IP Library Granted Patent US 11,227,490
Granted Patent B2
US 11,227,490 · App. 16/443,936 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Identifying changes in the condition of a transport

Inventors: Neil Dutta (Addison, TX); Anil Nagpal (Plano, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,227,490
App. No.
16/443,936
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation may include one or more of identifying a new condition of a transport during a transport event based on sensor data, retrieving a transport condition profile, comparing the new condition to an initial condition of the transport, stored prior to the transport event, in the transport condition profile, and determining the transport is damaged based on the comparing.

Claims (75)

1. A system, comprising:

a transport associated with at least one sensor; and

a server communicably coupled to at least one sensor wherein the server:

identifies a new condition of the transport at the time of a transport event based on data from the at least one sensor;

compares the new condition to an initial condition of the transport, stored, in a retrieved transport condition profile; and

determines the transport is damaged based on the compare;

wherein an interior body sensor has indicated a potential damage to an interior transport body of the transport is identified;

wherein a potential damage indicator in a temporary transport profile is stored;

wherein the temporary transport profile to the transport condition profile is compared; and

whether any damage to the interior transport body has been damaged based on the comparison is determined.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to:

identify an exterior body sensor has indicated a potential damage to an exterior transport body of the transport;

store a potential damage indicator in a temporary transport profile;

compare the temporary transport profile to the transport condition profile; and

determine whether any damage to the exterior transport body has been damaged based on the comparison.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the server is configured to:

determine whether the exterior transport body has exceeded a threshold depression value; and

determine the transport is damaged when the threshold depression value is exceeded.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to:

update the transportation condition profile with the new condition;

determine whether to deduct a rating score of a user profile associated with the transport event based on the new condition; and

automatically create a user review comprising the deducted rating score based on the new condition.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to:

responsive to the identify of the transport event, retrieve a smart contract from a distributed ledger; and

identify, from the smart contract, one or more sensors required to collect sensor data at the time of the transport event, and one or more thresholds used to identify whether the transport is damaged.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the server is configured to:

create a blockchain transaction to identify whether the transport is damaged at the time of the transport event based on a comparison of detected transport conditions to the one or more thresholds.

7. A method, comprising:

identifying a new condition of a transport during a transport event based on sensor data;

comparing the new condition to an initial condition of the transport, stored prior to the transport event, in a retrieved transport condition profile; and

determining the transport is damaged based on the comparing;

wherein an interior body sensor has indicated a potential damage to an interior transport body of the transport is identified;

wherein a potential damage indicator in a temporary transport profile is stored;

wherein the temporary transport profile to the transport condition profile is compared; and

wherein whether any damage to the interior transport body has been damaged based on the comparison is determined.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

identifying an exterior body sensor has indicated a potential damage to an exterior transport body of the transport;

storing a potential damage indicator in a temporary transport profile;

comparing the temporary transport profile to the transport condition profile; and

determining whether any damage to the exterior transport body has been damaged based on the comparison.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining whether the exterior transport body has exceeded a threshold depression value; and

determining the transport is damaged when the threshold depression value is exceeded.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

updating the transportation condition profile with the new condition;

determining whether to deduct a rating score of a user profile associated with the transport event based on the new condition; and

automatically creating a user review comprising the deducted rating score based on the new condition.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

responsive to identifying the transport event, retrieving a smart contract from a distributed ledger; and

identifying, from the smart contract, one or more sensors required to collect sensor data during the transport event, and one or more thresholds used to identify whether the transport is damaged.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

creating a blockchain transaction identifying whether the transport is damaged during the transport event based on a comparison of detected transport conditions to the one or more thresholds.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

identifying a new condition of a transport during a transport event based on sensor data;

comparing the new condition to an initial condition of the transport, stored prior to the transport event, in a retrieved transport condition profile; and

determining the transport is damaged based on the comparing;

wherein an interior body sensor has indicated a potential damage to an interior transport body of the transport is identified;

wherein a potential damage indicator in a temporary transport profile is stored;

wherein the temporary transport profile to the transport condition profile is compared; and

wherein whether any damage to the interior transport body has been damaged based on the comparison is determined.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying an exterior body sensor has indicated a potential damage to an exterior transport body of the transport;

storing a potential damage indicator in a temporary transport profile;

comparing the temporary transport profile to the transport condition profile; and

determining whether any damage to the exterior transport body has been damaged based on the comparison.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining whether the exterior transport body has exceeded a threshold depression value; and

determining the transport is damaged when the threshold depression value is exceeded.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising:

updating the transportation condition profile with the new condition;

determining whether to deduct a rating score of a user profile associated with the transport event based on the new condition; and

automatically creating a user review comprising the deducted rating score based on the new condition.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising:

responsive to identifying the transport event, retrieving a smart contract from a distributed ledger; and

identifying, from the smart contract, one or more sensors required to collect sensor data during the transport event, and one or more thresholds used to identify whether the transport is damaged.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2019
From: DUTTA, NEIL; NAGPAL, ANIL
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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