System and method for contacting occupants of a remote vehicle using DSRC
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1. A system for a vehicle comprising:
- a controller programmed to, responsive to discovering, without first establishing a connection with a remote vehicle, a service broadcasted by the remote vehicle indicating that communication with the remote vehicle using the service is available, confirm that a unique identifier of the service corresponds to a service identifier of a subscribed-to service, wherein the subscribed-to service is selected by an occupant in the vehicle, and upon receiving input to invoke the subscribed-to service, contact the remote vehicle using the subscribed-to service.
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A system for a vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to discovering, without an already established connection with a remote vehicle, a service broadcasted by the remote vehicle indicating that cellular communication with the remote vehicle is available, confirm that the service is a subscribed-to service, and upon receiving input to invoke the subscribed-to service, contact the remote vehicle using the subscribed-to service.
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1. A system for a vehicle comprising:
a controller programmed to, responsive to discovering, without first establishing a connection with a remote vehicle, a service broadcasted by the remote vehicle indicating that communication with the remote vehicle using the service is available, confirm that a unique identifier of the service corresponds to a service identifier of a subscribed-to service, wherein the subscribed-to service is selected by an occupant in the vehicle, and upon receiving input to invoke the subscribed-to service, contact the remote vehicle using the subscribed-to service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17)
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8. A communication method for a vehicle comprising:
in response to discovering, without first establishing a connection with a remote vehicle, a service broadcasted by the remote vehicle indicating that communication with the remote vehicle using the service is available, confirming that a unique identifier of the service corresponds to a service identifier of a subscribed-to service, wherein the subscribed-to service is selected by an occupant of the vehicle, and upon receiving input to invoke the subscribed-to service, contacting the remote vehicle using the subscribed-to service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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15. A communication system for a vehicle comprising:
a controller programmed to discover, via a dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) network, a broadcasted service advertised by a remote vehicle indicating that communication with the remote vehicle using the service is available, confirm that a unique identifier of the service corresponds to a service identifier of a subscribed-to service, wherein the subscribed-to service is selected by an occupant in the vehicle, and upon receiving input invoking the subscribed-to service, contact the remote vehicle using the subscribed-to service. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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