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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventor:

Nathan C. Westover, New Hudson, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G08G 1/0116 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); B60R 2021/0006 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0025 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus, systems, and methods generally including detecting, using a sensor, an impact at a vehicle; before, during, or after detecting the impact, storing a first data set associated with the vehicle in a first memory; in response to detecting the impact, retrieving the first data set from the first memory; transmitting, using a first short range communication device, the first data set via a first wireless signal; receiving, using a second short range communication device, the first data set via the first wireless signal; and storing the first data set in a second memory; and after storing the first data set in the second memory, retrieving the first data set from the second memory; wherein the first short range communication device is part of the vehicle; and wherein the second short range communication device is part of an infrastructure.


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