MOBILE GUNSHOT DETECTION

• US 20150177363A1
• Filed: 12/19/2013
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Hermann, Thomas Joseph, Kleve, Robert Bruce, Van Wiemeersch, John Robert, Holub, Patrick Kevin, Hrecznyj, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,061,013 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/20 Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/22 Position of source determined by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements G01S5/28 takes precedence

Abstract

A first computer is configured to receive, from at least one second computer in a first vehicle, data relating to a gunshot. The computer is configured to then determine a location of the gunshot from the data, and to transmit a message, including the gunshot location, to at least one third computer in a second vehicle.

Claims

1. A system, comprising a first computer that comprises a processor and a memory and is configured to:

receive, from at least one second computer in a first vehicle, data relating to a gunshot;

determining a location of the gunshot from the data; and

transmitting a message, including the gunshot location, to at least one third computer in a second vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first computer is in a third vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one second computer is a plurality of second computers.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one third computer is a plurality of third computers.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein determining a location of the gunshot from the data includes comparing time-stamps associated with the gunshot, each of the time-stamps being received from one of a plurality of second computers.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the message includes a route based on a location of the second vehicle and the gunshot location.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data includes geo-coordinates of the first vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the data includes at least one of image data and audio data.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first computer is further configured to place a call identifying the gunshot location to an emergency service provider.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one second computer and the at least one third computer are a same computer.

11. A system, comprising a computer in a first vehicle that comprises a processor and a memory and is configured to:

detect a gunshot;

transmit data concerning the gunshot to a remote computer; and

receive a message from the remote computer identifying a location of the gunshot.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the remote computer is in a second vehicle.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a computer in a second vehicle that comprises a processor and a memory and is configured to:

detect the gunshot;

transmit data concerning the gunshot to the remote computer; and

receive a second message from the remote computer identifying the location of the gunshot.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising a computer in a second vehicle that comprises a processor and a memory and is configured to receive a second message from the remote computer identifying the location of the gunshot.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the remote computer is in a stationary location.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the data includes geo-coordinates of the first vehicle.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the data includes at least one of image data and audio data.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer in the first vehicle is further configured to place a call identifying the gunshot location to an emergency service provider.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the message includes a route based on a location of the second vehicle and the gunshot location.