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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2019
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Timothy Szybalski, San Francisco, CA (US);

Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Hayward, CA (US);

Philip Nemec, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher Paul Urmson, Mountain View, CA (US);

Sebastian Thrun, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/12 (2020.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/12 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); G01C 21/367 (2013.01); G01C 21/3676 (2013.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 11/20 (2013.01); B60K 2370/16 (2019.05); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract

Autonomous vehicles use various computing systems to transport passengers from one location to another. A control computer sends messages to the various systems of the vehicle in order to maneuver the vehicle safely to the destination. The control computer may display information on an electronic display in order to allow the passenger to understand what actions the vehicle may be taking in the immediate future. Various icons and images may be used to provide this information to the passenger.


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