INTER-VEHICLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND WARNING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An inter-vehicle wireless communication and warning system for a host vehicle within a wireless communication network comprising:
- a first variable antenna receiving a vehicle discovery signal;
a variable amplifier electrically coupled to said first variable antenna and modifying said vehicle discovery signal;
a smart transmission antenna focusing and transmitting a pattern signal to at least another vehicle in the wireless communication network;
a smart antenna amplifier electrically coupled to said smart antenna and modifying said pattern signal; and
a main controller electrically coupled to said variable amplifier, said smart antenna amplifier, and a vehicle network, said controller generating said pattern signal in response to said vehicle discovery signal and a vehicle network signal.
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Abstract
An inter-vehicle wireless communication and warning system (50) for a host vehicle (52) within a wireless communication network is provided. The system includes a first variable antenna (54) that receives a vehicle discovery signal and a variable amplifier (56) that is electrically coupled to the first variable antenna (54), which modifies the vehicle discovery signal. A smart transmission antenna (62) focuses and transmits a pattern signal to at least another vehicle in the wireless communication network. A smart antenna amplifier (66) is electrically coupled to the smart antenna (62) and modifies the pattern signal. A main controller (58) is electrically coupled to the variable amplifier (56), the smart antenna amplifier (66), and a vehicle network (60). The main controller (58) generates the pattern signal in response to the vehicle discovery signal and a vehicle network signal.
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20 Claims
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1. An inter-vehicle wireless communication and warning system for a host vehicle within a wireless communication network comprising:
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a first variable antenna receiving a vehicle discovery signal;
a variable amplifier electrically coupled to said first variable antenna and modifying said vehicle discovery signal;
a smart transmission antenna focusing and transmitting a pattern signal to at least another vehicle in the wireless communication network;
a smart antenna amplifier electrically coupled to said smart antenna and modifying said pattern signal; and
a main controller electrically coupled to said variable amplifier, said smart antenna amplifier, and a vehicle network, said controller generating said pattern signal in response to said vehicle discovery signal and a vehicle network signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An inter-vehicle wireless communication and warning system for a host vehicle within a wireless communication network comprising:
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a smart transmission antenna receiving a vehicle discovery signal;
a first antenna amplifier electrically coupled to said smart transmission antenna and modifying said vehicle discovery signal;
a wireless network communication device electrically coupled to said first antenna amplifier and said network controller and storing one or more vehicle proximity parameters relative to the host vehicle and generating a vehicle proximity signal in response to said vehicle discovery signal;
a global positioning system electrically coupled to said smart transmission antenna and generating a global positioning signal;
a network controller electrically coupled to a vehicle network and said global positioning system and generating a pattern scheduling signal and a pattern signal in response to a vehicle network signal, said vehicle proximity signal, and said global positioning signal;
a smart antenna controller electrically coupled to said wireless network communication device, said network controller, and said global positioning system and generating a smart antenna control signal in response to said vehicle proximity signal, said pattern scheduling signal, and said global positioning signal; and
a smart antenna amplifier electrically coupled to said smart antenna controller and modifying said pattern signal;
said smart transmission antenna focusing and transmitting said pattern signal to one or more vehicles in the wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of communicating between a plurality of vehicles within a close proximity of each other comprising:
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receiving a vehicle discovery signal at a host vehicle;
modifying said vehicle discovery signal;
generating a vehicle proximity signal in response to said vehicle discovery signal;
generating a pattern scheduling signal and a pattern signal in response to a vehicle network signal and said vehicle proximity signal;
generating a smart antenna control signal in response to said pattern scheduling signal and said vehicle proximity signal;
modifying said pattern signal; and
focusing and transmitting said pattern signal to at least one other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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