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Patent No.:

US 12768661 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2024

Systems and methods for dropping off a user at a destination location

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);

Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Anthony Maraldo, Southgate, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:

Emily Campbell

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Abby Lin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); G01C 21/3617 (2013.01); G01C 21/3682 (2013.01); G01C 21/3694 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02);
Abstract

A navigation system is disclosed. The system may include a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver may be configured to receive a destination location, a destination location map and information associated with a site of interest in the destination location. The processor may determine an optimal drop-off location, from a plurality of drop-off locations, at the destination location based on the information associated with the site of interest and the destination location map. The processor may further determine a real-time location of a vehicle or a user device and generate navigation instructions to navigate the vehicle or the user device from the real-time location to the optimal drop-off location. The processor may further transmit the navigation instructions to the vehicle or the user device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Weston, Keith. (2026). Systems and methods for dropping off a user at a destination location (U.S. Patent No. 12768661). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12768661

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