Patents by Inventor Brent Goldman

Brent Goldman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220065638
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to a service assignment system for providing transportation services. The service assignment system may receive a transportation service request from a user. The transportation service request may describe a transportation service having a service start location and a service end location. The service assignment system may generate a plurality of routes for executing the transportation service. The service assignment system may send proposed route data describing at least a portion of the plurality of routes to a first autonomous vehicle (AV). The service assignment system may receive, from the first AV, route data describing a first route to execute the transportation service and send, to the first AV, instruction data instructing the first AV to begin executing the transportation service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Jacob Robert Forster
  • Patent number: 11009358
    Abstract: A travel coordination system provides suggestions to providers for where they should go to reduce the wait time between trips. A geographic region is broken down into zones and a score is generated for each zone. A zone score can be generated by determining the estimated wait time for the zone and generating a model for the wait time. A zone score can also be generated using a model for the wait time using factors that likely contribute to the wait time. The zone score for each zone is displayed to the provider on a road map of the geographic region along with the boundaries of each of the zones and the provider's position within the region. The travel coordination system also suggests driving routes. The travel coordination system selects a target zone and generates candidate routes to the zone. A route is selected based on route scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eoin O'Mahony, John Mark Nickels, Brent Goldman, Jeff Holden
  • Publication number: 20200241564
    Abstract: A method for dispatching trips to a plurality of autonomous vehicles is disclosed. Operational design domain (ODD) parameters for an autonomous vehicle of a first vehicle type are derived based on vehicle movement data. The vehicle movement data describes a plurality of trips executed by a set of autonomous vehicles of the first vehicle type. A first ODD parameter of the ODD parameters is identified that meets a criterion. A first new trip is generated based on the identified ODD parameter. An autonomous vehicle is selected to execute the first new trip. A request to execute the first new trip is then sent to the selected autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Brent Goldman
  • Publication number: 20200240799
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and devices to facilitate pick-up/drop-off zone (PDZ) handoffs between autonomous vehicles. Consistent with some embodiments, a pick-up/drop-off zone (PDZ) is located based on detecting a first autonomous vehicle stopped at a stopping location. A system determines, based on one or more criteria, whether to request the first autonomous vehicle to remain stopped at the stopping location to create an opportunity for a second autonomous vehicle to claim the PDZ. An amount of time for the first autonomous vehicle to remain stopped at the stopping location is determined based on the one or more criteria. A request to remain stopped at the stopping location is transmitted to a vehicle autonomy system of the first autonomous vehicle based on satisfaction of the one or more criteria. The request specifies the amount of time for the first autonomous vehicle to remain at the stopping location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Shenglong Gao, Brent Goldman, Konrad Julian Niemiec
  • Publication number: 20200240798
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and devices to provide estimations of vehicular pick-up/drop-off zone (PDZ) availability. A request for vehicular PDZ availability at a location is received from a vehicular autonomy system of a vehicle. The request specifies an estimated time of arrival at the location. The PDZ availability at the location at the estimated time of arrival is estimated using a probabilistic model. A response to the request is generated based on the estimated PDZ availability. The response indicates the estimated PDZ availability. The response is transmitted to the vehicular autonomy system responsive to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Shenglong Gao, Brent Goldman, Konrad Julian Niemiec, Michael Voznesensky
  • Publication number: 20200239025
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle. For example, a navigator system at an autonomous vehicle may generate a plurality of local routes beginning at a vehicle location and extending to a plurality of local route end points. The navigator system may access general route cost data, the general route cost data describing general route costs from the plurality of local route end points to a trip end point. The navigator system may select the first local route of the plurality of routes based at least in part on the general route cost data. A vehicle autonomy system at the autonomous vehicle may begin to control the autonomous vehicle along the first local route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan John Nagy, Michael Voznesensky, Brent Goldman, Robert Michael S Dean, Jian Wen, Yanbo Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200226857
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for dispatching autonomous vehicles. A service arrangement system may receive error data describing an error state at a first autonomous vehicle executing a first transportation service. The first transportation service may include moving a payload from a transportation service start point to a transportation service end point. The service arrangement system may determine, using the error data, a first property of the first autonomous vehicle associated with the error state and select a second autonomous vehicle that does not have the first property. The service arrangement system may send to the second autonomous vehicle a transportation service request requesting that the second autonomous vehicle travel to a rendezvous location to meet the first autonomous vehicle and transport the payload from the rendezvous location to the transportation service end point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Voznesensky, Brent Goldman, Mark Yen, Leigh Hagestad
