# US 12,008,897 B2 · Methods, computer programs, apparatuses, vehicle and control center for resolving a deadlock traffic situation of a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,897 B2 - Document ID: US12008897B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/467,191 - Filed: 2021-09-04 - Published: 2022-03-10 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-08 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Andreas Kwoczek; Guillaume Jornod; Andreas Pfadler; Israel Gonzalez Vazquez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008897B2 ## CPC - G08G 1/0145: {for active traffic flow control} - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - G08G 1/0112: {from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]} - G08G 1/0133: {for classifying traffic situation} - H04W 4/46: for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods, computer programs, apparatuses, a transportation vehicle, and a control center for resolving a deadlock traffic situation of a transportation vehicle. The method includes detecting the deadlock traffic situation, reporting the deadlock traffic situation to a control center, entering a tele-operated driving session in coordination with the control center, determining information on an identification of the deadlock traffic situation in coordination with the control center, forwarding the information on the identification of the deadlock situation to other transportation vehicles, and resolving the deadlock traffic situation using tele-operation by the control center. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for resolving a deadlock traffic situation of an autonomously operated transportation vehicle, the apparatus comprising: one or more interfaces to communicate in a communication network; and a control module configured to control the one or more interfaces and to resolve the deadlock traffic situation by detecting the deadlock traffic situation of the autonomously operated transportation vehicle, reporting the deadlock traffic situation to a control center, entering a tele-operated driving session in coordination with the control center, determining information identifying the deadlock traffic situation in coordination with the control center, wherein the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation uniquely identifies the deadlock situation within a time frame and geographic region so as to differentiate the identified traffic situation from other deadlock situations in proximity to the geographic region during the time frame, forwarding the information identifying the deadlock situation to other autonomously operated transportation vehicles, and resolving the identified deadlock traffic situation using tele-operation by the control center, wherein the autonomously operated transportation vehicle is a first transportation vehicle discovering the deadlock situation and the autonomously operated transportation vehicle sets the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An autonomously operated transportation vehicle comprising the apparatus of claim 1. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A control center comprising the apparatus of claim 1. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to receive information identifying a tele-operation session from the control center and forward the information identifying the tele-operation session to the other autonomously operated transportation vehicles. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determining of the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation in coordination with the control center comprises assigning an identifier to the deadlock traffic situation and reporting the information on the assigned identifier of the deadlock traffic situation to the control center. ### Claim 6 A method for resolving a deadlock traffic situation in an autonomously operated transportation vehicle, the method comprising: detecting the deadlock traffic situation by the autonomously operated transportation vehicle; reporting the deadlock traffic situation to a control center; entering a tele-operated driving session in coordination with the control center; determining information identifying the deadlock traffic situation in coordination with the control center, wherein the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation uniquely identifies the deadlock situation within a time frame and geographic region so as to differentiate the identified traffic situation from other deadlock situations in proximity to the geographic region during the time frame, and wherein the autonomously operated transportation vehicle is a first transportation vehicle discovering the deadlock situation and the autonomously operated transportation vehicle sets the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation; forwarding the information identifying the deadlock situation to other autonomously operated transportation vehicles; and resolving the identified deadlock traffic situation using tele-operation by the control center. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving information identifying a tele-operation session from the control center and forwarding the information identifying the tele-operation session to the other autonomously operated transportation vehicles. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the determining of the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation in coordination with the control center comprises assigning an identifier to the deadlock traffic situation and reporting the information on the assigned identifier of the deadlock traffic situation to the control center. ### Claim 9 A method for resolving a deadlock traffic situation in an autonomously operated transportation vehicle, the method comprising: receiving information identifying a deadlock traffic situation from another autonomously operated transportation vehicle, wherein the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation uniquely identifies the deadlock situation within a time frame and geographic region so as to differentiate the identified traffic situation from other deadlock situations in proximity to the geographic region during the time frame, wherein a first transportation vehicle discovering the deadlock situation sets the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation; verifying that the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation refers to an upcoming deadlock traffic situation; reporting the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation to a control center; and entering a tele-operated driving session in coordination with the control center to resolve the deadlock traffic situation in response to the deadlock traffic situation occurring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving information identifying a tele-operation session from the other autonomously operated transportation vehicle and reporting the information identifying the tele-operation session to the control center. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the information identifying the tele-operation session indicates a tele-operation session of a specific control center and wherein the reporting comprises reporting to the specific control center. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the verifying comprises determining whether the autonomously operated transportation vehicle is in queue behind the other autonomously operated transportation vehicle. ### Claim 13 A method for resolving a deadlock traffic situation of an autonomously operated transportation vehicle in a control center, the method comprising: receiving information on a deadlock traffic situation from the autonomously operated transportation vehicle; determining information identifying the deadlock situation, wherein the information identifying the deadlock traffic situation uniquely identifies the deadlock situation within a time frame and geographic region so as to differentiate the identified traffic situation from other deadlock situations in proximity to the geographic region during the time frame, and wherein the autonomously operated transportation vehicle is a first transportation vehicle discovering the deadlock situation and the autonomously operated transportation vehicle sets information identifying the deadlock traffic situation; tele-operating the autonomously operated transportation vehicle to resolve the deadlock traffic situation; and storing information on the deadlock traffic situation for later use. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising determining information identifying a tele-operation session used for tele-operating the autonomously operated transportation vehicle to resolve the deadlock traffic situation and providing the information identifying the tele-operation session to the autonomously operated transportation vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: receiving information identifying the deadlock traffic situation from another autonomously operated transportation vehicle; retrieving the information on the deadlock traffic situation based on the information identifying the deadlock situation; and tele-operating the other autonomously operated transportation vehicle based on the information on the deadlock traffic situation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving information on a tele-operation session from the other autonomously operated transportation vehicle and coordinating the tele-operating of the other autonomously operated transportation vehicle based on the information on the tele-operation session. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program having a program code for performing the method of claim 6, when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component.