US 11,734,773 B2
System and method for telematics for tracking equipment usage
Adam E. Sworski, Catlettsburg, KY (US); Frances E. Lockwood, Georgetown, KY (US); Roger D. England, Lexington, KY (US); Timothy L. Caudill, Catlettsburg, KY (US); Jeffrey S. Baker, Lexington, KY (US); and Jeffrey R. Torkelson, Lexington, KY (US)
Assigned to VGP IPCO LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed by VGP IPCO LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/237,407.
Application 17/237,407 is a continuation of application No. 16/807,423, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,017,483.
Application 16/807,423 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/114,503, filed on Aug. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,623,905, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0241383 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G06Q 20/30 (2012.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); G06Q 40/12 (2023.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); G06Q 20/08 (2012.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 40/123 (2013.12) [G06Q 20/085 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06Q 2240/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of communicating public emergency alert information from a telematics device in a vehicle, comprising:
configuring a telematics device in a vehicle to receive through a network from a third party, telematics information comprising one or a combination of: a public emergency alert announcement, captured images and associated data for matching to an object of interest in the public emergency alert announcement;
capturing by a plurality of on-board optical sensors on the vehicle, captured images and associated data comprising any one of: optical sensors data, on-board laser and sonar pulsed sensor data and imaging camera data; and
sending by the telematics device, the captured images and the associated data to at least one of: a third party entity device, a government device and a mobile device for remote processing and for matching to the object of interest in the public emergency alert announcement,
wherein the public emergency alert announcement received by the telematics device comprises search criteria of the object of interest which have been previously approved by an access grantor, before being sent by the third party to a plurality of vehicles on the road.