  • Publication number: 20200200553
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for routing an autonomous vehicle. For example, a system may access temporal data comprising a first temporal data item. The first temporal data item may describe a first roadway condition, a first time, and a first location. The system may also access a routing graph that comprises a plurality of route components and determine that a first route component of the routing graph corresponds to the first location. The system may generate a constrained routing graph at least in part by modifying the first route component based at least in part on the first roadway condition. The system may additionally generate a route for an autonomous vehicle using the constrained routing graph; and cause the autonomous vehicle to begin traversing the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Voznesensky, Brent Goldman, Mark Yen
  • Publication number: 20200166936
    Abstract: Various examples described herein are directed to systems and methods for dispatching trips to a plurality of autonomous vehicles. For example, a dispatch system may access trip result data describing a plurality of trips executed by a set of autonomous vehicles of a first vehicle type. The dispatch system may determine a first routing constraint for autonomous vehicles of the first vehicle type using the trip result data and select an autonomous vehicle to execute a first new trip using the first routing constraint. The dispatch system may send a request to execute the first new trip to the selected autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Voznesensky, Brent Goldman, Mark Yen
  • Publication number: 20200166361
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to routing autonomous vehicles. A processor unit accesses first routing graph modification data and second routing graph modification data. The first routing graph modification data based at least in part on first vehicle capability data describing a first type of autonomous vehicle and the second routing graph modification data based at least in part on second vehicle capability data describing a second type of autonomous vehicle. The processor unit accesses routing graph data describing a plurality of graph elements and generates a first route for a first autonomous vehicle of the first type based at least in part on the first routing graph modification data and the routing graph data. The processor unit also generates a second route for a second autonomous vehicle of the second type based at least in part on the second routing graph modification data and the routing graph data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Voznesensky, Adam Panzica, Brent Goldman, Bryan John Nagy, Mark Yen, Adrian Rechy Romero
  • Publication number: 20190325546
    Abstract: A network computing system can coordinate an on-demand transport service utilized by internal autonomous vehicles (AVs), third-party AVs, and human-driven vehicles. The system can receive transport requests from requesting users, where each transport request can indicate a pick-up location and a destination. The system can determine a plurality of candidate transport providers to service the respective transport request, in which the plurality of candidate transport providers can comprise at least one third-party AV. The system can determine a capability of the at least one third-party AV in servicing the respective transport request, and, based at least in part on the capability of the at least one third-party AV, select a transport provider from the plurality of transport providers to service the transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Leigh Hagestad, Brent Goldman, Mark Yen, Michael Voznesensky
  • Publication number: 20190318277
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a first vehicle service assignment for an autonomous vehicle. The first vehicle service assignment can be associated with a first service entity and indicative of a first vehicle service. The computing system can determine that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform a second vehicle service concurrently with the first vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a second vehicle service assignment for the autonomous vehicle. The second vehicle service assignment can be associated with a second service entity that is different than the first service entity and is indicative of the second vehicle service. The computing system can cause the autonomous vehicle to concurrently perform the first vehicle service with the second vehicle service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190317526
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a plurality of plurality of service entities. The computing system can determine a first service entity of the plurality of service entities for which an autonomous vehicle is to perform a first vehicle service. The computing system can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform the first vehicle service for the first service entity. In some implementations, this indication can be done while the autonomous vehicle is already providing a vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a vehicle service assignment associated with the first service entity and cause the vehicle to travel accordingly. In some implementations, the computing system can select a vehicle service assignment from among a plurality of different vehicle service assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190317525
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a plurality of plurality of service entities. The computing system can determine a first service entity of the plurality of service entities for which an autonomous vehicle is to perform a first vehicle service. The computing system can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform the first vehicle service for the first service entity. In some implementations, this indication can be done while the autonomous vehicle is already providing a vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a vehicle service assignment associated with the first service entity and cause the vehicle to travel accordingly. In some implementations, the computing system can select a vehicle service assignment from among a plurality of different vehicle service assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190317524
