US 12,071,101 B2
Real-time remote control of vehicles with high redundancy
Xiaoling Han, San Diego, CA (US); Charles A. Price, Los Altos, CA (US); Lindong Sun, San Diego, CA (US); Liu Liu, San Diego, CA (US); Yi Wang, San Diego, CA (US); and Ruiliang Zhang, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,519.
Application 17/660,519 is a continuation of application No. 16/243,821, filed on Jan. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,312,334.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/615,377, filed on Jan. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242371 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC B60R 25/30 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0077 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
periodically broadcasting information including a speed of a vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, or a brake status of the vehicle, the information being periodically broadcast to other vehicles within range of the vehicle via a first communication protocol, a second communication protocol, or a third communication protocol;
receiving, at the vehicle, a first command via the first communication protocol and a second command via the second communication protocol;
determining whether the first command differs from the second command; and
in response to determining that the first command differs from the second command,
receiving, at the vehicle, a third command via the third communication protocol,
determining whether the second command and the third command are identical, and
in response to determining that the second command and the third command are identical, executing the third command.