PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16417604
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-05
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["701", "023000"]

Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a system and method for determining vehicle operator preparedness for vehicles that support both autonomous operation and manual operation. The system includes sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to vehicles and their operation. During autonomous vehicle operation, the system gauges the level of responsiveness of an individual vehicle operator through challenges and corresponding responses. Based on the level of responsiveness, a preparedness metric is determined for each vehicle operator individually.

Claim (Index 1):
A system configured to determine vehicle operator preparedness for vehicle operators of vehicles that support both autonomous operation and manual operation, the system configured to couple with a first vehicle, wherein the vehicle operators include a first vehicle operator for the first vehicle, the system comprising:\n one or more processors configured to:\n operate the first vehicle autonomously, wherein continued autonomous operation of the first vehicle requires the first vehicle operator to exhibit preparedness to assume control of the first vehicle; \n present challenges to the first vehicle operator to gauge a level of responsiveness of the first vehicle operator; \n detect responses by the first vehicle operator to the challenges; \n determine a preparedness metric value that reflects preparedness of the first vehicle operator to assume control of the first vehicle, wherein determination of the preparedness metric value is based on the responses; \n perform a comparison of the preparedness metric value with a preparedness threshold level; \n determine whether the preparedness metric value reflects an insufficient level of preparedness by the vehicle operator to assume control of the vehicle, wherein the determination is based on the comparison; and \n responsive to the determination that the preparedness metric value reflects an insufficient level of preparedness by the vehicle operator to assume control of the vehicle, modify vehicle operation of the first vehicle.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.59615
- Patent Class: 701.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16160451', '15879927', '15341737', '15606760', '15782140']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4952521378184673
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5356465214559663
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4992915761822172
- Mean Citation Score: 357.614864
- Max Citation Score: 384.6502
- Similarity Product: 380.7644736764788

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test