Method and device for assigning a first automobile to a second automobile
US8346407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/51
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for assigning a first motor vehicle to a second motor vehicle by exchanging electromagnetic signals. The electromagnetic signals are transmitted from the first motor vehicle in a predetermined temporal signal pattern and received by the second motor vehicle, where they are compared as to whether the received electromagnetic signals correspond to a signal pattern stored in the second motor vehicle. The first motor vehicle then is assigned as a function of the comparison. This method is particularly suited to assigning trailers to a towing vehicle.
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