# US 12,192,767 B2 · Cooperative early threat detection using sensor sharing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,767 B2 - Document ID: US12192767B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/327,429 - Filed: 2021-05-21 - Published: 2022-11-24 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-21 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Soumya Das; Mohammad Nekoui; Dan Vassilovski; Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman; Sean Vincent Maschue - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192767B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/14: {for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic} - H04W 12/122: Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices - B60W 30/09: Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering - B60W 30/0956: {the prediction being responsive to traffic or environmental parameters} - B60W 50/04: Monitoring the functioning of the control system - B60W 60/001: {Planning or execution of driving tasks} - H04L 63/1441: {Countermeasures against malicious traffic (countermeasures against attacks on cryptographic mechanisms H04L9/002)} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - B60W 2556/45: External transmission of data to or from the vehicle - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT ## Abstract Method and apparatus for cooperative early threat detection. In some aspects, the apparatus detects one or more object data signals having data that interferes with wireless resources utilized in automated driving decisions. The apparatus transmits, to at least a second wireless device, a message indicating the one or more object data signals having the data that interferes with wireless resources utilized in automated driving decisions. The one or more object data signals may correspond to a misbehaving wireless device. The data of the misbehaving wireless device may comprise implausible data related to at least one characteristic of the misbehaving wireless device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, the apparatus comprising: at least one memory; at least one transceiver; and at least one processor, communicatively connected to the at least one memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to: detect one or more object data signals from an external entity having data that interferes with wireless resources utilized in automated driving decisions; determine the one or more object data signals are associated with a denial of service (DOS) attacker, a jammer, an out of band (OOB) interferer, or a combination thereof; and transmit, to at least a second wireless device, a message indicating the one or more object data signals are associated with the DoS attacker, the jammer, the OOB interferer, or the combination thereof that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the external entity correspond to an obstacle that interferes with or obstructs wireless spectrum or resources utilized in cooperative or automated driving decisions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more object data signals of the obstacle that interferes with or obstructs the wireless spectrum or resources are transmitted having a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) greater than an RSSI threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the message includes at least one information element (IE) that indicates the one or more object data signals are associated with the DoS attacker, the jammer, the OOB interferer, or the combination thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one IE comprises classes of detected objects, wherein each class of the detected objects comprises characteristics for a respective one of the DOS attacker, the jammer, and the OOB interferer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the message triggers a mitigation action in the at least the second wireless device to avoid or mitigate contact with the one or more object data signals that obstruct cooperative or automated driving decisions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the message identifies an object that is transmitting the one or more object data signals having the data that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the object comprises one of a vulnerable road user (VRU), a detected vehicle, or a wireless obstacle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second wireless device comprises at least one of a wireless vehicle, a roadside unit (RSU), or a vulnerable road user (VRU). ### Claim 10 A method of wireless communication of a first wireless device, comprising: detecting one or more object data signals from an external entity having data that interferes with wireless resources utilized in automated driving decisions; determining the one or more object data signals are associated with a denial of service (DOS) attacker, a jammer, an out of band (OOB) interferer, or a combination thereof; and transmitting, to at least a second wireless device, a message indicating the one or more object data signals are associated with the DoS attacker, the jammer, the OOB interferer, or the combination there of that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the external entity correspond to an obstacle that interferes with or obstructs wireless spectrum or resources utilized in cooperative or automated driving decisions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more object data signals of the obstacle that interferes with or obstructs the wireless spectrum or resources are transmitted having a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) greater than an RSSI threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the message includes at least one information element (IE) that indicates the one or more object data signals are associated with the DoS attacker, the jammer, the OOB interferer, or the combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the message triggers a mitigation action in the at least the second wireless device to avoid or mitigate contact with the one or more object data signals that obstruct cooperative or automated driving decisions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the message identifies an object that is transmitting the one or more object data signals having the data that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 16 An apparatus for wireless communication at a second wireless device, the apparatus comprising: memory; at least one transceiver; and at least one processor, communicatively connected to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to: receive, from a first wireless device, a message indicating one or more object data signals that are transmitted from an external entity different from the first wireless device having data that interferes with wireless resources utilized in automated driving decisions, wherein the message also indicates that the one or more object data signals are associated with a denial of service (DOS) attacker, a jammer, an out of band (OOB) interferer, or a combination thereof; and initiate a mitigation action in response to receiving the message to avoid or mitigate contact with the one or more object data signals that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the external entity correspond to an obstacle that interferes with or obstructs wireless spectrum or resources utilized in cooperative or automated driving decisions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more object data signals of the obstacle that interferes with or obstructs the wireless spectrum or resources are transmitted having a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) greater than an RSSI threshold. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the message includes at least one information element (IE) that indicates the one or more object data signals are associated with the DoS attacker, the jammer, the OOB interferer, or the combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one IE comprises classes of detected objects, wherein each class of the detected objects comprises characteristics for a respective one of the DOS attacker, the jammer, and the OOB interferer. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the mitigation action includes at least one of selecting an alternate path to avoid the one or more object data signals or using a more robust MCS. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the message identifies an object that is transmitting the one or more object data signals having the data that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the object comprises one of a vulnerable road user (VRU), a detected vehicle, or a wireless obstacle. ### Claim 24 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the second wireless device comprises at least one of a wireless vehicle, a roadside unit (RSU), or a vulnerable road user (VRU). ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first wireless device is a first vehicle or a roadside unit (RSU). ### Claim 26 A method of wireless communication of a second wireless device, comprising: receiving, from a first wireless device, a message indicating one or more object data signals that are transmitted from an external entity different from the first wireless device having data that interferes with wireless resources utilized in automated driving decisions, wherein the message also indicates that the one or more object data signals are associated with a denial of service (Dos) attacker, a jammer, an out of band (OOB) interferer, or a combination thereof; and initiating a mitigation action in response to receiving the message to avoid or mitigate contact with the one or more object data signals that interferes with the wireless resources utilized in the automated driving decisions. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the external entity correspond to an obstacle that interferes with or obstructs wireless spectrum or resources utilized in cooperative or automated driving decisions. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein the one or more object data signals of the obstacle that interferes with or obstructs the wireless spectrum or resources are transmitted having a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) greater than an RSSI threshold. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the message includes at least one information element (IE) that indicates the one or more object data signals are associated with the DoS attacker, the jammer, the OOB interferer, or the combination thereof further. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the mitigation action includes at least one of selecting an alternate path to avoid the one or more object data signals or using a more robust MCS.