Patent ID: 8736462

Claim:
A network device for sharing information with network nodes, comprising: a stationary transceiver module; at least one processor operatively coupled to the stationary transceiver module; and a memory module operatively coupled to the at least one processor and comprising executable code for the at least one processor to: determine an occurrence of a traffic incident within a defined distance from the device; establish communication with at least one network node; receive a device identifier over a public network from the at least one network node, the device identifier being based on a combination of at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one non-user-configurable parameter of the at least one network node; establish, in response to the device identifier matching one of authorized device identifiers corresponding to known network nodes, a secure private network (SPN) with the at least one network node; and send information regarding the traffic incident to the at least one network node via the SPN.