Patent ID: 9547985
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G08G,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of granting access to an autonomous vehicle comprising: receiving at an configuration server a transport request, sent over a communication network, for a transport of at least one user, at least one item, or a combination thereof to at least one destination, wherein the transport request is based on a service request for the at least one user to perform profession skills, and wherein the service request specifies one or more approved destinations, one or more approved routes, one or more approved stopovers, or a combination thereof where the profession skills associated with the at least one user are to be performed, the configuration server comprising a processor and a memory that stores profile information associated with the at least one user including the profession skills of the at least one user, stores item information associated with the profession skills, and stores the approved destinations where the profession skills are to be performed by the at least one user, wherein the processor: determines the profile information associated with the at least one user, information regarding the at least one item, or a combination thereof; validates the transport request when the at least one destination is among the approved destinations where the profession skills are to be performed by the at least one user; grants the access to an autonomous vehicle for the transport of the at least one user, the at least one item, or a combination thereof to the at least one destination based on the validation; transmits one or more command messages to the autonomous vehicle, at least one device associated with the autonomous vehicle, or a combination thereof, to configure the autonomous vehicle for initiating the transport; and transmits another command message to the autonomous vehicle canceling one or more current navigation instructions of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the one or more current navigation instructions are active prior to the transport request, and wherein the autonomous vehicle cancels the one or more current navigation instructions.