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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Sudheesh S. Kairali, Kozhikode, IN;
Sudhanshu Sekher Sar, Bangalore, IN;
Satyam Jakkula, Bengaluru, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method comprising establishing a local communication network among and between a plurality of onboard vehicle computers respectively located in a plurality of vehicles, polling the vicinity of each vehicle to determine a set of qualified mobile device(s) that meet the following criteria: (i) the qualified mobile device is located within one of the vehicles of the plurality of vehicles, (ii) the qualified mobile device is configured and equipped to join the local network, and (iii) the qualified mobile device consents to join the local network, and adding the set of qualified mobile device(s) to the local network.