System for Constructing a Spanning Forest in a Vehicular Network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for forming a first group including a first leader vehicle system, the method comprising:
- identifying a second leader vehicle system within a transmission range, the second leader vehicle system being in a second group;
choosing a first merging direction;
receiving a second merging direction chosen by the second leader vehicle system;
determining that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction; and
merging with the second leader vehicle system to form the first group including the first leader vehicle system by aggregating probe vehicle data from the second leader vehicle system based at least in part on the determination that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction.
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Abstract
A first leader vehicle system and method for forming a first group including the first leader vehicle system is disclosed. The first leader vehicle system comprises a requesting module, a determination module and an aggregation module. The requesting module identifies a second leader vehicle system within a transmission range. The second leader vehicle system is in a second group. The requesting module chooses a first merging direction and receives a second merging direction chosen by the second leader vehicle system. The determination module determines that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction. The aggregation module aggregates probe vehicle data from the second leader vehicle system based at least in part on the determination that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction so that the first leader vehicle system merges with the second leader vehicle system to form the first group.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for forming a first group including a first leader vehicle system, the method comprising:
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identifying a second leader vehicle system within a transmission range, the second leader vehicle system being in a second group; choosing a first merging direction; receiving a second merging direction chosen by the second leader vehicle system; determining that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction; and merging with the second leader vehicle system to form the first group including the first leader vehicle system by aggregating probe vehicle data from the second leader vehicle system based at least in part on the determination that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A first leader vehicle system for forming a first group including the first leader vehicle system, the first leader vehicle system comprising:
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a requesting module for identifying a second leader vehicle system within a transmission range, the second leader vehicle system being in a second group, the requesting module choosing a first merging direction and receiving a second merging direction chosen by the second leader vehicle system; a determination module communicatively coupled to the requesting module, the determination module determining that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction; and an aggregation module communicatively coupled to the determination module, the aggregation module aggregating probe vehicle data from the second leader vehicle system based at least in part on the determination that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction so that the first leader vehicle system merges with the second leader vehicle system to form the first group. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoding instructions that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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identifying a second leader vehicle system within a transmission range, the second leader vehicle system being in a second group; choosing a first merging direction; receiving a second merging direction chosen by the second leader vehicle system; determining that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction; and merging with the second leader vehicle system to form the first group including the first leader vehicle system by aggregating probe vehicle data from the second leader vehicle system based at least in part on the determination that the first merging direction matches the second merging direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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