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Patent Application
App. No. 15/924,798

AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO VEHICLE DATA

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Patent No.
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App. No.
15/924,798
Abstract

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for controlled access of vehicle information by trusted authority systems. These systems may allow for police and other authority figures to utilize the onboard systems of the vehicle or obtain other information about the vehicle and occupants while safely in their own vehicles prior to an initial encounter with the vehicle and occupants.

Claims (8)

1 . A method performed at a trusted authority, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless communication session with a data authority, the data authority integrated in a nearby vehicle;

performing a discovery process with the data authority, the discovery process informing the data authority of a plurality of data types that are available to the trusted authority, the plurality of data types that are available related to an attribute of the nearby vehicle;

receiving information on a data type of interest, the data type of interest among the plurality of data types that are available;

performing an access request process, the access request process determining the access rights granted by the data authority to the trusted authority for the data type of interest;

requesting data corresponding to the data type of interest;

receiving the data corresponding to the requested data type of interest; and

presenting the data to a public official in the course of their official public duties in accordance with the access rights granted to the data.