PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16188872
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-11
Patent Classification: ["701", "002000"]

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and system for enabling vehicles to closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle can have significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. By directly commanding the engine torque and braking of the following vehicle while controlling the gap between vehicles using a sensor system, and additionally using a communication link between vehicles that allows information about vehicle actions, such as braking events, to be anticipated by the following vehicle, a Semi-Autonomous Vehicular Convoying System that enables vehicles to follow closely together in a safe, efficient and convenient manner may be achieved.

Claim (Index 15):
The system of  claim 14 , wherein the communication link comprises at least a first communication layer and a second communication layer, configured such that:\n the first communication layer is used to communicate information about the second vehicle selected from the group consisting of:\n acceleration information, braking information, convoying system activation, convoying system deactivation, convoying system faults, second vehicle distance from the first vehicle, second vehicle speed relative to the first vehicle, one or more data streams used to control the second vehicle, brake application pressure, brake air supply reservoir pressure, engine torque, engine revolutions per minute (RPM), compression brake application, accelerator pedal position, engine manifold pressure, computed delivered torque, vehicle speed, battery voltage, radar data, lidar data, accelerometer data, and tire pressure; and \n the second communication layer is used to communicate the video.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 80.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.49367
- Patent Class: 701.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: closed
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15817038', '15607316', '16028307', '13542622', '15589124']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5285105818358841
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4992110691879774
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5255806305710934
- Mean Citation Score: 261.370548
- Max Citation Score: 285.4081700000001
- Similarity Product: 218.6886556747312

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test