AD-HOC MOBILE IP NETWORK FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- dynamically detecting the presence of a first node associated with a first vehicle utilizing a roadside apparatus, the roadside apparatus to communicate with nodes associated with vehicles in a transportation communications network, the vehicle nodes being in neighborhood range of the roadside apparatus;
establishing a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the roadside apparatus and the first node; and
receiving from the first node event data of events associated with the first vehicle over the mobile IP network in real-time.
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Abstract
A method for intelligently managing a transportation network is provided. The method may include providing a roadside apparatus 18 to communicate with nodes 14A to 14D associated with vehicles 12A to 12D in a transportation network, the vehicle nodes being in a neighborhood range of the roadside apparatus. The roadside apparatus may dynamically detect the presence of a node 14A associated with a first vehicle 12A, and establish a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the roadside apparatus and the first vehicle'"'"'s node. The roadside apparatus 18 receives, in real-time, from the first vehicle'"'"'s node 14A event data of events associated with the first vehicle 12A over the mobile IP network. The roadside apparatus 18 or nodes 14A to 14D may further receive or transmit real-time command data to control subsystems of a vehicle.
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47 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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dynamically detecting the presence of a first node associated with a first vehicle utilizing a roadside apparatus, the roadside apparatus to communicate with nodes associated with vehicles in a transportation communications network, the vehicle nodes being in neighborhood range of the roadside apparatus; establishing a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the roadside apparatus and the first node; and receiving from the first node event data of events associated with the first vehicle over the mobile IP network in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
at a first vehicle node, dynamically detecting the presence of a second vehicle node associated with a second vehicle within a neighborhood range of the first vehicle node, the first vehicle node and the second vehicle node operating in a transportation communications network; establishing a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the first vehicle node and the second vehicle node; and monitoring events associated with the first vehicle and communicating event data associated with the events to the second vehicle node over the mobile IP network in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
a plurality of wireless nodes associated with vehicles in a transportation network, each wireless node comprising; a mobility module to generate data on events associated with the vehicle; and a communication module to wirelessly communicate with other vehicle nodes in a neighborhood range of the node to establish a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the vehicles nodes and to communicate data associated with the events to other vehicles'"'"' nodes over the mobile IP network in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobility module to generate data on events associated with a vehicle; and a communication module to wirelessly communicate with other vehicle nodes in a neighborhood range of the node to establish a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the vehicle nodes and to communicate data associated with the events to other vehicle nodes over the mobile IP network in real-time.
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43. A method comprising:
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in a first vehicle node comprising a processing module, a mobility module, a monitoring module and vehicle subsystems; establishing a mobile Internet Protocol (IP) network between the processing module and any one of the mobility module, monitoring module and vehicle subsystems; at the mobility module and monitoring module of the first vehicle node; dynamically monitoring events associated with the first vehicle; transmitting, in real-time, event data relating to the monitored events associated with the first vehicle to the processing module; and at the processing module of the first vehicle node; communicating, in real-time, and in response to the event data, command data to the vehicle subsystems, thereby to control the motion of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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