Method and platoon manager for enabling a wireless device in a vehicle to communicate over a cellular network
US10820250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a platoon manager for enabling a first wireless device located in a first vehicle to communicate over a cellular network when the first wireless device has no connection to the cellular network. After identifying a vehicle platoon to which the first vehicle belongs, a relay vehicle is found in the vehicle platoon where a second wireless device is located that has a connection to the cellular network. The second wireless device is then instructed to act as a relay to the cellular network for the communication with the first wireless device by means of a wireless Device-to-Device (D2D) link between the first and second wireless devices.
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