IP Library Granted Patent US 12,494,096
Granted Patent B2
US 12,494,096 · App. 17/573,334 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Vehicle driving authority transfer method and apparatus

Inventors: Hang Liu (Beijing, CN); Mingchao Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
G07C5/0816B60W30/08B60W30/18109B60W60/001B62D15/021G07C5/006G07C5/0808
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Patent No.
US 12,494,096
App. No.
17/573,334
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle driving authority transfer method and apparatus are described for assisted driving and automated driving. The method includes checking a status of a system of a vehicle before a driving authority of the vehicle is transferred. The driving authority of the vehicle is transferred only when the vehicle is at a normal status. Therefore, the status of the system of the vehicle is checked before transferring the driving authority of the intelligent vehicle, thereby avoiding a liability dispute arising from a traffic accident caused by abnormality of the status of the system of the vehicle, especially by abnormality of a braking system and/or a steering system closely related to vehicle operability/manipulability, after the driving authority of the vehicle is transferred.

Claims (124)

1 . A vehicle driving authority transfer method, for a vehicle, carried out by a communication device physically detached with respect to the vehicle, the method comprising:

obtaining first information indicating a physical status of the vehicle based on a current status of at least one system of the vehicle taken from the group consisting of:

a braking system status, and

a steering system status; and

initiating, in accordance with the first information indicating the current status of the at least one system of the vehicle being normal, transfer of a driving authority of the vehicle,

wherein the initiating transfer of a driving authority of the vehicle comprises:

sending, to a terminal device, a fourth request message requesting transfer of the driving authority of the vehicle; and

receiving, from the terminal device in response to the fourth request message, a response message acknowledging the transfer of the driving authority of the vehicle.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device is a parking lot subsystem, and the method further comprises:

sending a first request message to the vehicle requesting the vehicle to check status of the vehicle system, and the first request message comprises identification information of the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the sending a first request message to a vehicle comprises:

sending the first request message to the vehicle by using a vehicle background and/or a parking lot subsystem background,

wherein the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle, and the parking lot background is a background server corresponding to the parking lot subsystem.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device is a parking lot subsystem, and the method further comprises:

obtaining a restricted driving authority of the vehicle referring to a driving authority in a specified duration and/or a specified area;

sending a second request message to the vehicle requesting to perform a braking operation and/or a steering operation on the vehicle, and the second request message comprises identification information of the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle that is generated based on results or a result of the braking operation and/or the steering operation of the vehicle; or generating the first information based on detected results or a detected result of the braking operation and/or the steering operation of the vehicle.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device is a parking lot subsystem background, and the method further comprises:

sending a first request message to the vehicle by using a vehicle background, wherein the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle by using the vehicle background.

6 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining an operation key; and

sending the operation key to the vehicle, wherein the operation key is used to perform authentication on the driving authority of the parking lot subsystem on the vehicle.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device is the vehicle, and wherein the obtaining first information comprises:

checking the status of the system of the vehicle, and

generating the first information.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving indication information from a vehicle background instructing to check the status of the system of the vehicle, and the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device is the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

performing a braking operation and/or a steering operation, and generating the first information based on results or a result of the braking operation and/or the steering operation.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a third request message from a parking lot subsystem requesting to perform the braking operation and/or a steering operation on the vehicle, and the third request message comprises identification information of the vehicle.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device is a vehicle background, and the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle.

12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the fourth request message comprises an identification information of the vehicle.

13 . A vehicle driving authority transfer apparatus comprising a communication device physically detached with respect to a vehicle, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the vehicle driving authority transfer apparatus to carry out a method comprising:

obtaining first information indicating a physical status of the vehicle based on a current status of at least one system of the vehicle taken from the group consisting of:

a braking system status, and

a steering system status; and

initiating, in accordance with the first information indicating the current status of the at least one system of the vehicle being normal, transfer of a driving authority of the vehicle,

wherein the initiating transfer of a driving authority of the vehicle comprises:

sending, to a terminal device, a fourth request message requesting transfer of the driving authority of the vehicle; and

receiving, from the terminal device in response to the fourth request message, a response message acknowledging the transfer of the driving authority of the vehicle.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is a parking lot subsystem; and the method further comprises:

sending a first request message to the vehicle requesting the vehicle to check status of the vehicle system, and the first request message comprises identification information of the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the sending a first request message to a vehicle comprises:

sending the first request message to the vehicle by using a vehicle background and/or a parking lot subsystem background,

wherein the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle, and the parking lot background is a background server corresponding to the parking lot subsystem.

