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

Claim 0:
1. A method for recovery of a device left in a vehicle, comprising:
determining, by the vehicle, that the device is in the vehicle after passenger drop-off of a first passenger;
communicating a presence of the device in the vehicle to a first rideshare account of the first passenger;
accessing recovery contact information from the first rideshare account, wherein the recovery contact information includes at least one of an email and phone number of a second user;
transmitting a forgotten device notification to the second user, including communicating the presence of the device in the vehicle to the second user;
receiving, at an online portal, device return details from the second user including a return location and a return timeframe;
verifying passenger identity at the return location, wherein passenger identity includes at least one of a first identity of the first passenger and a second identity of the second user; and
providing access to the device to one or both of the first passenger and the second user.