Authorized access to vehicle data
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1. A method performed at a trusted authority, the method comprising:
- establishing a wireless communication session with a data authority, the data authority integrated in a nearby vehicle;
performing a discovery process with the data authority, the discovery process informing the trusted authority of a plurality of data types that are available to the trusted authority, each of the plurality of data types being related to an attribute of the nearby vehicle, wherein the availability of at least one of the data types of the plurality of data types is controlled by the owner of the nearby vehicle;
receiving information on a data type of interest, the data type of interest among the plurality of data types that are available;
performing an access request process, the access request process determining the access rights granted by the data authority to the trusted authority for the data type of interest;
requesting data corresponding to the data type of interest;
receiving the data corresponding to the requested data type of interest; and
presenting the data to a public official in the course of their official public duties in accordance with the access rights granted to the data.
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Abstract
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for controlled access of vehicle information by trusted authority systems. These systems may allow for police and other authority figures to utilize the onboard systems of the vehicle or obtain other information about the vehicle and occupants while safely in their own vehicles prior to an initial encounter with the vehicle and occupants.
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1. A method performed at a trusted authority, the method comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication session with a data authority, the data authority integrated in a nearby vehicle; performing a discovery process with the data authority, the discovery process informing the trusted authority of a plurality of data types that are available to the trusted authority, each of the plurality of data types being related to an attribute of the nearby vehicle, wherein the availability of at least one of the data types of the plurality of data types is controlled by the owner of the nearby vehicle; receiving information on a data type of interest, the data type of interest among the plurality of data types that are available; performing an access request process, the access request process determining the access rights granted by the data authority to the trusted authority for the data type of interest; requesting data corresponding to the data type of interest; receiving the data corresponding to the requested data type of interest; and presenting the data to a public official in the course of their official public duties in accordance with the access rights granted to the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A trusted authority system comprising:
an input and output module configured to; establish a wireless communication session with a data authority, the data authority integrated in a nearby vehicle; a control module configured to; perform a discovery process with the data authority, the discovery process informing the trusted authority of a plurality of data types that are available to the trusted authority, each of the plurality of data types being related to an attribute of the nearby vehicle, wherein the availability of at least one of the plurality of data types is controlled by the owner of the nearby vehicle; receive information on a data type of interest, the data type of interest among the plurality of data types that are available; perform an access request process, the access request process determining the access rights granted by the data authority to the trusted authority for the data type of interest; request data corresponding to the data type of interest; wherein the input and output module is configured to receive the data corresponding to the data type of interest; and a presentation module configured to; present the data to a public official in the course of their official public duties in accordance with the access rights granted to the data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the operations comprising:
at a trusted authority; establishing a wireless communication session with a data authority, the data authority integrated in a nearby vehicle; performing a discovery process with the data authority, the discovery process informing the trusted authority of a plurality of data types that are available to the trusted authority, each of the plurality of data types being related to an attribute of the nearby vehicle, wherein the availability of at least one of the plurality of data types is controlled by the owner of the nearby vehicle; receiving information on a data type of interest, the data type of interest among the plurality of data types that are available; performing an access request process, the access request process determining the access rights granted by the data authority to the trusted authority for the data type of interest; requesting data corresponding to the data type of interest; receiving the data corresponding to the requested data type of interest; and presenting the data to a public official in the course of their official public duties in accordance with the access rights granted to the data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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