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an autonomous vehicle and the service selection for an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system can obtain data indicative of a plurality of plurality of service entities. The computing system can determine a first service entity of the plurality of service entities for which an autonomous vehicle is to perform a first vehicle service. The computing system can indicate that the autonomous vehicle is available to perform the first vehicle service for the first service entity. In some implementations, this indication can be done while the autonomous vehicle is already providing a vehicle service. The computing system can obtain data indicative of a vehicle service assignment associated with the first service entity and cause the vehicle to travel accordingly. In some implementations, the computing system can select a vehicle service assignment from among a plurality of different vehicle service assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Brent Goldman, Leigh Gray Hagestad, Matthew James Way
  • Publication number: 20190219408
    Abstract: A travel coordination system provides suggestions to providers for where they should go to reduce the wait time between trips. A geographic region is broken down into zones and a score is generated for each zone. A zone score can be generated by determining the estimated wait time for the zone and generating a model for the wait time. A zone score can also be generated using a model for the wait time using factors that likely contribute to the wait time. The zone score for each zone is displayed to the provider on a road map of the geographic region along with the boundaries of each of the zones and the provider's position within the region. The travel coordination system also suggests driving routes. The travel coordination system selects a target zone and generates candidate routes to the zone. A route is selected based on route scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Eoin O'Mahony, John Mark Nickels, Brent Goldman, Jeff Holden
  • Patent number: 10281290
    Abstract: A travel coordination system provides suggestions to providers for where they should go to reduce the wait time between trips. A geographic region is broken down into zones and a score is generated for each zone. A zone score can be generated by determining the estimated wait time for the zone and generating a model for the wait time. A zone score can also be generated using a model for the wait time using factors that likely contribute to the wait time. The zone score for each zone is displayed to the provider on a road map of the geographic region along with the boundaries of each of the zones and the provider's position within the region. The travel coordination system also suggests driving routes. The travel coordination system selects a target zone and generates candidate routes to the zone. A route is selected based on route scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eoin O'Mahony, John Mark Nickels, Brent Goldman, Jeff Holden
  • Publication number: 20170363435
    Abstract: A travel coordination system provides suggestions to providers for where they should go to reduce the wait time between trips. A geographic region is broken down into zones and a score is generated for each zone. A zone score can be generated by determining the estimated wait time for the zone and generating a model for the wait time. A zone score can also be generated using a model for the wait time using factors that likely contribute to the wait time. The zone score for each zone is displayed to the provider on a road map of the geographic region along with the boundaries of each of the zones and the provider's position within the region. The travel coordination system also suggests driving routes. The travel coordination system selects a target zone and generates candidate routes to the zone. A route is selected based on route scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Eoin O'Mahony, John Mark Nickels, Brent Goldman, Jeff Holden
  • Patent number: 9778057
    Abstract: A travel coordination system provides suggestions to providers for where they should go to reduce the wait time between trips. A geographic region is broken down into zones and a score is generated for each zone. A zone score can be generated by determining the estimated wait time for the zone and generating a model for the wait time. A zone score can also be generated using a model for the wait time using factors that likely contribute to the wait time. The zone score for each zone is displayed to the provider on a road map of the geographic region along with the boundaries of each of the zones and the provider's position within the region. The travel coordination system also suggests driving routes. The travel coordination system selects a target zone and generates candidate routes to the zone. A route is selected based on route scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eoin O'Mahony, John Mark Nickels, Brent Goldman, Jeff Holden
  • Publication number: 20170227370
    Abstract: A travel coordination system provides information to providers to reduce the wait time between trips. A region is partitioned into zones and generates a score for each zone. A zone score can be generated by estimating the wait time for the zone, which may be determined by a model for the wait time. The model for the wait time may use factors that contribute to the wait time, such as the number of providers in a zone and the trip request rate. The zone score for each zone is displayed to the provider on a road map of the geographic region. The travel coordination system also provides routes that use zone scoring to reduce the wait time for receiving an assignment request during travel to the destination. The travel coordination system identifies a destination and generates candidate routes to the destination. A route is selected based on route scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Eoin O'Mahony, Brent Goldman, John Mark Nickels, Laszlo Korsos, Chris Wilkins, Dawn Woodard, Jeff Holden