Purchasing and monetizing of mobile autonomous units

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12266016-B2
Application number	US-202318185535-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2023
Priority date	Feb 3, 2017
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

Purchasing, maintaining, and deriving revenue from mobile autonomous units is facilitated by providing a mobile autonomous unit marketplace in which equity shares in mobile autonomous units can be bought, sold and traded. Valuation of mobile autonomous units within the marketplace can be a function of a variety of factors such as the mobile autonomous unit's primary geographic region, and the number, diversity, and time management of revenue streams available to the mobile autonomous units.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is configured as a living space and as a tenancy space.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile autonomous unit includes an electricity generating device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the electricity generating device includes at least one solar panel.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein one of the plurality of revenue streams includes sale of energy generated by the mobile autonomous unit.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of revenue streams includes one of:
i) a lodging in the mobile autonomous unit;
ii) a riding in the mobile autonomous unit to a destination;
iii) a using of the mobile autonomous unit as a workspace; and
iv) a using of the mobile autonomous unit as a social space.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein one of the at least two locations is selected based on a predicted weather at the one of the at least two locations.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the one of the at least two locations is selected based on a pre-defined geographical area in which the mobile autonomous unit spends more time than in any other pre-defined geographical area.

9. A system, comprising:
a mobile autonomous unit including an enclosure for a person to ride therein;
at least one readable and writable data storage device storing data related to a plurality of pre-defined geographical areas and the mobile autonomous unit;
at least one processor; and
memory encoding instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
identify a plurality of revenue streams for the mobile autonomous unit; and
activate 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.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the enclosure is configured as a living space and as a tenancy space.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mobile autonomous unit includes an electricity generating device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the electricity generating device includes at least one solar panel.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein one of the plurality revenue streams includes sale of energy generated by the mobile autonomous unit.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein one of the plurality of revenue streams includes one of:
i) a lodging in the mobile autonomous unit;
ii) a riding in the mobile autonomous unit to a destination;
iii) a using of the mobile autonomous unit as a workspace; and
iv) a using of the mobile autonomous unit as a social space.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein one of the at least two locations is selected based on a predicted weather at the one of the at least two locations.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one of the at least two locations is selected based on a pre-defined geographical area in which the mobile autonomous unit spends more time than in any other pre-defined geographical area.

17. 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, the plurality of revenue streams including a revenue stream from sale of energy generated by the mobile autonomous unit; and
causing the mobile autonomous unit to move to a location to generate energy based on a predicted weather at the location such that the plurality of revenue streams are simultaneously generating revenue while the mobile autonomous unit is moving to the location,
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.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the mobile autonomous unit includes an electricity generating device including at least one solar panel.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the predicted weather is predicted to be sunny.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 ,
wherein the enclosure is configured as a living space and as a tenancy space; and
wherein one of the plurality of revenue streams includes one of:
i) a lodging in the mobile autonomous unit;
ii) a riding in the mobile autonomous unit to a destination;
iii) a using of the mobile autonomous unit as a workspace; and
iv) a using of the mobile autonomous unit as a social space.

Assignees

• Wells Fargo Bank Na

Inventors

• Copeland Jennifer L
• Fisi Suzanne M
• Harvey Simone O
• Hatch David C
• Munir Muhammad Farukh
• Petrik Aaron Francis Colfax
• Suen Darrell L
• Ward Timothy R
• Wirt Steven J
• Wyler Ryan J
• Zimmerman Nancy B
• Kalaboukis Chris

Classifications

• H02J2101/28

  Wind energy · CPC title

• G05D1/221

  Remote-control arrangements · CPC title

• G01W1/10

  Devices for predicting weather conditions (computers per se G06; display devices G09) · CPC title

• H02J3/004

  Generation forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future energy generation · CPC title

• G06Q30/0641 Primary

  utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping · CPC title