Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Directing movement of a self-driving vehicle based on sales activity
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Application No.: US15162920Application Date: 2016-05-24
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Publication No.: US10685391B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Michael S. Gordon , James R. Kozloski , Ashish Kundu , Peter K. Malkin , Clifford A. Pickover
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Law Office of Jim Boice
- Main IPC: G06Q20/20
- IPC: G06Q20/20 ; G06Q20/32 ; G05D1/00 ; G06Q30/06 ; G01C21/34 ; G06Q50/30

Abstract:
A method, system, and/or computer program product controls a self-driving vehicle based on a purchase transaction at a point of sale (POS) device. One or more processors detect a purchase transaction at the POS device. In response to detecting the purchase transaction at the POS device, the processor(s) transmit instructions to the SDV to pick up a passenger associated with the purchase transaction at a predetermined location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170345084A1 DIRECTING MOVEMENT OF A SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE BASED ON ACTIVITY AT A POINT OF SALE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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