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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Masafumi Suzuki, Mountain View, CA (US);
Oliver Brdiczka, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04L 51/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.02); H04W 4/48 (2018.02);
Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating communication via an audio centric network are provided. A plurality of drivers are monitored, and a location of at least one of the drivers is determined. A social bubble comprising a network of other drivers proximate to the driver is determined based on the identified location. A command is received from the driver, and the command is transmitted to one or more of the drivers in the social bubble.