# US 11,310,357 B2 · Transport-to-transport communication network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,357 B2 - Document ID: US11310357B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/924,310 - Filed: 2020-07-09 - Published: 2022-01-13 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-09 - Assignees: Toyota Motor North America, Inc. - Applicants: Toyota Motor North America, Inc. - Inventors: Randall M. Harris; Jaya Bharath R. Goluguri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310357B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions - H04M 1/72457: according to geographic location - H04M 1/72484: wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events - H04M 1/72513: On hold, intercom or transfer communication modes - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An example operation includes one or more of receiving a request from an occupant in a first transport to initiate a voice communication with an occupant in a second transport, determining the occupant in the second transport is available for the voice communication based on a length of time the occupant will remain in the first transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport, and responsive to the determining, enabling the voice communication between the occupant in the first transport and the occupant in the second transport. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: determining an occupant in a second transport is available for a voice communication based on a length of time an occupant will remain in a first transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport; and responsive to the determining, enabling the voice communication between the occupant in the first transport and the occupant in the second transport; wherein a context of the voice communication is determined; and wherein the enabling of the voice communication is performed when the context is determined to require less communication time than the length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the occupant in the second transport is available comprises identifying an available communication channel associated with the voice communication and the second transport. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising determining a context of the voice communication prior to enabling the voice communication; and determining one or more of a length of time the occupant will remain in the first transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport is greater than an amount of time necessary to conduct the voice communication based on the context. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising identifying a current communication being conducted by the second transport; reserving a future time period to conduct the voice communication; and after the current communication has ended, performing the enabling of the voice communication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising receiving, by the first transport, a validation of the voice communication from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group consisting of the first transport and the at least one component. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, comprising executing a smart contract, by the first transport, to record the validation and the at least one component on a blockchain based on the blockchain consensus. ### Claim 7 A transport, comprising: a processor configured to determine an occupant in a second transport is available for a voice communication based on a length of time an occupant will remain in a transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport; and responsive to the determination, enable the voice communication between the occupant in the transport and the occupant in the second transport; wherein a context of the voice communication is determined; and wherein the enablement of the voice communication is performed when the context is determined to require less communication time than the length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The transport of claim 7, wherein the determination that the occupant in the second transport is available comprises the processor configured to identify an available communication channel associated with the voice communication and the second transport. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The transport of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a context of the voice communication prior to enablement of the voice communication; and determine one or more of a length of time the occupant will remain in the transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport is greater than an amount of time necessary to conduct the voice communication based on the context. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The transport of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to identify a current communication conducted by the second transport; reserve a future time period to conduct the voice communication; and after the current communication has ended, perform the enablement of the voice communication. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The transport of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, by the transport, a validation of the voice communication from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group that consists of the transport and the at least one component. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The transport of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute a smart contract, by the first transport, to record the validation and the at least one component on a blockchain based on the blockchain consensus. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform: determining an occupant in a second transport is available for a voice communication based on a length of time an occupant will remain in a first transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport; and responsive to the determining, enabling the voice communication between the occupant in the first transport and the occupant in the second transport; wherein a context of the voice communication is determined; and wherein the enabling of the voice communication is performed when the context is determined to require less communication time than the length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the determining the occupant in the second transport is available comprises identifying an available communication channel associated with the voice communication and the second transport. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to perform determining a context of the voice communication prior to enabling the voice communication; and determining one or more of a length of time the occupant will remain in the first transport and a length of time the occupant will remain in the second transport is greater than an amount of time necessary to conduct the voice communication based on the context. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to perform identifying a current communication being conducted by the second transport; reserving a future time period to conduct the voice communication; and after the current communication has ended, performing the enabling of the voice communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to perform receiving, by the first transport, a validation of the voice communication from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group consisting of the first transport and the at least one component.