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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ryan M Wiesenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Emily S Lerner, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/46 (2018.02);
Abstract
A change in state is identified of cargo that, at least for a time period, is carried by a vehicle. Spatiotemporal data indicative of a time and a place at which the change in state of the cargo occurs are assembled. The spatiotemporal data are recorded in a distributed electronic ledger. An occupant of the vehicle is alerted of the change in state of the cargo.