LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD), comprising:
- a communication interface disposed in a non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle to receive a law enforcement related message having description of a vehicle of interest to a law enforcement agency;
a sensor interface disposed in the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle to receive sensor data associated with vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle;
a law enforcement assistance unit, disposed in the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle and coupled to the communication interface and the sensor interface, to determine whether one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest, based at the least in part on the description of the vehicle of interest in the law enforcement related message and the received sensor data, and on determination that one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest, transmit or cause to transmit a message to a remote recipient to directly or indirectly report the determination to the law enforcement agency.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with law enforcement assistance in the context of computer-assisted or autonomous driving vehicles are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for computer-assisted or autonomous driving may include a communication interface to receive a law enforcement related message having description of a vehicle of interest to a law enforcement agency, and a sensor interface to receive sensor data associated with vehicles around a host vehicle on which the apparatus is disposed. Further, the apparatus may include a law enforcement assistance unit coupled to the communication interface and the sensor interface to determine whether one of the vehicles around the host vehicle is the vehicle of interest, based at the least in part on the description of the vehicle of interest in the law enforcement related message and the received sensor data. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD), comprising:
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a communication interface disposed in a non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle to receive a law enforcement related message having description of a vehicle of interest to a law enforcement agency; a sensor interface disposed in the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle to receive sensor data associated with vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle; a law enforcement assistance unit, disposed in the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle and coupled to the communication interface and the sensor interface, to determine whether one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest, based at the least in part on the description of the vehicle of interest in the law enforcement related message and the received sensor data, and on determination that one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest, transmit or cause to transmit a message to a remote recipient to directly or indirectly report the determination to the law enforcement agency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for computer-assisted or autonomous driving, comprising:
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receiving, by a computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) system of a non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle, a law enforcement related message having description of a vehicle of interest to a law enforcement agency; receiving, by the CA/AD system, sensor data associated with vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle on which the CA/AD system is disposed; determining, by the CA/AD system, whether one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest, based at the least in part on the description of the vehicle of interest in the law enforcement related message and the received sensor data; and transmitting, by the CA/AD system, a message to a remote recipient to directly or indirectly report a determination of one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest to the law enforcement agency. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. At least one non-transitory computer readable media (CRM) comprising a plurality of instructions arranged to cause a computer-assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) system disposed in a non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle, in response to execution of the instructions by the CA/AD system, to:
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receive a law enforcement related message having description of a vehicle of interest to a law enforcement agency; receive sensor data associated with vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle on which the apparatus is disposed; determine whether one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest, based at the least in part on the description of the vehicle of interest in the law enforcement related message and the received sensor data; and transmit a message to a remote recipient outside the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle to directly or indirectly report a determination of one of the vehicles around the non-law enforcement CA/AD vehicle is the vehicle of interest to the law enforcement agency. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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