Patent ID: 11922794
Assignee: AUDI AG
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
detecting damage to a parked motor vehicle;
automatically logging WLAN-enabled mobile communication devices within range of the parked motor vehicle into a WLAN of the parked motor vehicle;
emitting, by at least one communication module of the parked motor vehicle, an interference signal causing at least one mobile communication device within communication range of the parked motor vehicle to be switched into a reception mode and put into a search mode, thereby making the at least one mobile communication device detectable by the at least one communication module of the parked motor vehicle;
acquiring, by the at least one communication module of the parked motor vehicle, at least one MAC address of the at least one mobile communication device; and
sending at least one MAC address to a registered mobile communication device of an owner of the parked vehicle.