System and method for vehicular communications
US7961086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0967
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for communicating with a vehicle has a generator for producing a data stream that can indicate, street sign information, house number, lead vehicle information, traffic information, oncoming vehicle information, juxtaposed vehicle information, a voice channel, etc. vehicle information can indicate braking, low beam requests, direct or indirect traffic flow information, adjacency, partial adjacency, or presence of nearby vehicles, etc. This signal is generated by at least one of: the sign, house number, oncoming vehicle, lead vehicle, operator of the lead vehicle, operator of the oncoming vehicle, operator of the juxtaposed vehicle, a traffic control system. A device for generating such data streams is discussed, as well as, a device for receiving such data streams. Information pertinent to the people in the vehicles or operation of the vehicle can be modulated on the link.
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