Vehicle on-board unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising:
- a short range wireless broadcasting section configured to broadcast a host vehicle identifier of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit;
a vehicle identifier receiving section configured to receive neighboring vehicle identifiers relating to neighboring vehicles located within a prescribed communication region around the host vehicle;
a vehicle identifier counting section configured to determine a number of the neighboring vehicle identifiers received by the vehicle identifier receiving section within a prescribed period of time; and
a communication congestion determining section configured to determine a congestion condition of short range wireless communications within the prescribed communication region based on the number of the neighboring vehicle identifiers determined in the vehicle identifier counting section.
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Abstract
A vehicle on-board unit comprises a short range wireless broadcasting section, a vehicle identifier receiving section, a vehicle identifier counting section and a communication congestion determining section. The short range wireless broadcasting section is configured to broadcast a host vehicle identifier of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit. The vehicle identifier receiving section is configured to receive neighboring vehicle identifiers relating to neighboring vehicles located within a prescribed communication region around the host vehicle. The vehicle identifier counting section is configured to determine a number of the neighboring vehicle identifiers received by the vehicle identifier receiving section within a prescribed period of time. The communication congestion determining section is configured to determine a congestion condition of short range wireless communications within the prescribed communication region based on the number of the neighboring vehicle identifiers determined in the vehicle identifier counting section.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising:
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a short range wireless broadcasting section configured to broadcast a host vehicle identifier of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit;
a vehicle identifier receiving section configured to receive neighboring vehicle identifiers relating to neighboring vehicles located within a prescribed communication region around the host vehicle;
a vehicle identifier counting section configured to determine a number of the neighboring vehicle identifiers received by the vehicle identifier receiving section within a prescribed period of time; and
a communication congestion determining section configured to determine a congestion condition of short range wireless communications within the prescribed communication region based on the number of the neighboring vehicle identifiers determined in the vehicle identifier counting section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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