# US 12,113,860 B2 · Method, computer program and apparatus for invoking a tele-operated driving session > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,860 B2 - Document ID: US12113860B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/521,039 - Filed: 2021-11-08 - Published: 2022-05-19 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-11-16 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Andreas Pfadler; Guillaume Jornod - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113860B2 ## CPC - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - G05D 1/0022: {characterised by the communication link (data switching networks in general H04L12/00)} - G05D 1/0276: {using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle (involving a plurality of vehicles G05D1/0287; automatically controlling vehicle speed responsive to externally generated signals B60K31/0058)} - G05D 1/247: using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle, e.g. navigation beacons - G06N 5/02: Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation - H04W 28/24: Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service] - B60W 60/005: {Handover processes (Handing over between remote control and on-board control or handing over between remote control arrangements G05D1/227)} - H04L 65/75: Media network packet handling - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT ## Abstract A method, a computer program, and an apparatus for invoking a tele-operated driving session for a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function, and a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function, which uses the method or apparatus. A quality of service for a communication between the transportation vehicle and a control center is predicted for a tele-operated driving session, communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session are predicted, at least one parameter of the transportation vehicle is then adapted so that the communication requirements match the predicted quality of service, and a tele-operated driving session is initiated. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for invoking a tele-operated driving session for a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function, the apparatus comprising: a first predicting module configured to predict a quality of service required for communication between the transportation vehicle and a control center for a tele-operated driving session; and a second predicting module configured to predict communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session to be performed at the predicted, quality of service required, wherein the predicted communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session are determined based on both vehicle speed and a predictive behavior of a plurality of objects determined to be in surroundings of the transportation vehicle by vehicle sensors; and a control module configured to adapt at least a maximum vehicle speed of the transportation vehicle so that the predicted communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session match the predicted quality of service required to provide tele-operated driving functionality while taking into account the predictive behavior of the plurality of objects determined to be in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A transportation vehicle equipped with the automated driving function, wherein the transportation vehicle comprises the apparatus of claim 1 for invoking the tele-operated driving session. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session include at least one of data rate and latency. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predictive behavior of the plurality of objects are predicted from data obtained by sensors of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the data obtained by sensors of the transportation vehicle include at least one of a number of the plurality of objects in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle and a dynamic of the environment in the surroundings. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session are predicted using a function obtained by artificial intelligence. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the required quality of service is predicted using previously determined data on the quality of service, data from sidelink communication from other transportation vehicles, or environment data for a location of the tele-operated driving session. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the previously determined data on the quality of service are obtained from previous measurements of the transportation vehicle or from data provided by a service provider. ### Claim 9 A method for invoking a tele-operated driving session for a transportation vehicle equipped with an automated driving function, the method comprising: predicting a required quality of service for communication between the transportation vehicle and a control center for the tele-operated driving session; and predicting communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session to be performed at the predicted, quality of service required, wherein the predicted communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session are determined based on both vehicle speed and a predictive behavior of a plurality of objects determined to be in surroundings of the transportation vehicle by vehicle sensors; and adapting at least a maximum vehicle speed of the transportation vehicle so that the predicted communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session match the predicted quality of service required to provide tele-operated driving functionality while taking into account the predictive behavior of the plurality of objects determined to be in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A non-transitory computer readable medium that includes a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of claim 9 for invoking the tele-operated driving session for the transportation vehicle equipped with the automated driving function. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session include at least one of data rate and latency. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising adapting a video compression setting. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the predictive behavior of the plurality of objects is predicted from data obtained by sensors of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the data obtained by sensors of the transportation vehicle include at least one of a number of the plurality of objects in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle and a dynamic of the environment in the surroundings. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the communication requirements for the tele-operated driving session are predicted using a function obtained by artificial intelligence. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the required quality of service is predicted using previously determined data on the quality of service, data from sidelink communication from other transportation vehicles, or environment data for a location of the tele-operated driving session. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the previously determined data on the quality of service are obtained from previous measurements of the transportation vehicle or from data provided by a service provider.