UNIQUE INAUDIBLE SOUND SIGNATURES

• US 20150271601A1
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Boss, Gregory Jensen, Jones, Andrew R., McConnell, Kevin C., Moore, John Elbert Jr.
• Application Number:
  US14/218,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20150271601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/164 Centralised systems, e.g. external to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

A method includes a computing device a method includes: assigning unique inaudible sound signatures for vehicles; mounting at least radio device containing at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures in a vehicle; a first computer device causing the at least one of the radio device to broadcast the at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures; a second computer device causing at least one processing device to receive the broadcasted at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures; and determining specific vehicle information based upon the received at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

assigning unique inaudible sound signatures for vehicles;

mounting at least radio device containing at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures in a vehicle;

a first computer device causing the at least one of the radio device to broadcast the at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures;

a second computer device causing at least one processing device to receive the broadcasted at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures; and

determining specific vehicle information based upon the received at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast is triggered by an event.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the triggering event is time based.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the triggering event is based on location of the at least one radio device.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the triggering event is based on a received signal.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is located within at least one personal user device.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the at least one processing device is part of a central authority which is able to provide said specific vehicle information to others as a result of the received at least one of the unique inaudible sound signatures.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;

a first computing module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to broadcast at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature for a vehicle using at least one radio device mounted attached to the vehicle;

a second computing module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to receive the broadcasted at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature using at least one processing device; and

a determining module operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, configured to determine specific vehicle information for the vehicle based upon the received at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the broadcast is triggered by an event.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the triggering event is time based.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the triggering event is based on location of the at least one radio device.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the triggering event is based on a received signal.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one processing device is located within at least one personal user device.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the at least one processing device is part of a central authority which is able to provide said specific vehicle information to others as a result of the received at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature.

15. A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable, tangible storage medium;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to broadcast at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature for a vehicle using at least one radio device mounted attached to the vehicle;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to receive the broadcasted at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature using at least one processing device; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium, to determine specific vehicle information for the vehicle based upon the received at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the broadcast is triggered by an event.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the triggering event is time based.

18. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the triggering event is based on location of the at least one radio device.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the at least one processing device is located within at least one personal user device.

20. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the at least one processing device is part of a central authority which is able to provide said specific vehicle information to others as a result of the received at least one assigned unique inaudible sound signature.