Multi-vehicle sensor sharing
First Claim
1. A method of a vehicle obtaining sensor data originating at one or more other vehicles, the method comprising:
- receiving input from an operator or system within the vehicle;
generating a request for the sensor data based on the input, wherein the request specifies one or more parameters and the one or more parameters include a location at which the sensor data is obtained using one or more sensors at the one or more other vehicles;
sending the request for the sensor data;
receiving the sensor data; and
processing the sensor data, wherein the processing the sensor data includes providing the sensor data to the operator or the system within the vehicle based on the input.
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Abstract
A method of a vehicle obtaining sensor data originating at one or more of other vehicles includes receiving input from an operator or system within the vehicle, and generating a request for the sensor data based on the input. The request specifies one or more parameters and the one or more parameters include a location at which the sensor data is obtained. The method also includes sending the request for the sensor data, receiving the sensor data, and processing the sensor data. The processing includes providing the sensor data to the operator or the system within the vehicle based on the input. A central server includes an interface to receive sensor data and parameters from one or more vehicles according to vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication. A processor generates a digital map from the sensor data. The digital map includes a layer for each type of the sensor data.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of a vehicle obtaining sensor data originating at one or more other vehicles, the method comprising:
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receiving input from an operator or system within the vehicle; generating a request for the sensor data based on the input, wherein the request specifies one or more parameters and the one or more parameters include a location at which the sensor data is obtained using one or more sensors at the one or more other vehicles; sending the request for the sensor data; receiving the sensor data; and processing the sensor data, wherein the processing the sensor data includes providing the sensor data to the operator or the system within the vehicle based on the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system in a vehicle to obtain sensor data originating at other vehicles, the system comprising:
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an interface configured to receive an input from an operator or system within the vehicle requesting the sensor data, receive sensor data based on a request for the sensor data, and provide the sensor data to the operator or the system; and a processor configured to generate the request for the sensor data based on the input, wherein the request specifies one or more parameters and the one or more parameters include a location at which the sensor data is obtained and the sensor data is obtained using one or more sensors at the other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A central server, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive sensor data and one or more associated parameters from one or more vehicles according to vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication, wherein the one or more associated parameters include a time stamp and location; a processor configured to generate a digital map from the sensor data, the digital map including a layer for each type of the sensor data, wherein one of the layers of the sensor data includes camera images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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