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Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:

Zoox, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Timothy David Kentley-Klay, Stanford, CA (US);

Karen Kaushansky, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Vincent Mamo, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

An aesthetically pleasing discreet wearable system for interacting with a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles. The wearable system may be worn as a necklace, bracelet, anklet, or the like and allows for communication between a passenger and a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles. A passenger may summon or cancel a ride, alter interior lighting and music levels, or otherwise control a vehicle by interacting with the wearable system. Such interaction includes signals generated by a microphone, by a touch sensor, or by gesture recognition. The wearable system communicates to the passenger a successful summoning of a ride, successfully canceling a ride, and a time to arrival by combinations of vibrations, light emissions, and audio alerts.


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