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Vehicle-to-vehicle congestion monitoring using ad hoc control

US9852637B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

30Claims

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Assignee

Regents of the University of Minnesota · US

Inventors

M. Imran Hayee · Columbia, US
Umair Ibrahim · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2015
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2556/65
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle-to-vehicle communication unit includes a vehicle communication transceiver that transmits and receives messages to and from other vehicles. The messages include at least one safety message from another vehicle that indicates that the other vehicle has decreased its velocity. The vehicle-vehicle communication unit also includes a processor that based on the safety message generates a message for other vehicles indicating that the vehicle-to-vehicle communication unit has designated itself as an ad hoc host for determining information about a congested area on a roadway.

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