Method, system and vehicle for conducting group travel

US9829326B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Maximilian Pühler · Birkenfeld, DE
• Hubert Fischer · Munich, DE
• Michael Schermann · Freising, DE
• Tobias Schlachtbauer · Garching bei München, DE
• Sergej Truschin · Garching bei München, DE
• Thomas Wolf · Barsinghausen, DE
• Helmut Krcmar · Kranzberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 19, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 28, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 19, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/024
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for conducting group travel, wherein a subsequent group travel participant follows a group travel participant travelling ahead or the subsequent group travel participant drives to a current destination of group travel participant travelling ahead, includes the steps of: assigning a group travel identifier for a journey of the group travel participant travelling ahead; passing on the group travel identifier from the group travel participant travelling ahead to the subsequent group travel participant; transmitting navigation information of the group travel participant travelling ahead to a distribution unit in a context with the group travel identifier; transmitting the navigation information from the distribution unit to the subsequent group travel participant; and using the navigation information transmitted from the distribution unit by the subsequent group travel participant.