Vehicle on-board unit
US7554435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q9/008
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle on-board unit of a host vehicle is configured to communicate with other vehicle to alert the driver of a potential braking situation in a preceding vehicle. The vehicle on-board unit has an incoming message receiving section, an incoming message relevancy section and a driver warning section. The incoming message receiving section receives a preceding vehicle message containing throttle release data of a preceding vehicle located in front of the host vehicle. The incoming message relevancy section performs a relevancy determination of the throttle release data received. The driver warning section selectively alerts a driver of the host vehicle of a potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based upon the relevancy determination.
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