Identifying suspicious entities using autonomous vehicles
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a suspect vehicle using at least one digital camera equipped on an autonomous vehicle;
identifying a set of candidate autonomous vehicles;
enabling, on each of the candidate autonomous vehicles, a search routine, the search routine instructing each respective autonomous vehicle to coordinate tracking of the suspect vehicle;
recording, while tracking the suspect vehicle, a plurality of images of the suspect vehicle;
periodically re-calibrating the search routines executed by the autonomous vehicles based on the plurality of images; and
re-routing the autonomous vehicles based on the re-calibrated search routines.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying suspicious entities using autonomous vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising identifying a suspect vehicle using at least one digital camera equipped on an autonomous vehicle; identifying a set of candidate autonomous vehicles; enabling, on each of the candidate autonomous vehicles, a search routine, the search routine instructing each respective autonomous vehicle to coordinate tracking of the suspect vehicle; recording, while tracking the suspect vehicle, a plurality of images of the suspect vehicle; periodically re-calibrating the search routines executed by the autonomous vehicles based on the plurality of images; and re-routing the autonomous vehicles based on the re-calibrated search routines.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a suspect vehicle using at least one digital camera equipped on an autonomous vehicle; identifying a set of candidate autonomous vehicles; enabling, on each of the candidate autonomous vehicles, a search routine, the search routine instructing each respective autonomous vehicle to coordinate tracking of the suspect vehicle; recording, while tracking the suspect vehicle, a plurality of images of the suspect vehicle; periodically re-calibrating the search routines executed by the autonomous vehicles based on the plurality of images; and re-routing the autonomous vehicles based on the re-calibrated search routines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
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at least one digital camera; a processor; and a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the stored program logic comprising; logic, executed by the processor, for identifying a suspect vehicle using the least one digital camera; logic, executed by the processor, for receiving a search routine from a central server, the search routine instructing each respective autonomous vehicle to coordinate tracking of the suspect vehicle; logic, executed by the processor, for executing the search routine; logic, executed by the processor, for recording, while tracking the suspect vehicle, a plurality of images of the suspect vehicle; logic, executed by the processor, for periodically receiving a re-calibrated the search routine based on the plurality of images; and logic, executed by the processor, for re-routing the autonomous vehicle based on the re-calibrated search routine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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a processor; and a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the stored program logic comprising; logic, executed by the processor, for identifying a suspect vehicle using images captured by at least one digital camera equipped on an autonomous vehicle; logic, executed by the processor, for identifying a set of candidate autonomous vehicles; logic, executed by the processor, for transmitting, to each of the candidate autonomous vehicles, a search routine, the search routine instructing each respective autonomous vehicle to coordinate tracking of the suspect vehicle; logic, executed by the processor, for receiving a plurality of images recorded by the candidate autonomous vehicles while tracking the suspect vehicle; logic, executed by the processor, for periodically re-calibrating the search routines executed by the autonomous vehicles based on the plurality of images; and logic, executed by the processor, for transmitting re-routing information to the autonomous vehicles based on the re-calibrated search routines. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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