DRIVER-TO-DRIVER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A system for a first vehicle and a second vehicle to communicate with each other, the system comprising at least one server hosted by an administrator, the server accessible over a communications network;
- wherein the first vehicle has at least one license plate with a first license plate number on it, the first license plate number being stored and associated with the first vehicle on the at least one server;
wherein the second vehicle has at least one license plate with a second license plate number on it, the second license plate number being stored and associated with the second vehicle on the at least one server;
wherein the first vehicle is substantially behind the second vehicle, and is configured to transmit the second license plate number to the at least one server; and
wherein the server is programmed to match the second license plate number with the second vehicle, and the server is programmed to establish communication between the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
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Abstract
A driver-to-driver communication system includes a server accessible over a communications network, a first vehicle, and a second vehicle. The first vehicle and the second vehicle each have a license plate with a license plate number. The license plate numbers are stored on the server. The first vehicle may be substantially behind the second vehicle, and may be configured to send the second license plate number to the server. This may be accomplished by a computer device, which includes a camera to detect and read the second license plate number. A processor recognizes the second license plate number and sends it to the server over the communications network via a wireless module. The server matches the second license plate number with the second vehicle, and subsequently establishes communication, either direct or indirect, between the first vehicle and the second vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for a first vehicle and a second vehicle to communicate with each other, the system comprising at least one server hosted by an administrator, the server accessible over a communications network;
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wherein the first vehicle has at least one license plate with a first license plate number on it, the first license plate number being stored and associated with the first vehicle on the at least one server; wherein the second vehicle has at least one license plate with a second license plate number on it, the second license plate number being stored and associated with the second vehicle on the at least one server; wherein the first vehicle is substantially behind the second vehicle, and is configured to transmit the second license plate number to the at least one server; and wherein the server is programmed to match the second license plate number with the second vehicle, and the server is programmed to establish communication between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A first vehicle configured to communicate with a second vehicle having at least one license plate with a license plate number, the first vehicle comprising:
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at least one camera configured to detect and read the license plate number of the second vehicle; at least one processor to recognize, through the use of at least one of an image recognition algorithm or an automatic speech recognition algorithm, the license plate number; and a wireless module to transmit the license plate number to a server on which the license plate number is stored and is associated with the second vehicle, the server being accessible over a communications network; and a communication module configured to enable the first vehicle to communicate with at least one of the second vehicle and with the server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. A method of establishing communication between a first vehicle having a license plate with a first license plate number, and a second vehicle having a license plate with a second license plate number, the method comprising:
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storing on at least one server the first license plate number and the second license plate number, the first license plate number and the second license plate number being associated with the first vehicle and the second vehicle, respectively; receiving, by the at least one server, the second license plate number from the first vehicle; matching the second license plate number with the second vehicle; and establishing communication between the first vehicle and at least one of the server and the second vehicle; wherein the at least one server is accessible over a communications network.
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Specification