SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPONTANEOUS P2P COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IDENTIFIED VEHICLES
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1. A system installed on a vehicle comprising:
- a processor comprising;
a memory unit to store a set of visible identification signs associated with said vehicle and calling details for calling said vehicle;
a short range communication unit to enable participation in ad-hoc communication network;
a display unit; and
input means,wherein said communication unit is adapted to transmit indication of said visible identification signs to other participants in said ad-hoc communication network.
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Abstract
System and method are presented which allow a user of a vehicle to initiate a spontaneous call to a nearby vehicle without knowing the phone number, or any other specific contacting details of the nearby vehicle, based on identification signs of the nearby vehicle which are visible to the user of the first vehicle, such as the color of the nearby vehicle, the model and the manufacturer of the vehicle. The system comprising communication means for establishing ad-hoc network communication with the nearby vehicle and display for displaying indications of the visible identification signs to that user.
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1. A system installed on a vehicle comprising:
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a processor comprising; a memory unit to store a set of visible identification signs associated with said vehicle and calling details for calling said vehicle; a short range communication unit to enable participation in ad-hoc communication network; a display unit; and input means, wherein said communication unit is adapted to transmit indication of said visible identification signs to other participants in said ad-hoc communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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6. A method for establishing, by a first vehicle, a spontaneous communication with a nearby second vehicle, comprising:
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identifying said nearby second vehicle based on visible identification signs of said nearby second vehicle; establishing a vehicle-to-vehicle communication with said nearby vehicle via a ad-hoc communication network; identifying on a display in said first vehicle an icon of a vehicle having indications of same visible identification signs; initiating a call to said nearby second vehicle by activating a call request by touching said icon on said screen.
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