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US 2018/0007521 A1Published application
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
A vehicle 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 message comprising an identifier of the vehicle and a status of the vehicle;
- responsive to receiving the message, collecting information associated with the vehicle;
- and
- broadcasting the information associated with the vehicle.
4 more elements
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 message comprising an identifier of a vehicle and a status of the vehicle;
- responsive to receiving the message, collecting information associated with the vehicle;
- and
- broadcasting the information associated with the vehicle.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a device, a message comprising an identifier of a vehicle and a status of the vehicle;
- responsive to receiving the message, collecting, by the device, information associated with the vehicle;
- and
- broadcasting, by the device, the information associated with the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.