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US 10,703,386 B2Granted
Intervehicle communication and notification
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorVijet Siddalinga Badigannavar
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Abstract
Technologies are shown for intervehicle communication involving notification messages sent from one vehicle to another vehicle. Sensor event data from one vehicle can be sent in a wireless message to another vehicle and information from the wireless message displayed to a driver of the other vehicle providing the driver with information that may not be detectable by the sensors in the driver's vehicle. Inquiries or requests can also be sent from one vehicle to another vehicle. User interfaces can include graphical user interfaces, haptic devices and audio devices.
Claims17
A computer-implemented vehicle communication method, the method comprising:
- receiving a notification of a first vehicle proximity sensor event within a first vehicle;
- converting the first vehicle proximity sensor event into a first wireless notification;
- automatically determining one or more remote receiving devices to receive the first wireless notification based on a type of the first vehicle proximity sensor event and proximity of the one or more remote receiving devices to the first vehicle;
- sending the first wireless notification to the one or more remote receiving devices;
- receiving a second wireless notification from another device located in a second vehicle, the second wireless notification corresponding to a second vehicle proximity sensor event within the second vehicle, where the second wireless notification is received directly in the first vehicle from the second vehicle and includes information regarding a relative position of the second vehicle proximity sensor event to the second vehicle;
- automatically determining the second vehicle is within a proximity to the first vehicle;
- converting the second wireless notification to a representation of the second vehicle event that includes the information regarding the relative position of the second vehicle proximity sensor event to the second vehicle;
- and
- graphically displaying the representation of the second vehicle event on a user interface within the first vehicle.
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A computer-implemented vehicle communication method, the method comprising:
- detecting a first proximity sensor input event in a first vehicle;
- generating a first wireless notification message based on the first proximity sensor input event;
- automatically determining one or more vehicle communication devices within a proximity to the first vehicle;
- detecting that a vehicle communication device of the second vehicle is within the proximity to the first vehicle by:
- determining a strength of network signal between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and
- determining that the vehicle communication device of the second vehicle is within the proximity to the first vehicle if the strength of network signal exceeds a threshold level;
- establishing a communication link between the vehicle communication device of the first vehicle and the vehicle communication device of the second vehicle;
- and
- transmitting the first wireless notification message from the first vehicle to the second vehicle.
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A vehicle communication system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least one computer storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- establish a wireless communication link between a first vehicle and a second vehicle by:
- automatically determining one or more vehicle communication devices within a proximity to the first vehicle;
- detecting that a vehicle communication device of the second vehicle is within the proximity to the first based on a communication signal strength relating to each of the one or more vehicle communication devices;
- and
- establishing the communication link between the vehicle communication device of the first vehicle and the vehicle communication device of the second if the vehicle communication device of the second vehicle is within the proximity to the first vehicle;
- receive a first wireless message in the first vehicle from the second vehicle, where the first wireless message is based on a first proximity sensor input event in the second vehicle;
- and
- generate an interface signal with information based on the first wireless message that is configured to cause the information to be displayed by a user interface of the first vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.