Patents
US 12429348 B2: Road accident detection and avoidance using blockchain
- Granted
- 2025-09-30
- Filed
- 2022-09-28 application 17936093
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A system for road accident avoidance receives sensor data from computing devices associated with vehicles traveling on a road. The system communicates the sensor data to a blockchain network as blockchain records. The system determines that the sensor data includes an indication of a road accident. The system determines a location of the road accident from the sensor data. The system communicates, to the blockchain ledger, data that indicates the location of the road accident. The system identifies one or more vehicles within a threshold distance of the road accident that are traveling toward the road accident. The system communicates an alert signal that comprises the location of the road accident to each vehicle. The system determines a routing recommendation for each vehicle based on the location of the vehicle and the location of the road accident. The system communicates the routing recommendation to the vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250930.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISH Network L.L.C. 561 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Edward Bales | Cheyenne, WY | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christofer Hardy | Cheyenne, WY | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C21/3492 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G1/0112 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HARDY, CHRISTOFER MICHAEL signed 2022-09-26 BALES, SEAN EDWARD signed 2022-09-27 | DISH NETWORK L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 61242/864 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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