Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driver swapping
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Application No.: US16364913Application Date: 2019-03-26
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Publication No.: US11247688B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Emily S. Lerner
- Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B60W40/09
- IPC: B60W40/09 ; G07C5/08 ; H04L9/32 ; G07C5/00 ; G01C21/34

Abstract:
The efficiency of commercial vehicle operations can be facilitated by using a blockchain. The blockchain can be used to track commercial operators and provide a logistical network for swapping operators. An operator identity for an initial operator of a vehicle and a route limitation indicating operator restrictions with respect to a route can be recorded in a blockchain database. Using a vehicle operation history retrieved from the blockchain database for the initial operator, a time frame for operation of the vehicle by the initial operator can be determined based on the route limitation and the vehicle operation history. An operator swap event at a swap location can be coordinated so that control of the vehicle can be transferred from the initial operator to a subsequent operator based on the time frame. The operator swap event and a subsequent operator identity can be recorded in the blockchain database.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200307610A1 DRIVER SWAPPING Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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