Self-service repair for autonomous vehicles

US11417153B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC · US

Inventors

• Robert M. Andres · Troy, US
• Amit Kapoor · San Francisco, US
• Dennis Ziesmer · Clarkston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 13, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/40
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of notifying an owner of a fault associated with a vehicle system of a vehicle. The method includes receiving, at a computing processor, one or more fault messages from a vehicle system of the vehicle. Each fault message includes a fault source identifying the vehicle system, a fault time identifying a time of the fault, and a fault description. The method also includes determining, by the computing processor, a fault value associated with the received one or more fault messages. The fault value indicative of a period of time or a number of events from an initial received fault message. The method also includes transmitting, from the computing processor to a third party in communication with the computing processor, the fault value. The method also includes receiving, from the third party, a service notification, and displaying, on a display in communication with the computing processor, the service notification.