Damage detection and originator tracking

A method, comprising:

• when damage to a parked motor vehicle is detected,
• determining, by at least two communication modules of the motor vehicle, positions of mobile communication devices in an environment of the motor vehicle by triangulation;
• capturing MAC addresses of the mobile communication devices;
• tracking respective trajectories of the mobile communication devices;
• determining which mobile communication device of the mobile communication devices belongs to an originator of the damage;
• and
• making, by a camera of the parked motor vehicle, an image recording or a video recording in a direction of a current position of the mobile communication device belonging to the originator.

A motor vehicle comprising:

• at least one sensor to detect accidental damage to the motor vehicle;
• at least two communication modules comprising tracking modules, the at least two communication modules coupled to one another and configured to determine the positions of the mobile communication devices in the environment of the motor vehicle by triangulation and to capture changes in the determined positions to determine trajectories of the mobile communication devices;
• and
• a central module in communication with the at least two communication modules, the central module configured to:
• be activated by the at least one sensor to detect accidental damage and to receive data relating to the position of the detected accidental damage,
• receive and process data from the at least two communication modules, which data comprise MAC addresses, positions and position changes of the mobile communication devices in the environment of the motor vehicle,
• identify the mobile communication device belonging to the originator of the damage using the data relating to the position of the detected damage, the MAC addresses, positions and position changes of the mobile communication devices in the environment of the motor vehicle, the central module,
• control a camera of the motor vehicle,
• after identifying the mobile communication device belonging to the originator of the damage, to orient the camera to a current position of the mobile communication device belonging to the originator, and
• have an image or video of the originator recorded.