Vehicle-to-vehicle communication device and method of controlling the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device installed on a subject vehicle and organized with one or more vehicle-to-vehicle communication devices as a system, the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device comprising:
- a detection means for detecting first information of the subject vehicle and each of surrounding vehicles around the subject vehicle;
a communication means for receiving second information of surrounding vehicles from another vehicle-to-vehicle communication device;
a report means for reporting various kinds of information; and
a signal-processing means for processing the first information of the subject vehicle and of the another communication device and for making the report means report the information of the subject vehicle and each of the surrounding vehicles.
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Abstract
A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device installed on a subject vehicle includes a detection function, a transmission function, a report function and a signal-processing function to display position information of surrounding vehicles as well as the subject vehicle. In a process of displaying the position information of the vehicles, the device communicates with the devices installed on other vehicles within a reach of the communication function to reflect the position information of the surrounding vehicles including vehicles not equipped with the device.
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25 Claims
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1. A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device installed on a subject vehicle and organized with one or more vehicle-to-vehicle communication devices as a system, the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device comprising:
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a detection means for detecting first information of the subject vehicle and each of surrounding vehicles around the subject vehicle;
a communication means for receiving second information of surrounding vehicles from another vehicle-to-vehicle communication device;
a report means for reporting various kinds of information; and
a signal-processing means for processing the first information of the subject vehicle and of the another communication device and for making the report means report the information of the subject vehicle and each of the surrounding vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a vehicle-to-vehicle communication comprising the steps of:
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detecting first vehicle information by a first vehicle;
receiving second vehicle information detected by a second vehicle;
processing the first vehicle information with the second vehicle information to prepare a report; and
making the report available to an operator of the first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle information includes vehicle position and related information of the first vehicle and each of surrounding vehicles around the first vehicle, and wherein the report includes each of the surrounding vehicles whether equipped with the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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