ON BOARD VEHICLE PRESENCE REPORTING MODULE
The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable presence reporting module operable to determine, based on one or more of a vehicle occupant context and requirement of law applicable to a current geographic location of the vehicle, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
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25 . A vehicle, comprising:
a microprocessor executable presence reporting module operable to determine, based on a vehicle occupant context, the vehicle occupant context comprising a current seating position of the vehicle occupant and a current geographical and/or geopolitical location of the vehicle, and requirement of law applicable to the current geographic and/or geopolitical location of the vehicle, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
26 . The vehicle of claim 25 , wherein the presence reporting module determines, based on the vehicle occupant context, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
27 . The vehicle of claim 25 , wherein vehicle occupant context is one or more of whether or not the vehicle occupant is in the driver's seat.
28 . The vehicle of claim 25 , wherein the requirement of law is applicable to a current geographic location of the vehicle.
29 . The vehicle of claim 28 , wherein the requirement one or more of prohibits cellular calls, texting, tweeting and/or viewing video while the car is in motion.
30 . The vehicle of claim 25 , wherein the presence reporting module provides to a potential contactor whether or not the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication.
31 . The vehicle of claim 25 , wherein the presence reporting module provides to a potential contactor one or more currently available communication channels and/or modalities for contacting the vehicle occupant.
32 . The vehicle of claim 31 , wherein the vehicle occupant is potentially contactable by a set of communication channels and/or modalities and wherein the presence reporting module provides a presence service with only a subset of the communication channels and/or modalities being currently available.
33 . A method, comprising:
a microprocessor executable presence reporting module determining, based on a vehicle occupant context, the vehicle occupant context comprising a current seating position of the vehicle occupant and a current geographical and/or geopolitical location of the vehicle, and requirement of law applicable to the current geographic and/or geopolitical location of the vehicle, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the presence reporting module determines, based on the vehicle occupant context, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
35 . The method of claim 33 , wherein vehicle occupant context is one or more of whether or not the vehicle occupant is in the driver's seat.
36 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the requirement of law is applicable to a current geographic location of the vehicle.
37 . The method of claim 36 , wherein the requirement one or more of prohibits cellular calls, texting, tweeting and/or viewing video while the car is in motion.
38 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the presence reporting module provides to a potential contactor whether or not the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication.
39 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the presence reporting module provides to a potential contactor one or more currently available communication channels and/or modalities for contacting the vehicle occupant.
40 . The method of claim 39 , wherein the vehicle occupant is potentially contactable by a set of communication channels and/or modalities and wherein the presence reporting module provides a presence service with only a subset of the communication channels and/or modalities being currently available.
41 . A non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium comprising a microprocessor executable presence reporting module on board a selected vehicle that, when executed, determines, based on a vehicle occupant context, the vehicle occupant context comprising a current seating position of the vehicle occupant and a current geographical and/or geopolitical location of the vehicle, and requirement of law applicable to the current geographic and/or geopolitical location of the vehicle, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
42 . The computer readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the presence reporting module determines, based on the vehicle occupant context, whether the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication and/or by what communication channel and/or modality to contact the vehicle occupant.
43 . The computer readable medium of claim 41 , wherein vehicle occupant context is one or more of whether or not the vehicle occupant is in the driver's seat.
44 . The computer readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the requirement of law is applicable to a current geographic location of the vehicle.
45 . The computer readable medium of claim 44 , wherein the requirement one or more of prohibits cellular calls, texting, tweeting and/or viewing video while the car is in motion.
46 . The computer readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the presence reporting module provides to a potential contactor whether or not the vehicle occupant is present and available for receiving an inbound communication.
47 . The computer readable medium of claim 41 , wherein the presence reporting module provides to a potential contactor one or more currently available communication channels and/or modalities for contacting the vehicle occupant.
48 . The computer readable medium of claim 47 , wherein the vehicle occupant is potentially contactable by a set of communication channels and/or modalities and wherein the presence reporting module provides a presence service with only a subset of the communication channels and/or modalities being currently available.