IP Library Granted Patent US 7,532,130
Granted Patent B2
US 7,532,130 · App. 11/382,293 · Granted May 12, 2009

Method and system for sending telemetric information between vehicles

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,532,130
App. No.
11/382,293
Granted
May 12, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The illustrative embodiments provide a method, system, computer program product, and computer implemented method for sending telemetric information to a plurality of vehicles. A second vehicle receives the telemetric information from a first vehicle that indicates a vehicle status, wherein the vehicle status indicates an intent to change movement of the first vehicle by a user of the first vehicle. The second vehicle processes the telemetric information from the first vehicle. The second vehicle then forwards the telemetric information from the first vehicle to a set plurality of vehicles to form forwarded telemetric information.

Claims (8)

1. A method for sending telemetric information to a plurality of vehicles, the method comprising:

receiving the telemetric information at a second vehicle from a first vehicle that indicates a vehicle status, wherein the vehicle status indicates an intent to change movement of the first vehicle by a user of the first vehicle;

processing the telemetric information from the first vehicle by the second vehicle; and

forwarding the telemetric information from the first vehicle by the second vehicle to a set plurality of vehicles to form forwarded telemetric information;

wherein the step of forwarding the telemetric information by the second from the first vehicle to a set plurality of vehicles to form forwarded telemetric information comprises;

receiving the telemetric information from the first vehicle; and

updating the telemetric information from the first vehicle to reflect updated vehicle position information, wherein the step of updating the telemetric information from the first vehicle to reflect updated vehicle position information comprises:

adding telemetric information about a vehicle status of the second vehicle.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2018
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD
To: CARRUM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 046991/0774 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY INC.
Reel/Frame 034849/0203 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2006
From: CURTIS, BRYCE
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017777/0911 →
Continuity (1)
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