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US 2020/0396247 A1Published application
Autonomous vehicle dos resistant communication system using acoustic communications
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJoseph Soryal
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Abstract
A method includes determining, by a vehicle, a failure with a computer or telecommunications system operating in the vehicle and when a failure is detected, activating an acoustic system on the vehicle, detecting a vibration by the vehicle; and transmitting an audible signal responsive to the detecting step. The audible signal may include words in a human vocabulary.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- Activating an acoustic system on a vehicle;
- Detecting a vibration;
- and
- Transmitting an audible signal responsive to the detecting step.
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A method comprising:
- Receiving an audible signal from a vehicle;
- Capturing an image of the vehicle;
- Creating a notification message relating to the vehicle;
- and
- Transmitting the notification message.
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A system comprising:
- A connected vehicle having a plurality of sensors and a telecommunications system interface;
- A diagnostic tool configured to determine the status of the sensors and the telecommunications system interface;
- An acoustic system having vibration sensors configured to receive vibrations generated external to the vehicle;
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- A speaker configured to transmit audible signals in response to the received vibrations when the diagnostic tool indicates a failure of one of the plurality of sensors or the telecommunications system interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.