Enhanced usability and functionality of vehicle onboard hardware and software

• Main Authors: SASIDHARAN SANDEEP, SHAH AYUSH CHANDRAKANTH, MACNEILLE PERRY ROBINSON, YEUNG JEFFREY BRIAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 30.10.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

The disclosure provides enhanced usability and functionality of vehicle onboard hardware and software. A vehicle may receive a request for use of a vehicle resource from a remote source. The vehicle may determine if the vehicle is capable of fulfilling the request based a state of the resource. The vehicle may also determine and send a cost for using the resource, to the remote source, in responseto determining the vehicle is capable of fulfilling the request and provide use of the resource in accordance with a use-term defined in conjunction with the cost, in response to receiving agreementfrom the remote source to pay the cost. 本公开提供了"车载硬件和软件的增强的可用性和功能"。一种车辆可以从远程源接收使用车辆资源的请求。所述车辆可以基于所述资源的状态来确定所述车辆是否能够满足所述请求。所述车辆还可以响应于确定所述车辆能够满足所述请求而确定使用所述资源的费用并向所述远程源发送所述费用，并且响应于从所述远程源接收到支付所述费用的协议而根据结合所述费用限定的使用期限来提供对所述资源的使用。