Mobile data dynamic grouping for connected vehicle and in-vehicle networking
US10841762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a technique for information sharing among dynamically grouped vehicles is provided that illustratively comprises making, by a first vehicle of a first plurality of vehicles, a determination that the first plurality of vehicles is a convoy of vehicles traveling as a group; sending, by the first vehicle, a group identifier that is indicative of the convoy and of each of the plurality of vehicles to an access point in communication with the first vehicle; authenticating, by the first vehicle, with the access point using the group identifier; and exchanging, by the first vehicle, first vehicular data with the access point using a first connection of a plurality of connections assigned to the group identifier.
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