Patent ID: 11884238
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 6:
7. A method comprising:
receiving an input signal from a door interface component of a vehicle;
determining an authentication state of the vehicle, the authentication state indicative of whether a user is authorized to enter the vehicle;
causing an action based at least in part on the input signal and the authentication state, the action comprising:
a first action based at least in part on the authentication state being an authenticated state indicating that the user is authorized to enter the vehicle, or
a second action based at least in part on the authentication state being an unauthenticated state indicating that the user is not authorized to enter the vehicle, the sec and action including outputting one or more options to the user for controlling the vehicle or transmitting an additional signal to a remote computing device;
determining, based at least in part on sensor data from one or more sensors, whether it is safe to open a door of the vehicle; and
outputting, based at least in part on the input signal, at least one of:
a first visual indicator based at least in part on the authentication state being the authenticated state, or
a second visual indicator based at least in part on the authentication state being the unauthenticated state,

wherein the first visual indicator is positioned on or adjacent to the door on a first side of the vehicle and indicates to use, based at least in part on whether it is safe to use the door, one of:
the door or another door on a second side of the vehicle.