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US 10,708,724 B2Granted
Mesh vehicle wireless reporting for locating wanted vehicles
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsSheldon Kent Meredith, Francisco Martinez, Biren Parekh, John Pastore
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Abstract
Wanted vehicles (e.g., stolen or the subjects of AMBER alerts) may respond to receipt of broadcast messages identifying the vehicle by vehicle identification number, license plate number, or other identifier (if programmed into the car). The identifier may be broadcast over any public radio station as an embedded digital message, transmitted from police or fire broadcast stations, transmitted from wireless mobility towers, or the like.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving a search request, the search request comprising a vehicle color, a vehicle make, or a geographic area;
- based on the search request, sending a response request that a first vehicle of a plurality of vehicles matching the search request respond with a message with information associated with the first vehicle;
- receiving the message with information associated with the first vehicle, the information comprising an identifier of the first vehicle and an identifier of each mobile phone nearby the first vehicle;
- determining an identity of a person affiliated with each mobile phone;
- determining the likely driver of the first vehicle based on the identity of the person affiliated with each mobile phone and the information;
- and
- transmitting the identity of the person that is the likely driver of the first vehicle.
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A system comprising:
- a first vehicle;
- and
- an apparatus communicatively connected with the vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving a search request, the search request comprising a vehicle color, a vehicle make, or a geographic area;
- based on the search request, sending a response request that the first of a plurality of vehicles matching the search request respond with a message with information associated with the first vehicle;
- receiving the message with information associated with the first vehicle, the information comprising an identifier of the first vehicle and an identifier of each mobile phone nearby the first vehicle;
- determining an identity of a person affiliated with each mobile phone;
- determining the likely driver of the first vehicle based on the identity of the person affiliated with each mobile phone and the information;
- and
- transmitting the identity of the person that is the likely driver of the first vehicle.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a search request, the search request comprising a vehicle color, a vehicle make, or a geographic area;
- based on the search request, sending a response request that vehicles matching the search request respond with a message with information associated with a respective vehicle of the vehicles, the information associated with the respective vehicle comprising an identifier of the respective vehicle and an identifier of each mobile phone nearby the respective vehicle;
- determining an identity of a person affiliated with each mobile phone;
- determining the likely driver of the respective vehicle based on the identity of the person affiliated with each mobile phone and the information;
- and
- transmitting the identity of the person that is the likely driver of the respective vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.