Intent-based management apparatus for software-defined vehicles in intelligent transportation systems and method thereof

{
  "publication_number": "US2026106916A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Intent-based management apparatus for software-defined vehicles in intelligent transportation systems and method thereof",
  "abstract": "The present disclosure relates to a framework technology for managing and monitoring software-defined vehicles, wherein an intent-based management method for software-defined vehicles in a vehicular cloud registers service functions of software-defined vehicles, receives intent for the software-defined vehicles and converts the received intent into service policies corresponding to the intent, and delivers the service policies to the service functions of the software-defined vehicles connected via a network.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A management apparatus for performing intent-based management for a software-defined vehicle (SDV) in a vehicular cloud, the management apparatus comprising: a cloud controller configured to receive intent for a software-defined vehicle, convert the intent into a corresponding service policy, and deliver the service policy to a service function of the software-defined vehicle connected through a network; and a cloud vendor's management system configured to provide images of virtualized service functions for vehicular cloud services and register the service functions and access information with the cloud controller. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the intent is configured according to the intent data model of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) intent-based management service specification and delivered to the cloud controller through a consumer-facing interface. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cloud controller interprets the input intent and converts the input intent into a high-level service policy corresponding to the interpreted intent and selects a service function suitable for a software-defined vehicle connected via a network through a controller-facing Interface and delivers the high-level service policy, thereby allowing the software-defined vehicle to convert the high-level service policy into a low-level service policy understood by the service function. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, further including: a cloud analyzer that analyzes monitoring data related to service functions collected from a software-defined vehicle and provides policy reconfiguration or feedback to the cloud controller through an analytics Interface. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a cloud vendor's management system transmits service function capability and access information for registration to the cloud controller via a registration interface or receives a service function (SF) query for searching for a requested service function, and exchanges service function container images and service function characteristic information with a software-defined vehicle via a Vendor Management System-Facing Interface (VMS-Facing Interface). 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further including: a software-defined vehicle database storing at least one of network and security configuration information of software-defined vehicles, and current locations and navigation paths of software-defined vehicles. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, further including a communication means communicating with the software-defined vehicles through Road-Side Units (RSUs). 8. A management apparatus for performing intent-based management for a software-defined vehicle (SDV), the management apparatus comprising: a service function including at least one of network, security, and application service of the software-defined vehicle; a software-defined vehicle controller receiving a service policy generated in response to the intent for the software-defined vehicle from a vehicular cloud connected via a network and delivering the service policy to a service function supposed to perform the service policy; and a software-defined vehicle vendor's management system providing virtualized service function images for software-defined vehicle services and registering service functions and access information with the software-defined vehicle controller. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the software-defined vehicle controller receives, through a controller-facing interface, a high-level service policy generated in response to the intent for the software-defined vehicle from a vehicular cloud, converts the received high-level service policy into a low-level service policy understood by a service function, selects a service function to perform the low-level service policy, and transmits the low-level service policy to the selected service function through an SF-facing interface. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, further including a software-defined vehicle analyzer configured to: analyze monitoring data collected from a service function through a monitoring interface to confirm the activity and performance of the service function, deliver policy reconfiguration or feedback information for resolving security and network issues to the software-defined vehicle controller through an analytics interface, and exchange at least one of security, network, or system-related analysis of the service functions with the vehicular cloud through an analyzer-facing interface. 11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the service function is implemented as one of the virtual network function (VNF), cloud native network function (CNF), and physical network function (PNF) for a specific service. 12. The apparatus of claim 8, further including a communication means for communicating with the vehicular cloud via a road-side unit (RSU) through a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) network or for forming an in-vehicle network of the SDV. 13. An intent-based management method for a software-defined vehicle (SDV) in a vehicular cloud, the method comprising: registering a service function of the software-defined vehicle by a management apparatus; receiving intent for the software-defined vehicle and converting the received intent into a corresponding service policy by the management apparatus; and delivering the service policy to the service function of the software-defined vehicle connected through a network by the management apparatus. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the intent is configured by an intent data model according to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) intent-based management service specification. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the converting of the intent into the service policy interprets the input intent and converts the input intent into a high-level service policy corresponding to the interpreted intent, and the delivering of the service policy selects a service function suitable for a software-defined vehicle connected through a network and delivers the high-level service policy, thereby allowing the software-defined vehicle to convert the high-level service policy into a low-level service policy understood by the service function. 16. An intent-based management method for a software-defined vehicle (SDV), the method comprising: registering a service function including at least one of network, security, and application services of the software-defined vehicle by the management apparatus; receiving a service policy generated in response to the intent for the software-defined vehicle from a vehicular cloud connected through a network by the management apparatus; and delivering the received service policy to the service function supposed to perform the received service policy by the management apparatus. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the receiving of the service policy receives a high-level service policy generated in response to the intent for the software-defined vehicle from the vehicular cloud, and the delivering of the service policy converts the received high-level service policy into a low-level service policy understood by a service function, selects a service function supposed to perform the low-level service policy, and delivers the low-level service policy. 18. The method of claim 16, further including: analyzing monitoring data collected from a service function and confirming the activity and performance of the service function; and delivering policy reconfiguration or feedback information for resolving security and network issues according to the analysis result. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the service function is implemented as one of the virtual network function (VNF), cloud native network function (CNF), and physical network function (PNF) for a specific service. 20. In one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more instructions, a computer-readable medium storing the one or more instructions executable by one or more processors, wherein the one or more instructions are configured to process intent-based management for SDVs, by: registering a service function including at least one of network, security, and application services of SDVs, receiving a high-level service policy created in response to the intent for the SDV from a vehicular cloud connected via a network, converting the received high-level service policy into a low-level service policy understood by service functions, and selecting a service function supposed to perform the converted low-level service policy and delivering the low-level service policy to the selected service function."
  ],
  "cpc": [
    "H04L 67/50",
    "H04L 41/0895",
    "H04L 43/04"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2025-06-24",
  "publication_date": "2026-04-16",
  "priority_date": "2024-06-24",
  "application_number": "US-202519247836-A"
}