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US 11,029,702 B2Granted
Vehicle service controller
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKathryn Hamilton, Michael Adel Awad Alla, Ray Siciak
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Abstract
A system, comprising a computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive authentication an operator of a service controller from a server computer, identify a vehicle by scanning a physical code with the service controller and pair the service controller with the vehicle. The vehicle can be operated with the service controller.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving authentication of an operator of a hand-held service controller configured to control a vehicle instead of physical controls in the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is controllable without the physical controls for steering, braking, and acceleration, from a server computer;
- identifying the vehicle for control by the hand-held service controller, whereby the hand-held service controller is configured to control operation of one or more of vehicle powertrain, vehicle steering or vehicle braking by scanning a physical code with the hand-held service controller;
- pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle;
- receiving permission to operate the vehicle at the hand-held service controller from a server computer based on comparing a first vehicle identity based on scanning the physical code with a second vehicle identity based on pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle;
- and
- operating the vehicle by a command from the hand-held service controller.
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A system, comprising a processor;
- and
- a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to:
- receive authentication of an operator of a hand-held service controller configured to control a vehicle instead of physical controls in the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is controllable without the physical controls for steering, braking, and acceleration, from a server computer;
- identify the vehicle for control by the hand-held service controller, whereby the hand-held service controller is configured to control operation of one or more of vehicle powertrain, vehicle steering or vehicle braking by scanning a physical code with the hand-held service controller;
- pair the hand-held service controller with the vehicle;
- receive permission to operate the vehicle at the hand-held service controller from a server computer based on comparing a first vehicle identity based on scanning the physical code with a second vehicle identity based on pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle;
- and
- operate the vehicle by a command from the hand-held service controller.
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A system, comprising:
- means for controlling vehicle steering, braking and powertrain;
- and
- means for:
- receiving authentication of an operator of a hand-held service controller configured to control a vehicle instead of physical controls in the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is controllable without the physical controls for steering, braking, and acceleration, from a server computer;
- identifying the vehicle for control by the hand-held service controller, whereby the hand-held service controller is configured to control operation of one or more of vehicle powertrain, vehicle steering or vehicle braking by scanning a physical code with the hand-held service controller;
- pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle;
- receiving permission to operate the vehicle at the hand-held service controller from a server computer based on comparing a first vehicle identity based on scanning the physical code with a second vehicle identity based on pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle;
- and
- operating the vehicle with the hand-held service controller and the means for controlling vehicle steering, braking and powertrain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.