System and method for integrated route management
OwnerGordon David McIntoshinventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems to prevent autonomous vehicle misuse using integrated route management are disclosed. Embodiments include a server architecture that implements route management of autonomous vehicles within Federal, State, and Local Jurisdictions as well as implement intelligent tracking to eliminate fraud and illegal shipments. An AV in the context of his patent is a vehicle meeting the definition of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Level 2 to 5 as defined in SAE specification J3016, or an autonomous aerial vehicle.
Claims17
A routing method that comprises:
- receiving from an Autonomous vehicle (AV) dispatch client a Route Request Package (RRP) including at least a vehicle Identifier, a load manifest, a customer id, a customer invoice number, a destination, and a current location;
- forwarding the RRP to a Load Tracking Server to obtain a Load Tracking Response (LTR), the LTR indicating whether the load manifest has been electronically validated for that customer invoice number and that customer id.
A routing method that comprises:
- receiving from an Autonomous vehicle (AV) dispatch client a Route Request Package (RRP) including at least a vehicle Identifier, a load manifest, a customer id, a customer invoice number, a destination, and a current location;
- obtaining a Route Map (RM) based on at least the destination and current location;
- sending a Combined Route Package (CRP) to one or more jurisdiction servers to obtain a Route Package Response (RPR), the CRP including the RRP and the Route Map, the RPR indicating whether the CRP violates any of the restrictions being tracked by each jurisdiction server;
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- providing an Approved Route Package (ARP) to the AV dispatch client if no violations are indicated.
A routing system that comprises:
- a central dispatch server that accepts a Route Request Package (RRP) from an Autonomous vehicle (AV) dispatch client, the RRP including at least a vehicle Identifier, a load manifest, a customer id, a customer invoice number, a destination, and a current location;
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- a Load Tracking Server, the central dispatch server forwarding the RRP to a Load Tracking Server to obtain a Load Tracking Response (LTR), the LTR indicating whether the load manifest has been electronically validated for that customer invoice number and that customer id.
The routing system of clam 9, wherein the central dispatch server flags the load for manual inspection if the LTR indicates the load manifest hasn't been electronically validated.
A routing system that comprises:
- a central dispatch server that accepts a Route Request Package (RRP) from an Autonomous vehicle (AV) dispatch server, the RRP including at least a vehicle Identifier, a load manifest, a customer id, a customer invoice number, a destination, and a current location,
- the central dispatch server accessing a mapping server to obtain a Route Map based on at least the destination and current location,
- the central dispatch server further sending a Combined Route Package (CRP) to one or more jurisdiction servers to obtain a Route Package Response (RPR), the CRP including the RRP and the Route Map, the RPR indicating whether the CRP violates any of the restrictions being tracked by each jurisdiction server, and
- the central dispatch server providing an Approved Route Package (ARP) to the AV dispatch server contingent upon the RPR indicating no violations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.