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Granted Patent B2
US 11,290,856 · App. 16/836,907 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Establishing connections in transports

Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire (Frisco, TX); Manoj Kalamkar (McKinney, TX); Christopher J. Risberg (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
H04W4/40G06F16/27G06K9/00288G06Q10/1095H04L67/306H04W4/023
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Patent No.
US 11,290,856
App. No.
16/836,907
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.

Claims (50)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, via a transport, at least one person outside the transport and in proximity to the transport;

determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant;

sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes; and

responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person;

wherein a meeting request between the at least one transport occupant and the at least one person is sent to the communication device and the mobile device respectively, responsive to the matched one or more profile attributes.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising

detecting at least one of a facial recognition of the at least one person and the mobile device operated by the at least one person; and

identifying the profile of the at least one person.

3. The method of claim 2 , comprising:

comparing a profile attribute of the at least one person, stored in the profile of the at least one person, to the one or more profile attributes of the at least one transport occupant; and

determining the profile of the at least one person is a known contact of the at least one transport occupant, or the profile of the at least one person matches at least one interest of the at least one transport occupant, wherein the at least one interest is stored in the one or more profile attributes of the at least one transport occupant.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one person is located at least one of: adjacent to a roadway currently used by the transport, in another transport traveling within the proximity of the transport, in another transport traveling toward the transport, in another transport traveling to a similar destination of the transport, and at a facility within the proximity of the transport.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

invoking a smart contract responsive to at least one of receiving the communication request from the at least one transport occupant and transmitting the communication invite to the mobile device, wherein the smart contract comprises meeting information for the at least one person and the at least one transport occupant.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

responsive to receiving a communication invite confirmation from the mobile device, creating a blockchain transaction comprising a name of the at least one person, a name of the at least one transport occupant, a date, a time, and the meeting information.

7. A system, comprising:

a transport; and

a communication device;

wherein the transport is configured to

identify at least one person outside the transport and in proximity to the transport;

determine the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant;

send a notification to the communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes; and

responsive to a communication request being received from the communication device, transmit a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person;

wherein a meeting request between the at least one transport occupant and the at least one person is sent to the communication device and the mobile device respectively, responsive to the matched one or more profile attributes.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the transport is further configured to

detect at least one of a facial recognition of the at least one person and the mobile device operated by the at least one person; and

identify the profile of the at least one person.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the transport is further configured to

compare a profile attribute of the at least one person, stored in the profile of the at least one person, to the one or more profile attributes of the at least one transport occupant; and

determine the profile of the at least one person is a known contact of the at least one transport occupant, or the profile of the at least one person matches at least one interest of the at least one transport occupant, wherein the at least one interest is stored in the one or more profile attributes of the at least one transport occupant.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one person is located at least one of: adjacent to a roadway currently used by the transport, in another transport traveling within the proximity of the transport, in another transport traveling toward the transport, in another transport traveling to a similar destination of the transport, and at a facility within the proximity of the transport.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the transport is further configured to invoke a smart contract responsive to at least one of the communication request being received from the at least one transport occupant and the communication invite being transmitted to the mobile device, wherein the smart contract comprises meeting information for the at least one person and the at least one transport occupant.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the transport is further configured to, responsive to a communication invite confirmation being received from the mobile device, create a blockchain transaction comprising a name of the at least one person, a name of the at least one transport occupant, a date, a time, and the meeting information.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

identifying, via a transport, at least one person outside the transport and in proximity to the transport;

determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant;

sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes; and

responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person;

wherein a meeting request between the at least one transport occupant and the at least one person is sent to the communication device and the mobile device respectively, responsive to the matched one or more profile attributes.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

detecting at least one of a facial recognition of the at least one person and the mobile device operated by the at least one person; and

identifying the profile of the at least one person.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

comparing a profile attribute of the at least one person, stored in the profile of the at least one person, to the one or more profile attributes of the at least one transport occupant; and

determining the profile of the at least one person is a known contact of the at least one transport occupant, or the profile of the at least one person matches at least one interest of the at least one transport occupant, wherein the at least one interest is stored in the one or more profile attributes of the at least one transport occupant.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the at least one person is located at least one of: adjacent to a roadway currently used by the transport, in another transport traveling within the proximity of the transport, in another transport traveling toward the transport, in another transport traveling to a similar destination of the transport, and at a facility within the proximity of the transport.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

invoking a smart contract responsive to at least one of receiving the communication request from the at least one transport occupant and transmitting the communication invite to the mobile device, wherein the smart contract comprises meeting information for the at least one person and the at least one transport occupant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2020
From: AHIRE, SACHIN J.; KALAMKAR, MANOJ; RISBERG, CHRISTOPHER J.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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