellite based system, or a special purpose computing device.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein causing the display to present the third set of images, the first set of images, and the second set of images comprises:
causing the display to present images associated with one or more of a logo, a menu, a pricing, or an advertisement for goods or services.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the consumable goods are prepared in the delivery vehicle by combining ingredients collected at a source.

17. A delivery system of consumable goods, the system comprising:
a remote control system configured to manage routing, en route preparation of the consumable goods, and information display of a delivery vehicle of the consumable

Assignees

• Zume Inc
• Congruens Group Llc

Inventors

• Garden Alexander John
• Goldberg Joshua Gouled

Classifications

• G09F21/048

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