USING V2X IN-NETWORK SESSION MAINTENANCE PROTOCOLS TO ENABLE INSTANT CHATTING APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for providing a wireless chatting session between vehicle occupants of vehicles, said method comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting a chatting request message from a chatting initiator vehicle;
receiving the chatting request message at a plurality of other vehicles;
accepting the chatting request message by a chatting partner vehicle by sending an accept chatting message back to the chatting initiator vehicle; and
establishing a chatting path between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle through an intermediate vehicle where the intermediate vehicle transfers chatting messages as a relay vehicle between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle to allow occupants of the vehicles to speak to each other.
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Abstract
A system and method for allowing vehicle occupants to wirelessly chat with each other over a DSRC channel. A vehicle occupant may initiate a chatting session by wirelessly transmitting a request to speak with an occupant of another vehicle in its vicinity on a certain topic in a multi-hop manner. If the request is accepted by the occupant of another vehicle to enter into a chatting session on that topic, a wireless communications link is established between the two vehicles, where messages may be transmitted through other intermediate vehicles. The chatting session is maintained by monitoring the signal strength of the links between the vehicles in the chain of vehicles and new links are re-established if any of the existing links fail.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a wireless chatting session between vehicle occupants of vehicles, said method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a chatting request message from a chatting initiator vehicle; receiving the chatting request message at a plurality of other vehicles; accepting the chatting request message by a chatting partner vehicle by sending an accept chatting message back to the chatting initiator vehicle; and establishing a chatting path between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle through an intermediate vehicle where the intermediate vehicle transfers chatting messages as a relay vehicle between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle to allow occupants of the vehicles to speak to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A method for providing a wireless chatting session between vehicle occupants of vehicles, said method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a chatting request message from a chatting initiator vehicle on a specific topic; receiving the chatting request message at a plurality of other vehicles; accepting the chatting request message by a chatting partner vehicle by sending an accept chatting message back to the chatting initiator vehicle; establishing a chatting path between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle through a plurality of intermediate vehicles where the plurality of intermediate vehicles transfer chatting messages between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle to allow occupants of the vehicles to speak to each other; monitoring a communications link between the chatting initiator vehicle, the intermediate vehicles and the chatting partner vehicle to determine whether the chatting path will be maintained; re-establishing the communications link if a communications link is broken; and ending the chatting session by either the chatting initiator vehicle or the chatting partner vehicle by sending a message ending the chatting session to destroy the chatting path.
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14. A system for providing a wireless chatting session between vehicle occupants of vehicles;
- said system comprising;
means for wirelessly transmitting a chatting request message from a chatting initiator vehicle; means for receiving the chatting request message at a plurality of other vehicles; means for accepting the chatting request message by a chatting partner vehicle by sending an accept chatting message back to the chatting initiator vehicle; and means for establishing a chatting path between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle through an intermediate vehicle where the intermediate vehicle transfers chatting messages between the chatting initiator vehicle and the chatting partner vehicle to allow occupants of the vehicles to speak to each other. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- said system comprising;
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