US 12,122,398 B2
Monitoring system for autonomous vehicle operation
Lindong Sun, San Diego, CA (US); Liu Liu, Los Altos, CA (US); Xiaoling Han, 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. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/722,110.
Application 17/722,110 is a continuation of application No. 16/245,621, filed on Jan. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,305,782.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/616,363, filed on Jan. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242425 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 50/02 (2012.01); G05B 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/0205 (2013.01) [G05B 23/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0282 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
receive, from an electronic control unit of a vehicle, a test result comprising a result of a self test performed by the electronic control unit;
analyze the received test result to determine a vehicle status, the vehicle status comprising a status indicator and status information to be included in a report;
periodically transmit, to a remote system according to a first time period, a report including the vehicle status, a duration of the first time period being dependent on the vehicle status;
receive, from the remote system, a control command; and
in response to the control command being received, implement the control command.