US Patent Application 17827917. BROADCASTING VEHICLE EVENT TO EXTERNAL SOURCE simplified abstract

BROADCASTING VEHICLE EVENT TO EXTERNAL SOURCE

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Simon P. Roberts of Celina TX (US)

Sergei I. Gage of Dallas TX (US)

Yang Ding of Montreal (CA)

Christopher J. Macpherson of Plano TX (US)

Michael R. Kushnerik of The Colony TX (US)

Naohiro J. Matsumura of Dallas TX (US)

Cory M. Frank of Frisco TX (US)

Jessica May of Danbury TX (US)

Matthew J. Everett of Norton Shores MI (US)

BROADCASTING VEHICLE EVENT TO EXTERNAL SOURCE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17827917 titled 'BROADCASTING VEHICLE EVENT TO EXTERNAL SOURCE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a system for a vehicle to detect when a person exits the vehicle and moves to a different location. It also detects the seriousness of an event related to the vehicle and sends notifications accordingly.

• The system determines when a person leaves the vehicle and goes to a different location.
• It can detect the seriousness of an event happening with the vehicle.
• Based on the person's location and the seriousness of the event, the system sends a notification to the person's device.
• If the person's device does not respond to the first notification, a second notification is sent to a server associated with the entity at the new location.

Original Abstract Submitted

An example operation includes determining, by a vehicle, that a first occupant has exited the vehicle at a first location and has relocated to a second location; detecting, by the vehicle, a level of seriousness of an event related to the vehicle; sending a first notification of the event, by the vehicle, to a device associated with the first occupant, based on the first location and the level of seriousness; and, responsive to the device not responding to the first notification, sending a second notification to a server associated with an entity at the second location.