IP Library Granted Patent US 12,094,255
Granted Patent B2
US 12,094,255 · App. 18/362,334 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair

Inventors: Nan Wu (Beijing, CN); He Zheng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing Tusen Zhitu Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,094,255
App. No.
18/362,334
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair. The method includes: obtaining, by a vehicle controller, vehicle self-inspection data, and controlling a vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position when determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data; sending, by the vehicle controller, vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus; and determining, by the inspection and repair apparatus, a corresponding repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information, and sending the repair advice to the vehicle controller.

Claims (40)

1. A method of vehicle repair implemented by a vehicle controller of a vehicle, comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle self-inspection system of the vehicle, monitoring data periodically, wherein the monitoring data includes vehicle self-inspection data;

controlling the vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position in response to determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data;

obtaining, from an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle, vehicle diagnostic information in response to determining that the vehicle is at the inspection and repair position;

sending the vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus arranged at the inspection and repair position so that the inspection and repair apparatus determines a corresponding repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information; and

receiving, from the inspection and repair apparatus, the repair advice.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repair advice corresponding to the vehicle diagnostic information is from pre-stored relationships between multiple vehicle diagnostic information and corresponding multiple repair advice.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inspection and repair position is closest to a current position of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a type of repair indicated in the repair advice causes the vehicle to be driven to another location.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the type of repair indicated in the repair advice includes a minor repair or an overhaul needed in a repair shop.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, from the on-board diagnostic system, the vehicle diagnostic information is performed using a controller area network (CAN) bus.

7. A vehicle controller, comprising:

a processor configured to:

receive, from a vehicle self-inspection system of a vehicle, monitoring data periodically, wherein the monitoring data includes vehicle self-inspection data;

control the vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position in response to determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data;

obtain, from an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle, vehicle diagnostic information in response to determining that the vehicle is at the inspection and repair position;

send the vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus arranged at the inspection and repair position so that the inspection and repair apparatus determines a corresponding repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information; and

receive, from the inspection and repair apparatus, the repair advice.

8. The vehicle controller of claim 7 , wherein the repair advice indicates that no repair is needed.

9. The vehicle controller of claim 7 , wherein the repair advice indicates to repair the vehicle in a target highway port.

10. The vehicle controller of claim 7 , wherein the repair advice indicates that a minor repair is needed in a repair shop.

11. The vehicle controller of claim 7 , wherein the repair advice indicates that an overhaul is needed in a repair shop.

12. The vehicle controller of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to obtain, from the on-board diagnostic system, the vehicle diagnostic information using a controller area network (CAN) bus.

13. The vehicle controller of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

query, through an electronic map, a repair shop in response to receiving the repair advice indicating that a repair is needed; and

controlling the vehicle to drive to the repair shop.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle self-inspection system of a vehicle, monitoring data periodically, wherein the monitoring data includes vehicle self-inspection data;

controlling the vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position in response to determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data;

obtaining, from an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle, vehicle diagnostic information in response to determining that the vehicle is at the inspection and repair position;

sending the vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus arranged at the inspection and repair position so that the inspection and repair apparatus determines a corresponding repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information; and

receiving, from the inspection and repair apparatus, the repair advice.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the repair advice corresponding to the vehicle diagnostic information is from pre-stored relationships between multiple vehicle diagnostic information and corresponding multiple repair advice.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the inspection and repair position is closest to a current position of the vehicle.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein a type of repair indicated in the repair advice causes the vehicle to be driven to another location.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the type of repair indicated in the repair advice includes a minor repair or an overhaul needed in a repair shop.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the obtaining, from the on-board diagnostic system, the vehicle diagnostic information is performed using a controller area network (CAN) bus.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer, causes the computer to perform a method further comprising:

querying, through an electronic map, a repair shop in response to receiving the repair advice indicating that a repair is needed; and

controlling the vehicle to drive to the repair shop.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: CREATEAI, INC.
Reel/Frame 073158/0715 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING OCGEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073916/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: WU, NAN
To: TUSIMPLE
Reel/Frame 064820/0397 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: TUSIMPLE
To: TUSIMPLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 064820/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064820/0415 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: ZHENG, HE
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064820/0475 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710602331.6 · Jul 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17548448 · Dec 10, 2021
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