US 12,075,528 B2
Managing communications for connected vehicles using a cellular network
Ahmad Arash Obaidi, Mercer Island, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/317,794.
Application 18/317,794 is a continuation of application No. 17/527,823, filed on Nov. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,690,133.
Application 17/527,823 is a continuation of application No. 16/721,744, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,240,876, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 16/721,744 is a continuation of application No. 15/476,871, filed on Mar. 31, 2017, granted, now 10,548,184, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0284337 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 84/18 (2009.01); B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01); B60W 40/12 (2012.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/04 (2006.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 84/18 (2013.01) [B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/10 (2013.01); B60W 40/12 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0133 (2013.01); G08G 1/0141 (2013.01); G08G 1/0962 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/104 (2013.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.05); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); B60W 2040/0863 (2013.01); B60W 2040/1361 (2013.01); B60W 2040/1376 (2013.01); B60W 2040/1384 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0064 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2050/048 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); B60W 2754/10 (2020.02); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing communications between vehicles, the method comprising:
receiving, from a vehicle via a wireless communications network, information that identifies an occurrence of an event at the vehicle,
wherein the information is received by a network server associated with a telecommunications service provider providing the wireless communications network to the vehicle and other vehicles located within geographic proximity to the vehicle, and
wherein the information is not received via a direct vehicle-to-vehicle wireless connection;
determining, by the network server, a geographic location of the vehicle;
determining, by the network server and based at least on part on the geographic location of the vehicle, a geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle;
identifying, by the network server, a subset of the other vehicles located within the geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle; and
performing, at the network server, an action associated with the subset of the other vehicles in response to the occurrence of the event at the vehicle,
wherein the performed action includes transmitting information indicative of one or more parameters of the occurrence of the event to the identified subset of the other vehicles, and
wherein transmitting the information causes displaying information about the event at a display of a vehicle of the subset of other vehicles.