Patent ID: 11908303
Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 12:
13. A system for recovery of a device in a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of sensors inside the vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect the device;
an onboard computer in the vehicle to:
determine that the device is in the vehicle after passenger drop-off,
communicate a presence of the device in the vehicle to a first rideshare account, and
move the device to a secure location; and

a central computing system to:
receive a notification of the presence of the device in the vehicle,
access recovery contact information from the first rideshare account, wherein the recovery contact information includes at least one of an email and a phone number of a second user,
transmit a forgotten device notification to the second user, including communicating the presence of the device in the vehicle to the second user,
receive, at an online portal, device return details from the second user including a return location and a return timeframe.