IP Library Granted Patent US 11,558,483
Granted Patent B2
US 11,558,483 · App. 17/741,941 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Value-based data transmission in an autonomous vehicle

Inventors: John Hayes (Mountain View, CA); Volkmar Uhlig (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
H04L67/56G06F16/2272G07C5/008G07C5/08G07C5/0841H04L45/24H04L67/12H04L67/2895
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Patent No.
US 11,558,483
App. No.
17/741,941
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Value-based data transmission in an autonomous vehicle, comprising: acquiring sensor data from a plurality of sensors of the autonomous vehicle, the sensor data comprising a plurality of portions; determining, for each portion of the sensor data, a value based on one or more objects identified in the sensor data; determining, based on the values for the sensor data, an upload policy; and transmitting, based on the upload policy, one or more portions of the sensor data to a server.

Claims (32)

1. A method for value-based data transmission in an autonomous vehicle, comprising:

acquiring sensor data from a plurality of sensors of the autonomous vehicle, the sensor data comprising a plurality of portions;

determining, for each portion of the sensor data, a value based on one or more objects identified in the sensor data;

determining, based on the values for the sensor data, an upload policy; and

transmitting, based on the upload policy, one or more portions of the sensor data to a server.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is further based on one or more events associated with the sensor data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is further based on contextual metadata.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is based on one or more rules.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is based on one or more models.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more portions of the sensor data to the server comprises:

transmitting a first one or more portions over a first network connection; and

transmitting a second one or more portions of the sensor data over a second network connection.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more portions of the sensor data to the server comprises determining a transmission order of the one or more portions of the sensor data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the one or more portions of the sensor data to the server comprises determining a transmission order of the one or more portions of the sensor data.

9. An apparatus for value-based data transmission in an autonomous vehicle, the apparatus configured to perform steps comprising:

acquiring sensor data from a plurality of sensors of the autonomous vehicle, the sensor data comprising a plurality of portions;

determining, for each portion of the sensor data, a value based on one or more objects identified in the sensor data;

determining, based on the values for the sensor data, an upload policy; and

transmitting, based on the upload policy, one or more portions of the sensor data to a server.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is further based on one or more events associated with the sensor data.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is further based on contextual metadata.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is based on one or more rules.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is based on one or more models.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein transmitting the one or more portions of the sensor data to the server comprises:

transmitting a first one or more portions over a first network connection; and

transmitting a second one or more portions of the sensor data over a second network connection.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein transmitting the one or more portions of the sensor data to the server comprises determining a transmission order of the one or more portions of the sensor data.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein transmitting the one or more portions of the sensor data to the server comprises determining a transmission order of the one or more portions of the sensor data.

17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions for value-based data transmission in an autonomous vehicle that, when executed, cause a computer system to carry out the steps of: acquiring sensor data from a plurality of sensors of the autonomous vehicle, the sensor data comprising a plurality of portions; determining, for each portion of the sensor data, a value based on one or more objects identified in the sensor data; determining, based on the values for the sensor data, an upload policy; and transmitting, based on the upload policy, one or more portions of the sensor data to a server.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is further based on one or more events associated with the sensor data.

19. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is further based on contextual metadata.

20. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein determining, for each portion of the sensor data, the value is based on one or more rules.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: GHOST AUTONOMY, INC.
To: APPLIED INTUITION, INC.
Reel/Frame 068982/0647 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: GHOST LOCOMOTION INC.
To: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.
Reel/Frame 061118/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2022
From: HAYES, JOHN; UHLIG, VOLKMAR
To: GHOST LOCOMOTION INC.
Reel/Frame 059893/0883 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17342952 · Jun 9, 2021
Continuation 16926719 · Jul 12, 2020
Provisional Application 62872903 · Jul 11, 2019
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