Vehicle network systems and methods
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorsSean Michael Wayne Craig, Mounica Urity, Matthew Robert Byrd, Noe Alberto Martinez, Daniel Nathan Kalinoski, Gregory David Hansen, Ashley Raine Philbrick
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Abstract
A vehicle network system includes one or more processors and a memory storing instructions executable by the vehicle network system to cause the vehicle network system to identify presence of a first vehicle in a geographic area, identify a number of assets in the geographic area, and in response to the number of assets in the geographic area exceeding a threshold, control the first vehicle to autonomously move through the geographic area.
Claims19
A vehicle network system, comprising:
- a processing system comprising one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions executable by the processing system to cause the processing system to:
- identify presence of a first vehicle in a geographic area;
- identify a number of assets in the geographic area, wherein the assets comprise the first vehicle;
- in response to the number of the assets in the geographic area exceeding a threshold, control the first vehicle to autonomously move through the geographic area to monitor for occurrence of events in the geographic area;
- and
- in response to the number of the assets in the geographic area subsequently falling below the threshold, control the first vehicle to autonomously transition to a stationary parked position.
A vehicle network system, comprising:
- a processing system comprising one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions executable by the processing system to cause the processing system to:
- identify a cluster of a plurality of assets;
- generate a dynamic boundary that defines a dynamic geographic area for the cluster of the plurality of assets;
- dynamically update the dynamic boundary that defines the dynamic geographic area in response to a change to the cluster of the plurality of assets due to movement of one or more assets of the plurality of assets;
- identify presence of a first vehicle and a second vehicle in the dynamic geographic area, wherein the assets comprise the first vehicle and the second vehicle;
- control the first vehicle and the second vehicle to autonomously move through the dynamic geographic area to provide security patrol services to the dynamic geographic area based on a total monetary value of the cluster of the plurality of assets being above a threshold;
- and
- in response to detecting an event in the dynamic geographic area, instruct a first alert system of the first vehicle, a second alert system of the second vehicle, or both to provide an alert.
A method of operating a vehicle network system, the method comprising:
- identifying, using one or more processors, presence of a first vehicle in a geographic area;
- identifying, using the one or more processors, a total estimated monetary value of assets in the geographic area, wherein the assets comprise the first vehicle;
- and
- instructing, using the one or more processors, the first vehicle to autonomously move through the geographic area, in response to the total estimated monetary value of the assets in the geographic area exceeding a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.