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Apparatus and method for inter-vehicle communication

US9008959B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2013
Grant dateApr 14, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/163
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided an apparatus and a method for inter-vehicle communication. The apparatus includes a communication unit configured to perform communication with another vehicle, a positioning unit configured to obtain positional information of a vehicle, and a controller configured to synchronize time instances of transmitting/receiving messages to/from the another vehicle using a signal from the positioning unit, to set communication conditions based on communication congestion with the another vehicle, and to perform transmitting/receiving messages to/from the another vehicle at the synchronized time instance according to the communication conditions.

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