AUTOMOTIVE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- at least one non-transitory memory storing vehicle information; and
one or more hardware processors that are coupled to the at least one non-transitory memory and that are configured to read instructions from the at least one non-transitory memory to perform the steps of;
receiving a communication trigger over a network having at least one vehicle as a communication proxy;
in response to receiving the communication trigger, transmitting a modulated optical signal, from an illumination source of one of the at least one vehicle and an external actor, to the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor;
detecting, at the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor, the modulated optical signal; and
demodulating the transmitted optical signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing optical communication between a vehicle and an external actor include a system provider device that establishes, through communication over a network with at least one vehicle, the at least one vehicle as a communication proxy. Establishing the at least one vehicle as a communication proxy may include pairing the at least one vehicle with a user device. In various embodiments, the system provider also receives a communication trigger. In response to the communication trigger, the system provider may transmit a modulated optical signal via an illumination source of one of the at least one vehicle and an external actor, to the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor. The system provider detects, at the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor, the modulated optical signal and demodulates the transmitted optical signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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at least one non-transitory memory storing vehicle information; and one or more hardware processors that are coupled to the at least one non-transitory memory and that are configured to read instructions from the at least one non-transitory memory to perform the steps of; receiving a communication trigger over a network having at least one vehicle as a communication proxy; in response to receiving the communication trigger, transmitting a modulated optical signal, from an illumination source of one of the at least one vehicle and an external actor, to the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor; detecting, at the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor, the modulated optical signal; and demodulating the transmitted optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system provider device, a communication trigger through a network having at least one vehicle as a communication proxy; in response to receiving the communication trigger, transmitting, by the system provider device, a modulated optical signal, via an illumination source of one of the at least one vehicle and an external actor, to the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor; detecting, by the system provider device, at the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor, the modulated optical signal; and demodulating, by the system provider device, the transmitted optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a communication trigger; responsive to receiving the communication trigger, transmitting a modulated optical signal, from an illumination source of one of at least one vehicle and an external actor, to the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor; detecting, at the other of the at least one vehicle and the external actor, the modulated optical signal; and demodulating the transmitted optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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