16 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is a parking lot subsystem, and the method further comprises:

obtaining a restricted driving authority of the vehicle referring to a driving authority in a specified duration and/or a specified area;

sending a second request message to the vehicle requesting to perform a braking operation and/or a steering operation on the vehicle, and the second request message comprises identification information of the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle that is generated based on results or a result of the braking operation and/or the steering operation of the vehicle; or generating the first information based on detected results or a detected result of the braking operation and/or the steering operation of the vehicle.

17 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is a parking lot subsystem background, and the method further comprises:

sending a first request message to the vehicle by using a vehicle background, wherein the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle; and

the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle by using the vehicle background.

18 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining an operation key; and

sending the operation key to the vehicle, wherein the operation key is used to perform authentication on the driving authority of the parking lot subsystem on the vehicle.

19 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is the vehicle; and wherein the obtaining first information comprises:

checking the status of the system of the vehicle, and

generating the first information.

20 . The apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the receiving indication information from a vehicle background instructing to check the status of the system of the vehicle, and the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle.

21 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is the vehicle; and wherein the obtaining first information comprises:

performing a braking operation and/or a steering operation, and generating the first information based on results or a result of the braking operation and/or the steering operation.

22 . The apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a third request message from a parking lot subsystem requesting to perform the braking operation and/or a steering operation on the vehicle, and the third request message comprises identification information of the vehicle.

23 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is a vehicle background, and the vehicle background is a background server corresponding to the vehicle; and the obtaining first information comprises:

receiving the first information from the vehicle.

24 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the fourth request message comprises the identification information of the vehicle.

25 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a processor of a communication device physically detached with respect to a vehicle, facilitate carrying out a vehicle driving authority transfer method including:

obtaining first information indicating a physical status of the vehicle based on a current status of at least one system of the vehicle taken from the group consisting of:

a braking system status, and

a steering system status; and

initiating, in accordance with the first information indicating the current status of the at least one system of the vehicle being normal, transfer of a driving authority of the vehicle,

wherein the initiating transfer of a driving authority of the vehicle comprises:

sending, to a terminal device, a fourth request message requesting transfer of the driving authority of the vehicle; and

receiving, from the terminal device in response to the fourth request message, a response message acknowledging the transfer of the driving authority of the vehicle.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the first information indicating a physical status of the vehicle is taken from the group consisting of:

the braking system status, wherein the first information comprises a braking system physical status indication including at least one of:

a normal state of the braking system,

an abnormal state of the braking system,

loss of longitudinal motion control, and

heavy braking; and

the steering system status, wherein the first information comprises a steering system physical status indication including at least one of:

a normal state of the steering system,

an abnormal state of the steering system,

loss of lateral movement control, and

heavy steering.

27 . The vehicle driving authority transfer method of claim 1 , wherein the first information indicating a physical status of the vehicle is taken from the group consisting of:

the braking system status, wherein the first information comprises a braking system physical status indication including at least one of:

a normal state of the braking system,

an abnormal state of the braking system,

loss of longitudinal motion control, and

heavy braking; and

the steering system status, wherein the first information comprises a steering system physical status indication including at least one of:

a normal state of the steering system,

an abnormal state of the steering system,

loss of lateral movement control, and

heavy steering.

28 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first information indicating a physical status of the vehicle is taken from the group consisting of:

the braking system status, wherein the first information comprises a braking system physical status indication including at least one of:

a normal state of the braking system,

an abnormal state of the braking system,

loss of longitudinal motion control, and

heavy braking; and

the steering system status, wherein the first information comprises a steering system physical status indication including at least one of:

a normal state of the steering system,

an abnormal state of the steering system,

loss of lateral movement control, and

heavy steering.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 1, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075316/0074 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2025
From: LIU, HANG; LI, MINGCHAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070183/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069335/0897 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910625024.9 · Jul 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020094745 · Jun 5, 2020
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