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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:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ioan-Alexandru Sucan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Collin Winter, Mountain View, CA (US);

Chien-Yu Ko, Mountain View, CA (US);

Vishay Nihalani, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60W 60/005 (2020.02); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

Example embodiments relate to gradually adjusting a vehicle sensor perspective using remote assistance. A computing device may receive a request for assistance from a vehicle operating in an environment. The request indicates that the vehicle is stopped at a location with a sensor perspective of the environment that is at least partially occluded. Responsive to receiving the request for assistance, the computing device may display a graphical user interface (GUI) that represents a current state of the vehicle and includes a selectable option configured to enable the vehicle to gradually move forward a predefined distance. The computing device may detect a selection of the selectable option and transmit instructions that enable the vehicle to gradually move forward the predefined distance. The vehicle can then gradually move forward the predefined distance while also monitoring for one or more changes in the environment responsive to receiving the instructions.


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