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Granted Patent B2
US 11,387,985 · App. 17/060,544 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Transport occupant data delivery

Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr. (Plano, TX); Satyajit P. Patne (The Colony, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
H04L9/0827H04L9/083H04L9/0872H04L9/321H04L2209/38H04L2209/84
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Patent No.
US 11,387,985
App. No.
17/060,544
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, first data from an occupant device proximate the transport, modifying, by the transport, a location-based level of trust related to a type and an interaction of the received first data with the occupant device, and receiving, by the transport, second data based on the modified location-based level of trust and a proximity of the occupant device to the transport.

Claims (52)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a transport, first data from an occupant device proximate the transport;

modifying, by the transport, a location-based level of trust related to a type and an interaction of the received first data with the occupant device; and

receiving, by the transport, second data based on the modified location-based level of trust and a proximity of the occupant device to the transport;

wherein a first portion of occupant data is forwarded to the occupant device based on the location-based level of trust, wherein the first portion of occupant data is non-sensitive data;

wherein a second portion of the occupant data is forwarded to the occupant device when the modified location-based level of trust is established, wherein the second portion of the occupant data is sensitive data.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising

determining the interaction of the received first data comprises the at least one occupant device transmitting the first data to the transport to forward the first data to a remote location; and

determining the proximity of the interaction was within an acceptable distance between the transport and the occupant device.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising

responsive to the modifying, increasing the location-based level of trust to a higher level of trust.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising

responsive to identifying a plurality of occupants in the transport, temporarily reducing the location-based level of trust of the occupant device; and

resuming the location-based level of trust when one or more of the plurality of occupants have exited the transport.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving, by the transport, a validation of the modified location-based level of trust from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group consisting of the transport and the at least one component.

6. The method of claim 5 , comprising executing a smart contract, by the transport, to record the validation and the at least one component on a blockchain based on the blockchain consensus.

7. A transport, comprising:

a processor configured to

receive first data from an occupant device proximate the transport;

modify a location-based level of trust related to a type and an interaction of the received first data with the occupant device; and

receive second data based on the modified location-based level of trust and a proximity of the occupant device to the transport

wherein a first portion of occupant data is forwarded to the occupant device based on the location-based level of trust, wherein the first portion of occupant data is non-sensitive data;

wherein a second portion of the occupant data is forwarded to the occupant device when the modified location-based level of trust is established, wherein the second portion of the occupant data is sensitive data.

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

determine the interaction of the received first data comprises the at least one occupant device having transmitted the first data to the transport to forward the first data to a remote location; and

determine the proximity of the interaction was within an acceptable distance between the transport and the occupant device.

9. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to

responsive to the modification, increase the location-based level of trust to a higher level of trust.

10. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to

responsive to the identification of a plurality occupants in the transport, temporarily reduce the location-based level of trust of the occupant device; and

resume the location-based level of trust when one or more of the plurality of occupants have exited the transport.

11. The transport of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to

receive a validation of the modified location-based level of trust from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group consisting of the transport and the at least one component.

12. The transport of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to

execute a smart contract to record the validation and the at least one component on a blockchain based on the blockchain consensus.

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

receiving, by a transport, first data from an occupant device proximate the transport;

modifying, by the transport, a location-based level of trust to a type and an interaction of the received first data with the occupant device; and

receiving, by the transport, second data based on the modified location-based level of trust and a proximity of the occupant device to the transport;

wherein a first portion of occupant data is forwarded to the occupant device based on the location-based level of trust, wherein the first portion of occupant data is non-sensitive data;

wherein a second portion of the occupant data is forwarded to the occupant device when the modified location-based level of trust is established, wherein the second portion of the occupant data is sensitive data.

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

determining the interaction of the received first data comprises the at least one occupant device transmitting the first data to the transport to forward the first data to a remote location;

and

determining the proximity of the interaction was within an acceptable distance between the transport and the occupant device.

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

responsive to the modifying, increasing the location-based level of trust to a higher level of trust.

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

responsive to identifying a plurality of occupants in the transport, temporarily reducing the location-based level of trust of the occupant device; and

resuming the location-based level of trust when one or more of the plurality of occupants have exited the transport.

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

receiving, by the transport, a validation of the modified location-based level of trust from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group consisting of the transport and the at least one component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2020
From: CAIN, EDWARD ALLEN, JR.; PATNE, SATYAJIT P.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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