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E85 GAS STATION LOCATOR APPLICATIONS USING V2X PEER-TO-PEER SOCIAL NETWORKING

  • US 20100245124A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2009
  • Published: 09/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for exchanging information concerning E85 gas stations between E85 vehicles, said method comprising:

  • broadcasting messages from an E85 gas station that include the location of the E85 gas station, the time of the broadcast and the price of the E85 gas;

    receiving and storing the messages on E85 vehicles that pass within a certain distance of the E85 gas station;

    identifying two vehicles as E85 vehicles that pass close to each other; and

    exchanging information between the two E85 vehicles concerning the E85 gas stations stored on the two vehicles so that a first vehicle receives and stores information about E85 gas stations from a second vehicle and the second vehicle receives and stores information about E85 gas stations from the first vehicle.

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