Activity profile application and portability to facilitate vehicle cabin configuration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023166680-A1
Application number	US-202318162754-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 1, 2023
Priority date	Aug 16, 2019
Publication date	Jun 1, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Application and portability of activity profiles and vehicle cabin configuration are facilitated. An example method includes receiving an activity profile and a user setting associated with a user. The activity profile is one of multiple predetermined activity profiles selectable by or associated with the user. The method includes applying the activity profile and the user setting to the vehicle to adjust at least one characteristic of the vehicle's cabin to facilitate a performance of an activity during navigation of the vehicle and/or while the vehicle is stationary. The activity profile and the user setting may be received during, prior to, or after receipt of data indicative of the user's identity. Applying of at least the activity profile to the vehicle may be performed upon successful authentication of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by network equipment comprising a processor a request for a coordinated activity associated with an event, wherein the request identifies a first vehicle type and a second vehicle type, wherein the first vehicle type is different from the second vehicle type, and wherein the coordinated activity comprises a first activity for the first vehicle type and a second activity for the second vehicle type; based on an event type of the event, selecting, by the network equipment, a first activity profile for the first vehicle type, and a second activity profile for the second vehicle type; applying, by the network equipment, the first activity profile to a first vehicle of the first vehicle type to perform the first activity in coordination with a second vehicle of the second vehicle type; and applying, by the network equipment, the second activity profile to the second vehicle of the second vehicle type to perform the second activity in coordination with the first vehicle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first vehicle type is a passenger vehicle type.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first activity comprises transporting a passenger associated with the request to a location associated with the event.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second vehicle type is an aerial drone type.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the second activity comprises video recording the event.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the second activity further comprises movement of video recording equipment.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the event type is a concert type.

8 . Network equipment, comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment, a request for a coordinated activity associated with an event, wherein the request identifies a first vehicle type and a second vehicle type, wherein the first vehicle type is different from the second vehicle type, and wherein the coordinated activity comprises a first activity for the first vehicle type and a second activity for the second vehicle type;
choosing, based on an event type of the event, a first activity profile for the first vehicle type, and a second activity profile for the second vehicle type;
transmitting the first activity profile to a first vehicle of the first vehicle type to perform the first activity in coordination with a second vehicle of the second vehicle type; and
transmitting the second activity profile to the second vehicle of the second vehicle type to perform the second activity in coordination with the first vehicle.

9 . The network equipment of claim 8 , wherein the first vehicle type is a type representative of a passenger vehicle.

10 . The network equipment of claim 9 , wherein the first activity comprises transporting a user of the user equipment to a location associated with the event.

11 . The network equipment of claim 8 , wherein the second vehicle type is a type representative of a drone vehicle.

12 . The network equipment of claim 11 , wherein the second activity comprises a recording of the event.

13 . The network equipment of claim 12 , wherein the second activity further comprises obtaining payload comprising recording equipment.

14 . The network equipment of claim 8 , wherein the event type is a type representative of a parade.

15 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving a request for a coordinated activity associated with an event, wherein the request identifies a first vehicle type and a second vehicle type, wherein the first vehicle type is different from the second vehicle type, and wherein the coordinated activity comprises a first activity for the first vehicle type and a second activity for the second vehicle type; selecting, based on an event type of the event, a first activity profile for the first vehicle type, and a second activity profile for the second vehicle type; communicating the first activity profile to a first vehicle of the first vehicle type to perform the first activity in coordination with a second vehicle of the second vehicle type; and communicating the second activity profile to the second vehicle of the second vehicle type to perform the second activity in coordination with the first vehicle.

16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first vehicle type is indicative of a passenger vehicle.

17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the first activity comprises transporting a passenger associated with the request to a location associated with the event.

18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second vehicle type is indicative of an unmanned aerial vehicle.

19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the second activity comprises a recording of the event.

20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the second activity further comprises obtaining payload comprising recording equipment.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Vardharajan Satya B

Classifications

• B60W2040/0809

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• B60W40/08

  related to drivers or passengers · CPC title

• B60N2/34

  into a bed · CPC title

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B60N2/345

  by adding parts · CPC title