US 10,950,128 B1 · Systems and methods for assigning parking spots to autonomous vehicles based on factors such as data transfer throughput

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to systems and methods for assigning parking spots to autonomous vehicles based on data transfer throughput and other considerations. In one exemplary method, a server computer receives from a first autonomous vehicle, information regarding a size of a first dataset available for uploading from the first autonomous vehicle into the server computer. The server computer may further receive from a second autonomous vehicle, information regarding a size of a second dataset that the second autonomous vehicle has available for uploading into the server computer. The server computer may then assign parking spots to the two autonomous vehicles based on evaluating various factors such as the size of one or both datasets, characteristics of wireless links for carrying out data transfer in the parking area, characteristics of various access points in the parking area, and priorities associated with the data transfer.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by a computer, from a first computer located in a first autonomous vehicle, an indication of a size of a first dataset available for uploading from the first computer to one or more access points located in a parking area;
and
communicating, by the computer, to the first computer, at least a first set of instructions to park the first autonomous vehicle in one of a first parking spot that is located inside an operating range of a first access point or a second parking spot that is located inside an operating range of a second access point, wherein the first set of instructions is based, at least in part, on the size of the first dataset.

A server computer comprising:

a first memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
and
a processor configured to access the first memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
receive, from a first computer located in a first autonomous vehicle, an indication of a size of a first dataset available for uploading from the first computer to one or more access points located in a parking area;
and
communicate, to the first computer, at least a first set of instructions to park the first autonomous vehicle in one of a first parking spot that is located inside an operating range of a first access point or a second parking spot that is located inside an operating range of a second access point, wherein the first set of instructions is based, at least in part, on the size of the first dataset.

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Systems and methods for assigning parking spots to autonomous vehicles based on factors such as data transfer throughput

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Systems and methods for assigning parking spots to autonomous vehicles based on factors such as data transfer throughput

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Abstract

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