US 12,214,794 B2
Remote vehicle operator assignment system
James D. Brooks, Schenectady, NY (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,826.
Application 17/807,826 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/046,493, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,397,432.
Application 16/046,493 is a continuation of application No. 15/460,431, filed on Mar. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,705,519, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 16/046,493 is a continuation of application No. 15/402,797, filed on Jan. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,279,825, issued on May 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/327,101, filed on Apr. 25, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0054373 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/06 (2013.01) [B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 50/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06311 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); B60W 2554/406 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining time-variable risk profiles for plural separate vehicle systems that are remotely controlled by operators that are located off-board the separate vehicle systems, the time-variable risk profiles representing one or more risks to travel of the separate vehicle systems during trips of the separate vehicle systems that change with respect to time during the trips of the separate vehicle systems;
controlling the vehicle systems to change at least one of throttle setting, speed, brake setting based on the time-variable risk profiles; and
assigning the operators to remotely monitor or control the separate vehicle systems during the trips based on the time-variable risk profiles, wherein the operator assigned to one or more of the separate vehicle systems changes with respect to time during the trip of the one or more separate vehicle systems while the one or more separate vehicle systems is moving along one or more routes during the trip.