VEHICLE CONTACT DETECT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND CLOUD SERVICES SYSTEM FOR INTERFACING WITH VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicle having a computer interfaced with sensors for detecting contact with the vehicle and communications systems for sending a notification regarding the contact, comprising,the communications system is configured to provide the computer of the vehicle with wireless communication with a server, the server is configured with access to data for identifying a user account for the vehicle, the user account identifies settings for the vehicle, the settings include contact information for sending the notification to the user account;
- a plurality of sensors disposed in the vehicle, wherein select ones of the plurality of sensors are associated to sides of the vehicle, such that contact with a side of the vehicle is identified using a sensor of the plurality of sensors; and
a plurality of cameras disposed in the vehicle, wherein select ones of the plurality of cameras are oriented to capture images of exterior sides of the vehicle that includes an area around a portion of the vehicle;
the computer is configured to receive data from at least one of the plurality of sensors of the vehicle, the data is used to detect a contact to a side of the vehicle;
the computer is configured to send data regarding the contact detected to the server so that the server is able to process the data and determine whether to send the notification regarding the detected contact to the user account, the server provides access to one or more interfaces via the user account to view additional data regarding the detected contact, the additional data includes information regarding the side of the vehicle for which the contact was detected and at least one control for viewing a recorded or live feed of the area around the portion of the vehicle using one or more of the plurality of cameras of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for a vehicle and for associated methods for handling contact detection of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a computer and a communications system. The communications system is configured to provide the computer of the vehicle with wireless communication with a cloud services system that includes a database that stores a user account that identifies the vehicles as registered with the cloud services system. The user account identifies settings for the vehicle and information for notifying a user of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors associated to sides of the vehicle, such that contact with a specific side of the vehicle is identified using a sensor of the plurality of sensors. The vehicle further includes a plurality of cameras integrated in the vehicle to enable capturing of image data of an area around the vehicle. The computer is configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors of the vehicle to detect a contact with the vehicle and identify a side of the vehicle from which the contact was detected. The computer is configured to send data to the cloud services system which will then send the notification indicating that contact was detected with the vehicle. The cloud services system enables access to additional data and controls, including live feeds of the area around the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle having a computer interfaced with sensors for detecting contact with the vehicle and communications systems for sending a notification regarding the contact, comprising,
the communications system is configured to provide the computer of the vehicle with wireless communication with a server, the server is configured with access to data for identifying a user account for the vehicle, the user account identifies settings for the vehicle, the settings include contact information for sending the notification to the user account; -
a plurality of sensors disposed in the vehicle, wherein select ones of the plurality of sensors are associated to sides of the vehicle, such that contact with a side of the vehicle is identified using a sensor of the plurality of sensors; and a plurality of cameras disposed in the vehicle, wherein select ones of the plurality of cameras are oriented to capture images of exterior sides of the vehicle that includes an area around a portion of the vehicle; the computer is configured to receive data from at least one of the plurality of sensors of the vehicle, the data is used to detect a contact to a side of the vehicle; the computer is configured to send data regarding the contact detected to the server so that the server is able to process the data and determine whether to send the notification regarding the detected contact to the user account, the server provides access to one or more interfaces via the user account to view additional data regarding the detected contact, the additional data includes information regarding the side of the vehicle for which the contact was detected and at least one control for viewing a recorded or live feed of the area around the portion of the vehicle using one or more of the plurality of cameras of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for detecting contact with a vehicle, the vehicle having a computer that is configured to communicate with a cloud services system that includes one or more servers, comprising,
the computer of the vehicle being interfaced with a communications system for connecting the vehicle with the cloud services system, the cloud services system implements a user account for identifying the vehicles as registered with the cloud services system, the user account further identifies settings for notifying the user account of the vehicle; -
receiving from time to time, by the computer of the vehicle, data from one or more of a plurality of sensors that are part of in the vehicle, wherein select ones of the plurality of sensors are used to monitor sides of the vehicle; accessing, by the computer of the vehicle, a plurality of cameras that are part of the vehicle, wherein select ones of the plurality of cameras are oriented to view sides of the vehicle so as to enable capturing of image data of an area or portions of an area around the vehicle; sending, by the computer of the vehicle, data received from the plurality of sensors of the vehicle to a server of the cloud services system to interpret if a contact was detected and identify a side of the vehicle from which the contact was detected; sending, by at least one server of the cloud services system, a notification to a user of the user account, the notification providing information that indicates that contact was detected with the vehicle, the user account being usable to access additional data and controls, the additional data identifies the side of the vehicle from which the contact was detected, and the controls provide access to a live feed of the area around the vehicle using one or more of the plurality of cameras of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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