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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Akshay Pai Raikar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Joseph R. Fox-Rabinovitz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
William Davis, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Dakota James Hebert, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Justin Yurkanin, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a vehicle wireless communication equipment, and an indicium for connecting to the vehicle wireless communication equipment displayed on a body of the vehicle is disclosed. The indicium includes information to connect with the vehicle wireless communication equipment. The vehicle wireless communication equipment is configured to broadcast a network identifier of the vehicle wireless communication equipment, and receive a request, from a third-party client device, to connect with the vehicle wireless communication equipment based upon the broadcasted network identifier or the indicium for connecting to the vehicle wireless communication equipment. The vehicle wireless communication equipment is configured to establish a session with the third-party client device in response to the received request, and transmit, to the third-party client device, infotainment information over the established session.