Method for dynamically querying a remote operator for assistance
US10663977B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/042
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One variation of a method for dynamically querying a remote operator for assistance includes, at an autonomous vehicle: autonomously navigating along a roadway; at locations along the roadway, testing performance of a set of wireless networks; in response to degradation of the set of wireless networks, decreasing a sensitivity threshold for triggering remote operator events at the autonomous vehicle; in response to a condition at the autonomous vehicle exceeding the sensitivity threshold at a particular location along the roadway, triggering a remote operator event; during the remote operator event, transmitting sensor data to a remote computer system via a subset of wireless networks, in the set of wireless networks, based on performance of the set of wireless networks proximal the particular location; and executing a navigational command received from a remote operator via a wireless network in the set of wireless networks.
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