US 12,327,103 B2
Transport sensor data update
Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,310.
Application 17/898,310 is a continuation of application No. 16/805,310, filed on Feb. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,461,087.
Prior Publication US 2022/0413837 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 8/65 (2013.01) [H04L 67/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request for a patch by a server from a transport in response to the transport determining that new sensor data obtained by the transport differs from sensor data previously stored by the transport, wherein the request comprises a difference between the sensor data previously stored on the transport and the new sensor data; and
in response to the receiving the request:
identifying by the server a condition affecting travel of the transport based on the difference,
identifying historical sensor data that matches the new sensor data,
estimating a time when the condition will be cleared based on the historical sensor data,
generating a patch including the difference and the estimated time when the condition will be cleared,
transmitting the patch by the server to the transport and other transports to update sensor data previously stored by the transport and the other transports, wherein the other transports are in proximity to the transport,
receiving the patch at the transport and the other transports, and
downloading the patch on the transport and the other transports to replace the sensor data previously stored with the new sensor data.