DETECTION AND REPORTING OF INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF A VEHICLE
A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication.
1 . A vehicle-based individual presence determination system comprising:
one or more vehicle sensors;
a presence detection module that analyses a signal from the one or more vehicle sensors to determine the presence of an individual and determines whether the individual is a known individual.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a determination is made as to whether a collision is possible between the vehicle and the individual.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an alert is communicated to the individual regarding a possible collision.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the presence detection module further receives special information from the individual.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the special information is one or more of a handicap, an identification and a profile.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more rules alter an operation of the presence detection module when the individual is the known individual.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a display is populated with presence information and an icon representing the individual shown on the display.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein whether the individual is a known individual is based on stored profile information.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the stored profile information is stored in one or more of the vehicle and a user's communication device.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein a privacy filter filters information exchanged between the vehicle and the individual.
11 . A vehicle-based individual presence determination method comprising:
analyzing a signal from the one or more vehicle sensors to determine the presence of an individual; and
determining whether the individual is a known individual.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a determination is made as to whether a collision is possible between the vehicle and the individual.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein an alert is communicated to the individual regarding a possible collision.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a presence detection module further receives special information from the individual.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the special information is one or more of a handicap, an identification and a profile.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more rules alter an operation of the presence detection module when the individual is the known individual.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a display is populated with presence information and an icon representing the individual shown on the display.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein whether the individual is a known individual is based on stored profile information.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the stored profile information is stored in one or more of the vehicle and a user's communication device.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a privacy filter filters information exchanged between the vehicle and the individual.