# US 2021/0241547 A1 · Facilitation of smart communications hub to support driverless vehicles in 5g networks or other next generation networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241547 A1 - Document ID: US20210241547A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/228,397 - Filed: 2021-04-12 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-15 - Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Applicants: AT&T Mobility II LLC - Inventors: Kaveri Raman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241547A1 ## CPC - G07C 5/008: {communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C)} - B60T 7/16: operated by remote control, i.e. initiating means not mounted on vehicle - B60T 8/885: {using electrical circuitry} - G06Q 40/08: Insurance - H04N 5/765: Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus - H04N 5/77: between a recording apparatus and a television camera - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - H04N 7/188: {Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253)} - H04N 23/69: Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - 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 4/38: for collecting sensor information - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - B60T: VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (electrodynamic brake systems for vehicle, in general B60L; brakes per se, i.e. devices where braking effect occurs, including ultimate brake actuators, F16D); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A smart communications hub can enable management of driverless and/or autonomous vehicles. Separating current wireless data from driverless vehicle sensor data can allow for quicker resolutions involving driverless vehicles. The smart communications hub can communicate to other groups such as driverless vehicle providers, service providers, vehicle management, law enforcement, etc. The smart communications hub can also process request from both mobile applications and micro-service applications. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, by first network equipment comprising a processor, sensor data representative of a sensor state of a sensor of a vehicle; based on the sensor data, receiving, from second network equipment by the first network equipment, action data representative of an action to be taken by the sensor; sending, by the first network equipment, the action data to the sensor to facilitate performance of the action by the sensor, wherein the action data comprises an emissions status request for emissions status data representative of an emissions status of the vehicle; in response to sending the action data to the sensor, receiving the emissions status data from the sensor; based on the emissions status being determined to be below a threshold value, facilitating issuing a registration for the vehicle, and based on fire data representative of a likelihood of the vehicle being on fire, receiving, by the first network equipment, a prompt to activate a video camera device that is part of a traffic monitoring network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic monitoring network is part of a smart city network of devices associated with a smart city. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the action data is first action data, and further comprising: sending, by the first network equipment, second action data to a recording device that is part of the traffic monitoring network, wherein the action data is configured to facilitate a zoom function of the video camera device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the action data is first action data, and further comprising: sending, by the first network equipment, second action data to a recording device associated with and accessible via the vehicle to facilitate a video recording. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a collision sensor for detection of a collision of the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first network equipment is associated with a law enforcement identity, and wherein the action data further comprises directive data representative of an instruction to facilitate a movement of the vehicle according to a direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the action data is first action data, and further comprising: sending, by the first network equipment, an indication that an emergency services entity has been notified via a device associated with the emergency services entity. ### Claim 8 A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving sensor data associated with a sensor of a vehicle; sending the sensor data to network equipment associated with a first entity; in response to sending the sensor data, receiving, from the network equipment, first action data representative of a first action to be sent to the sensor to perform the first action, wherein the first action is associated with determining an emissions status of the vehicle; sending the first action data to the sensor; in response to the sending of the first action data to the sensor, receiving the emissions status from the sensor; based on the emissions status received from the sensor and a condition associated with a gas sensor being determined to have been satisfied, sending registration data representative a registration of the vehicle; and receiving, from a user equipment enabled for use of a traffic monitoring network, activation data representative of a prompt to activate a video camera device associated with the traffic monitoring network. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the sensor data comprises an indication of a collision of the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first entity is an emergency services entity, and wherein the operations further comprise: receiving an indication that the emergency services entity has been notified via a device associated with the emergency services entity. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the sensor data is sent to an insurance provider device associated with an insurance provider service. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the sensor is a first sensor, and wherein the operations further comprise: in response to receiving an indication of a collision, sending request data, representative of a request for a sensor status, to a second sensor of the vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein sending the registration data representative of the registration of the vehicle is further based on route data being determined to have satisfied the condition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving sensor state data associated with the gas sensor; and in response to receiving the sensor state data and based on the sensor state data, sending notification data to the network equipment associated with the first entity. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving sensor data originating from a sensor of a vehicle associated with a first identity; based on the sensor data, sending action data, comprising data representative of an action to be taken by the sensor of the vehicle, to the sensor of the vehicle to facilitate the action being taken by the vehicle, wherein the action data comprises emissions request data representative of an emissions status of the vehicle; in response to sending the action data to the sensor, receiving the emissions data and gas data from the sensor; based on the emissions status of the emissions data and the gas data, issuing a vehicle registration to be associated with the vehicle; and based on an output of a fire sensor being determined to have satisfied a condition associated with an impending fire, receiving, from a user equipment authorized with respect to a traffic monitoring network, a prompt to activate a video camera device associated with the traffic monitoring network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: sending the action data to equipment associated with a second identity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the action data further comprises route data to facilitate altering a first route of the vehicle to reduce traffic conditions for a second route determined to be related to a path of travel of an emergency services vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the action data further comprises a brake instruction to increase a brake pressure. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sensor data comprises brake data representative of a brake pressure applied to a brake of the vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sensor is a first sensor, and wherein the operations further comprise: receiving, from a second sensor, collision data representative of information collected with respect to a collision of the vehicle.