# US 2020/0401162 A1 · Remote token-based control of autonomous vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401162 A1 - Document ID: US20200401162A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/014,416 - Filed: 2020-09-08 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-13 - Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Inventors: Kevin Lisewski; Arvind Basra; Glenna Colaprete Hudson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401162A1 ## CPC - G05D 1/0297: {by controlling means in a control room} - G01S 5/0027: {of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile} - G01S 19/14: specially adapted for specific applications - H04L 9/3213: {using tickets or tokens, e.g. Kerberos (network architectures or network communication protocols for entities authentication using tickets in a packet data network H04L63/0807)} - H04L 9/3234: {involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853)} - B60R 25/241: {whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers} - G01S 19/40: Correcting position, velocity or attitude - G01S 19/42: Determining position - G01S 19/52: Determining velocity - G08G 1/202: {Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching} - H04L 2209/80: Wireless - H04L 2209/84: Vehicles - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - 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}) ## Abstract A method, network device, and non-transitory storage medium are described, in which a device receives input from an entity that is authorized to select parameters associated with issuing remote control commands to multiple autonomous vehicles operated in a geographic service area; generates an autonomous vehicle control token based on selected parameters; and transmits the autonomous vehicle control token via a plurality of multicast bearers associated with multiple base stations of the geographic service area in a wireless network, to the multiple autonomous vehicles over a same multicast channel ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, at a device, input from an entity that is authorized to select parameters associated with issuing remote control commands to multiple autonomous vehicles operated in a geographic service area; generating, by the device, an autonomous vehicle control token based on selected parameters; and transmitting, from the device, the autonomous vehicle control token via a plurality of multicast bearers associated with multiple base stations of the geographic service area in a wireless network, to the multiple autonomous vehicles over a same multicast channel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic service area includes public roadways, and wherein the entity comprises a governmental authority for the public roadways. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a fifth generation (5G) network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the geographic service area comprises a multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) service area. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a fourth generation (4G) network, and wherein the multiple base stations comprise eNodeBs. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the geographic service area comprises an evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) service area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selected parameters comprise a token type that indicates a type of autonomous vehicle control to execute by at least one remote control command, and wherein the type of autonomous vehicle control comprises one of a consumer class control, a commercial class control, or a fleet class control. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the entity comprises an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) associated with equipment that is specified by the OEM as subject to an alert condition. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving telemetry data from the multiple autonomous vehicles, wherein the received input is responsive to the received telemetry data. ### Claim 10 A network device, comprising: a processor configured to: receive input from an entity that is authorized to select parameters associated with issuing remote control commands to multiple autonomous vehicles operated in a geographic service area; generate an autonomous vehicle control token based on selected parameters; and transmit the autonomous vehicle control token via a plurality of multicast bearers associated with multiple base stations of the geographic service area in a wireless network, to the multiple autonomous vehicles over a same multicast channel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The network device of claim 10, wherein the geographic service area includes public roadways, and wherein the entity comprises a governmental authority for the public roadways. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The network device of claim 10, wherein the wireless network comprises a fifth generation (5G) network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The network device of claim 12, wherein the geographic service area comprises a multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) service area. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The network device of claim 10, wherein the selected parameters comprise a token type that indicates a type of autonomous vehicle control to execute by at least one remote control command, and wherein the type of autonomous vehicle control comprises one of a consumer class control, a commercial class control, or a fleet class control. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The network device of claim 10, wherein the entity comprises an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) associated with equipment that is specified by the OEM as subject to an alert condition. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The network device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive telemetry data from the multiple autonomous vehicles, wherein the received input is responsive to the received telemetry data. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a network device, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to cause the network device to: receive input from an entity that is authorized to select parameters associated with issuing remote control commands to multiple autonomous vehicles operated in a geographic service area; generate an autonomous vehicle control token based on selected parameters; and transmit the autonomous vehicle control token via a plurality of multicast bearers associated with multiple base stations of the geographic service area in a wireless network, to the multiple autonomous vehicles over a same multicast channel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 17, wherein the geographic service area corresponds to public roadways, and wherein the entity comprises a governmental authority for the public roadways. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 17, wherein the wireless network comprises a fifth generation (5G) network, and wherein the geographic service area comprises a multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) service area ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 17, wherein the wireless network comprises a fourth generation (4G) network, wherein the multiple base stations comprise multiple eNodeBs, and wherein the geographic service area comprises an evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) service area.