Roadside reporter system
First Claim
1. A mobile phone at a first vehicle, the mobile phone comprising:
- a location positioning component capable of determining a first location of the first vehicle;
an antenna configured to communicate via wireless communication;
a display monitor;
at least one processor; and
memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the mobile phone to;
receive, at the first vehicle via the antenna, a notification associated with an issue of the first vehicle, wherein the notification comprises a level of severity, wherein the notification originated from a device in a second vehicle at a second location within a predetermined radius of the first location, and wherein the notification, when at the second vehicle, maintains anonymity of a driver of the first vehicle and includes descriptive vehicle information identifying the first vehicle, wherein the descriptive vehicle information comprises a location of the second vehicle, a vehicle make of the first vehicle, a vehicle model of the first vehicle, a vehicle color of the first vehicle, a vehicle style of the first vehicle, and a vehicle condition of the first vehicle,display, on the display monitor in the first vehicle, the issue of the first vehicle provided in the received notification, a number of rewards for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity, and a predetermined time period within which to acknowledge the notification based on the level of severity;
receive, via an interface of the display monitor in the first vehicle, an acknowledgment of the notification within the predetermined time from the driver of the first vehicle;
transmit, via the antenna, to a server independent from the device in the second vehicle, the acknowledgement of the notification; and
receive, via the antenna, at least one reward for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for processing notifications regarding issues with nearby vehicles. A roadside reporter receives notifications from individuals or computing devices reporting problems or violations associated with nearby vehicles, and the notification for uniqueness and authenticity. Upon determining that the notification is unique and authentic, the roadside reporter system notifies the driver of the nearby vehicle and other relevant parties about the problem or violation. The roadside reporter may issue rewards to the reporting user. The roadside reporter system further allows the driver of the nearby vehicle to respond to the notification, and subsequently provides the driver with incentives to address the problem or violation.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile phone at a first vehicle, the mobile phone comprising:
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a location positioning component capable of determining a first location of the first vehicle; an antenna configured to communicate via wireless communication; a display monitor; at least one processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the mobile phone to; receive, at the first vehicle via the antenna, a notification associated with an issue of the first vehicle, wherein the notification comprises a level of severity, wherein the notification originated from a device in a second vehicle at a second location within a predetermined radius of the first location, and wherein the notification, when at the second vehicle, maintains anonymity of a driver of the first vehicle and includes descriptive vehicle information identifying the first vehicle, wherein the descriptive vehicle information comprises a location of the second vehicle, a vehicle make of the first vehicle, a vehicle model of the first vehicle, a vehicle color of the first vehicle, a vehicle style of the first vehicle, and a vehicle condition of the first vehicle, display, on the display monitor in the first vehicle, the issue of the first vehicle provided in the received notification, a number of rewards for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity, and a predetermined time period within which to acknowledge the notification based on the level of severity; receive, via an interface of the display monitor in the first vehicle, an acknowledgment of the notification within the predetermined time from the driver of the first vehicle; transmit, via the antenna, to a server independent from the device in the second vehicle, the acknowledgement of the notification; and receive, via the antenna, at least one reward for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; receive, at a first time, a notification of an issue associated with a first vehicle, wherein the notification originates from a second vehicle within an observable distance of the first vehicle, wherein the notification maintains anonymity of a driver of the first vehicle, and includes descriptive vehicle information identifying the first vehicle, and wherein the descriptive information comprises a location of the second vehicle, a vehicle make of the first vehicle, a vehicle model of the first vehicle, a vehicle color of the first vehicle, a vehicle style of the first vehicle, and a vehicle condition of the first vehicle; determine uniqueness of the notification; responsive to determining that the notification is unique, output, at a second time, the notification to the first vehicle, wherein the second time is no more than thirty seconds after the first time, wherein the notification comprises a level of severity, a number of rewards for acknowledging the notification based the level of severity, and a predetermined time period within which to acknowledge the notification based on the level of severity; receive an acknowledgment of the issue within the predetermined time period to receive the number of rewards for acknowledging the notification, wherein the acknowledgement originates from the first vehicle; and transmit at least one reward for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-assisted method of processing a roadside notification comprising:
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receiving a notification of an issue associated with a first vehicle, wherein the notification originated from a second vehicle within an observable distance of the first vehicle; determining uniqueness of the notification; determining reliability of the notification; responsive to determining that the notification is unique and reliable, outputting the notification to the first vehicle, wherein the notification comprises a level of severity, a number of rewards for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity, and a predetermined time period within which to acknowledge the notification based on the level of severity; receiving an acknowledgement of the issue within the predetermined time period to receive the number of rewards for acknowledging the notification, wherein the acknowledgement originated from the first vehicle; and
transmitting at least one reward for acknowledging the notification based on the level of severity to the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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