Remote Vehicle Monitoring Interface With Multi-Party Teleoperation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Coordinating communications between and among multiple vehicles and individuals in a fleet is cumbersome and inefficient, requiring different modalities and separate communication sessions.
Innovation Solution
An improved user interface that provides a remote user with a unified platform for real-time monitoring and control of vehicles, including digital representations of environments, communication with occupants and external entities, and control of vehicle components, without the need for multiple applications or devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate communication sessions and modalities are used to coordinate between vehicles and individuals, then communication coverage is comprehensive, but operational complexity increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple communication modalities (chat interface, voice interface, haptic interface) and vehicle control functions into a single unified teleoperations interface. This allows operators to coordinate with multiple vehicles and individuals through one system rather than separate communication sessions, reducing operational complexity while maintaining comprehensive communication coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The teleoperations interface is designed as a universal platform that handles diverse communication tasks (text messaging, voice communication, haptic feedback) and vehicle control functions through a single system. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for multiple separate applications or devices, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications or devices are used for vehicle monitoring and control, then functional capabilities are comprehensive, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges vehicle monitoring displays, communication interfaces, and control functions into a single integrated teleoperations interface. Operators can monitor multiple vehicles, communicate with occupants and external entities, and control vehicle components all through one unified system, improving ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive functional capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified teleoperations interface serves as a universal platform that consolidates diverse functions (monitoring, communication, control) that previously required separate applications. This multi-functional design makes the system easier to operate while preserving all necessary capabilities.
3Reliability
If separate communication sessions are initiated for different vehicles and individuals, then communication precision is maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple communication sessions into a single teleoperations interface that can handle multiple vehicles and individuals simultaneously. The system maintains precise communication through dedicated communication channels within the unified interface, eliminating the need to initiate separate sessions for each vehicle or individual, thereby improving coordination efficiency while preserving communication precision.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for providing a user interface for remote vehicle monitoring and/or control include presenting a digital representation of an environment and a vehicle as it traverses the environment on a first portion of a display and presenting on a second portion of the display a communication interface that is configured to provide communication with multiple people. The communication interface may enable communications between a remote operator and any number of occupants of the vehicle, other operators (e.g., other remote operators or in-vehicle operators), and/or people in an environment around the vehicle. The user interface may additionally include controls to adjust components of the vehicle, and the controls may be presented on a third portion of the display. Furthermore, the user interface may include a vehicle status interface that provides information associated with a current state of the vehicle.