Direction-based interface selection method
US10979995B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a direction-based interface selection method, carried out by a communication control module (8) in a vehicle (1), for establishing and retaining a wireless high-frequency communication connection between a communication interface of a moving vehicle (1) and a communication interface of at least one counterpart station. In this case, position data and an orientation of the vehicle with respect to a global coordinate system are determined. A position data record is determined by at least one counterpart station and the position data (12) contained therein are extracted. A direction vector (13) from the vehicle (1) to the counterpart station is then determined and an assignment to a sectoral radiation characteristic of a transmission apparatus is determined for said vector. This transmission apparatus is then connected to a communication device (7) via a communication position switch (6).
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