US 12,010,175 B2
Vehicle operation for providing attribute data
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US); Kristin A. Hellman, Walled Lake, MI (US); William H. Wurz, San Francisco, CA (US); and David Kennedy, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,567.
Prior Publication US 2023/0231916 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/12 (2022.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0315 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
broadcasting a first message to a plurality of remote computers identifying an attribute of a host vehicle;
receiving, from one of the remote computers, a second message including a request to receive data about the identified attribute in response to broadcasting the first message;
upon receiving the second message, actuating a host vehicle component to output at least one of light or sound associated with the identified attribute;
actuating a target vehicle component based on detecting actuation of the host vehicle component, wherein the actuation of the host vehicle component provides data about the identified attribute for detection by a target vehicle sensor; and
actuating the target vehicle sensor to obtain the sensor data including the host vehicle upon providing the second message.