Patent SG-11201804158W-A (SG)
Title: Optimizing communication for automated vehicles
Inventor: ROSS WILLIAM
IPC: H04W84/00
Filed: 2016-12-08
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau irst0) (43) International Publication Date ..... ..sr ,„,„. 15 June 2017(15.06.2017) WIPO I PCT ID Hit (10) WO 1111111111111111111111IIII International II III 2017/100473 IIIII Publication 1111111111111111 Number Al IIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: MAHAMEDI, Zurvan; Mahamedi IP Law LLP, H04W 48/20 (2009.01) H04W 8/02 (2009.01) 1901 S. Bascom GOSD 1/00 (2006.01) H04W 84/00 (2009.01) 95008 (US). GOSD 1/02 (2006.01) (81) Designated States (21) International Application Number: kind of national PCT/US2016/065656 AO, AT, AU, BZ, CA, CH, (22) International Filing Date: DO, DZ, EC, 8 December 2016 (08.12.2016) HN, HR, HU, (25) Filing Language: English KP, KR, KW, MD, ME, MG, (26) Publication Language: English NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: RU, RW, SA, 14/962,847 8 December 2015 (08.12.2015) US TH, TJ, TM, 14/962,876 8 December 2015 (08.12.2015) US ZA, ZM, ZW. 14/962,918 8 December 2015 (08.12.2015) US (84) Designated States 14/962,974 8 December 2015 (08.12.2015) US kind of regional 14/963,007 8 December 2015 (08.12.2015) US GM, KE, LR, 14/963,038 8 December 2015 (08.12.2015) US TZ, UG, ZM, (71) Applicant: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [US/US]; TJ, TM), European DK, EE, ES, Ave., Suite 600, Campbell, California (unless otherwise indicated, for every protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (unless otherwise indicated, for every protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, 1455 Market St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103 LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, (72) Inventors: ROSS, William; 1455 Market St., 4th Floor, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). San Francisco, California 94103 (US). AITKEN, Michael; Published: 1455 Market St., 4th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103 (US). — international with 21(3)) search report (Art [Continued on next page] (54) Title: OPTIMIZING COMMUNICATION FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLES Pick Up User Backend System 300 Device Devises Mapping 387 385 rce Resource Interface S Desig aced 340 315 Confirm tans Map Call Pickup 386 NR Maps 332 Locations Database Correlations 334 361 33D baffle 317 ETA ' i Pick Up ~ - -Historical Data \"\" Data p Data Inputted Ma Data Requests 371 , Nest nations 387 335 341 343 ./ w 319 Data Calls 362 '\"\" - - - -is r - - IP En Ine ' Endpoints 360 350 1 Route 353 Options t AV I t Updates = Comm 367 I , 369 Transport Locations Network~e `\" Requirement Commandsi 373 _ 375 AV Prediction Comm 351 rat 336 Locations Network 373 Comm 320 Connection Optimal gp3 Il . 4 t Transport Station Data Schedule Route 333 364 363 Commands 354 Optimized Commands Route Data 363 hTracking .' it n 351 and Updating System 310 Comma e command 365 C::, AVs --- l a° 0 FIG. 3 AV1 AV2 s . . AVN 1-1 —..„ It - -- 1-1 (57) : A backend system for a fleet of autonomous vehicles (AVs) for a given region can store a spectrum heat map indicat - 0 ing network coverage strength for a plurality of network types sourced at base stations located throughout the given region. The \" backend system can dynamically receive network quality data from the plurality of AVs traveling throughout the given region, and 0 dynamically update the spectrum heat map based on the received network quality data. WO 2017/100473 Al 11111111111111011101111011E10111011111111111111111111111111111111M011110111111 — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and amendments to be (Rule republished 48.2(h)) in the event of receipt of