US 12,277,558 B2
Subscription-based activation of ads features
Thomas Luvö, Stenkullen (SE)
Assigned to Zenseact AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Zenseact AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,188.
Claims priority of application No. 21201973 (EP), filed on Oct. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0110969 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); B60W 50/06 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 20/389 (2013.01) [B60W 50/06 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); G06Q 20/223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a distributed subscription-handling system for supporting subscription-based activation of automated driving system, ADS, features in a vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying at one or more ADS-equipped vehicles connected via a peer-to-peer blockchain network further comprising at least a first service provider node dedicated to an ADS feature provider, data indicative of one or more subscription options comprising indication of various ADS feature sets available for activation and indication of respective corresponding required ADS-related vehicle configuration, defined in at least a first blockchain-stored smart contract deployed by the at least first service provider node;
generating at a first vehicle of the one or more vehicles, based on selecting one of the subscription options, a subscription request transaction to be sent to the smart contract in which the selected subscription option is defined, the subscription request transaction comprising data indicative of the selected subscription option, and at least one of further vehicle identity and status of ADS-related vehicle configuration, of the first vehicle;
adding with support from the selection-related smart contract the subscription request transaction to a blockchain of the network, when consensus of the subscription request transaction is reached on the network; and
enabling at the first vehicle, based on identifying that the blockchain has been updated with the subscription request transaction, activation of at least a first ADS feature corresponding to the ADS feature set of the selected subscription option.