Method and System for Communication with Vehicles

• US 20110145331A1
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Christie, Cameron, Appelboum, Yuval, Meissner, Gantimur
• Granted Patent: US 8,843,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/161 Decentralised systems, e.g. inter-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

In a method and a system for communicating between motor vehicles, the method provides for a repeated sending of an initialization message by a first transceiver arranged in a first motor vehicle, wherein the initialization message includes an identification code of the first transceiver and its geographic position.

Claims

1. A method for communicating with motor vehicles, the method comprising the step of

repeatedly sending an initialization message by means of a first transceiver arranged in a first motor vehicle, wherein the initialization message comprises an identification code of the first transceiver and its geographic position.

2. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising the step of

outputting an information message in a second motor vehicle, wherein the information message specifies that an initialization message of the transceiver arranged in the first motor vehicle first has been received.

3. The method according to claim 2, the method further comprising the step of

outputting a position information in the second motor vehicle, wherein the position information specifies the position of the first transceiver.

4. The method according to claim 3, the method further comprising the step of

offering an input function for sending a friendship request.

5. The method according to claim 4, the method further comprising the step of

sending the friendship request.

6. The method according to claim 1, the method further comprising the step of

outputting a position information in a second motor vehicle at reception of the initialization message of the first transceiver arranged in the first motor vehicle by of a second transceiver arranged in the second motor vehicle, wherein the position information specifies the position of the first transceiver.

7. The method according to claim 6, the method further comprising the step of

sending a friendship request from the second transceiver to the first transceiver.

8. The method according to claim 6, the method further comprising the step of

offering an input function in the second motor vehicle for sending a friendship request from the second transceiver to the first transceiver.

9. The method according to claim 8, the method further comprising the step of

sending a friendship request from the second transceiver to the first transceiver.

10. The method according to claim 7, the method further comprising the step of

receiving the friendship request by the first transceiver.

11. The method according to claim 10, the method further comprising the step of

accepting the friendship request.

12. The method according to claim 11, the method further comprising the step of

accessing a personal data profile dedicated to the second transceiver.

13. The method according to claim 11, the method further comprising the step of

accessing a personal data profile dedicated to the first transceiver.

14. The method according to claim 5, the method further comprising the step of

receiving the friendship request.

15. The method according to claim 14, the method further comprising the step of

accepting the friendship request.

16. The method according to claim 15, the method further comprising the step of

accessing a personal data profile dedicated to the second transceiver.

17. The method according to claim 6, the method further comprising the step of

receiving the friendship request by the first transceiver.

18. The method according to claim 10, the method further comprising the step of

accepting the friendship request.

19. The method according to claim 14, the method further comprising the step of

accessing a personal data profile dedicated to the second transceiver.

20. A system for communicating with motor vehicles, the system comprising:

a first transceiver arranged in a first motor vehicle for repeated sending of an initialization message, wherein the initialization message comprises an identification code of the first transceiver and its geographic position;

a second transceiver arranged in a second motor vehicle; and

a human-machine interface dedicated to the second motor vehicle for outputting an information message in a second motor vehicle, wherein the information message specifies that an initialization message of the first transceiver arranged in the first motor vehicle has been received.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the human-machine interface is formed for outputting a position information, wherein the position information specifies the position of the first transceiver.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the human-machine interface is formed for outputting an input function for sending a friendship request from the second transceiver to the first transceiver.