Backend communications system for a fleet of autonomous vehicles
US10050760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A backend communications system can manage communications, using transmission control protocol (TCP), between a fleet of AVs in a given region and a backend system that manages transportation for the fleet of AVs. For each of the fleet of AVs, the backend communications system can select a designated one of a plurality of communication channels to transmit and receive transmission acknowledgments (ACKs). The backend communications system can transmit data packets to the fleet of AVs using any number of communication channels and receive ACKs from each of the fleet of AVs over the designated communication channel.
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