MOBILE UNIT COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A mobile unit communication apparatus, including a wireless transceiver, provided at a mobile unit, comprising:
- a surrounding object detection unit that detects objects surrounding the mobile unit;
a surrounding communication impediment detection unit that detects a likelihood of an impediment to communication in the surroundings of the mobile unit from conditions for surrounding objects detected by the surrounding object detection unit;
a relay communication unit that transmits information received by the wireless transceiver from the wireless transceiver; and
a relay wait time setting unit that sets a time until information received by the wireless transceiver is transmitted from the wireless transceiver longer at the relay communication unit for a larger likelihood of an impediment to communication detected by the surrounding communication impediment detection unit.
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Abstract
More rapid and effective communication is performed between mobile units that cannot communicate directly due to impediments to communication that block signals.
A mobile unit communication apparatus (1), including a wireless transceiver (9), is provided at a mobile unit. At the mobile unit communication apparatus (1), a surrounding object detection unit (6) detects objects surrounding the mobile unit. The surrounding communication impediment detection unit (7) detects a likelihood of an impediment to communication in the surroundings of the mobile unit from conditions for surrounding objects detected by the surrounding object detection unit (6). A relay communication unit (16) transmits information received by the wireless transceiver (9) from the wireless transceiver (9). A relay wait time setting unit (15) sets a time until information received by the wireless transceiver (9) is transmitted by the relay communication unit (16) from the wireless transceiver (9) longer for a larger likelihood of an impediment to communication detected by the surrounding communication impediment detection unit (7).
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7 Claims
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1. A mobile unit communication apparatus, including a wireless transceiver, provided at a mobile unit, comprising:
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a surrounding object detection unit that detects objects surrounding the mobile unit; a surrounding communication impediment detection unit that detects a likelihood of an impediment to communication in the surroundings of the mobile unit from conditions for surrounding objects detected by the surrounding object detection unit;
a relay communication unit that transmits information received by the wireless transceiver from the wireless transceiver; anda relay wait time setting unit that sets a time until information received by the wireless transceiver is transmitted from the wireless transceiver longer at the relay communication unit for a larger likelihood of an impediment to communication detected by the surrounding communication impediment detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for allowing a computer, which is connected to a wireless transceiver provided at a mobile unit and a surrounding object detection apparatus that detects objects surrounding the mobile unit, to execute:
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a surrounding object detection step of detecting objects surrounding the mobile unit at the surrounding object detection apparatus; a surrounding communication impediment detection step of detecting a likelihood of an impediment to communication in the surroundings of the mobile unit from conditions for surrounding objects detected by the surrounding object detection step; a relay communication step of transmitting information received by the wireless transceiver from the wireless transceiver; and a relay wait time setting step of setting a time until information received by the wireless transceiver is transmitted from the wireless transceiver longer in the relay communication step for a larger likelihood of an impediment to communication detected by the surrounding communication impediment detection step.
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