Traffic stop communications system

• US 10,574,940 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2017
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Duale, Ali Y., Gami, Shailesh R., Tsfasman, Arkadiy O., Werner, John S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung-Hoang J
• Application Number:
  US15/798,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20190132548A1
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/00 Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00; network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00; security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831

Abstract

Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for minimizing face-to-face interaction for law enforcement officers during traffic stops. Aspects include broadcasting, by a law enforcement device, a request to initiate a secure communication channel with a driver device and receiving by the law enforcement device, a notification that the driver device has accepted the request. Aspects also include initiating a video conference between the law enforcement device and the driver device over the secure communication channel and transferring, between the driver device and the law enforcement device, one or more documents over the secure communication channel.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for minimizing face-to-face interaction for a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop of a vehicle, the computer implemented method comprises:

broadcasting, by a law enforcement device that is built into a law enforcement vehicle, a request to initiate a secure communication channel with a driver device;

receiving, by the law enforcement device, a notification that the driver device has accepted the request;

initiating a video conference between the law enforcement device and the driver device over the secure communication channel;

transferring, between the driver device and the law enforcement device, one or more documents over the secure communication channel, wherein the one or more documents includes an image of a drivers license of a driver of the vehicle;

obtaining, based on data from the drivers license, one or more previously recorded video conferences of the driver of the vehicle and law enforcement officers, a criminal history of the drive, and motor vehicle records of the vehicle; and

playing, by the law enforcement device, the one or more previously recorded video conferences, wherein the one or more previously recorded videos, the criminal history and the motor vehicle records are used by the law enforcement officer to determine whether the driver is a repeat offender.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a ticket to the driver device over the secure communication channel.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising terminating the secure communication channel at a conclusion of a traffic stop.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising performing a facial recognition comparison of the driver of the vehicle captured during the video conference with an image obtained from the drivers license.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising storing a copy of the video conference between the law enforcement device and the driver device.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising inviting an additional party to the video conference over the secure communication channel by one of the law enforcement officer and a driver of the vehicle.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising rejecting a connection to the secure communication channel received from a device other than the driver device, wherein rejecting blocks said device from attempting to reconnect to the secure communication channel for a time period.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the additional party is an attorney of the driver of the vehicle.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for minimizing face-to-face interaction for law enforcement officers during traffic stops having instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:

broadcasting, by a law enforcement device that is built into a law enforcement vehicle, a request to initiate a secure communication channel with a driver device;

receiving, by the law enforcement device, a notification that the driver device has accepted the request;

initiating a video conference between the law enforcement device and the driver device over the secure communication channel;

transferring, between the driver device and the law enforcement device, one or more documents over the secure communication channel, wherein the one or more documents includes an image of a drivers license of a driver of the vehicle;

obtaining, based on data from the drivers license, one or more previously recorded video conferences of the driver of the vehicle and law enforcement officers, a criminal history of the drive, and motor vehicle records of the vehicle; and

playing, by the law enforcement device, the one or more previously recorded video conferences, wherein the one or more previously recorded videos, the criminal history and the motor vehicle records are used by the law enforcement officer to determine whether the driver is a repeat offender.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises transmitting a ticket to the driver device over the secure communication channel.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises terminating the secure communication channel at a conclusion of a traffic stop.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises performing a facial recognition comparison of the driver of a vehicle captured during the video conference with an image obtained from the drivers license.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises storing a copy of the video conference between the law enforcement device and the driver device.

13. A law enforcement vehicle having a communication system configured to minimize face-to-face interaction for law enforcement officers during traffic stops, the communication system comprising a law enforcement device having a processor in communication with one or more types of memory, the processor configured to:

broadcast a request to initiate a secure communication channel with a driver device;

receive a notification that the driver device has accepted the request;

initiate a video conference between the law enforcement device and the driver device over the secure communication channel;

transfer one or more documents between the driver device and the law enforcement device over the secure communication channel, wherein the one or more documents includes an image of a drivers license of a driver of the vehicle;

obtaining, based on data from the drivers license, one or more previously recorded video conferences of the driver of the vehicle and law enforcement officers, a criminal history of the drive, and motor vehicle records of the vehicle; and

playing, by the law enforcement device, the one or more previously recorded video conferences, wherein the one or more previously recorded videos, the criminal history and the motor vehicle records are used by the law enforcement officer to determine whether the driver is a repeat offender.

14. The law enforcement vehicle of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a ticket to the driver device over the secure communication channel.

15. The law enforcement vehicle of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to terminate the secure communication channel at a conclusion of a traffic stop.