US 12,103,479 B2
System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle automation
Yu Fang, Palo Alto, CA (US); Thurston Zhu, San Francisco, CA (US); Andrew Ling, Daly City, CA (US); and Yixiang Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonatus, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Sonatus, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/093,956.
Application 18/093,956 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/833,614, filed on Jun. 6, 2022.
Application 17/833,614 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/195,589, filed on Mar. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,538,287, issued on Dec. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/197,021, filed on Jun. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,531, filed on Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/024,383, filed on May 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/986,444, filed on Mar. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158975 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01)
CPC B60R 16/023 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a vehicle having a network comprising a plurality of end points;
a controller, comprising:
an automation definition circuit structured to interpret a task description;
an automation management circuit structured to provide a task action plan in response to the task description; and
an automation execution circuit structured to provide a task execution command in response to the task action plan;
wherein an end point of the plurality of end points is responsive to the task execution command to implement a task for the vehicle.