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TRANSITIONING TO A ROADSIDE UNIT STATE

  • US 20140354451A1
  • Filed: 01/18/2013
  • Published: 12/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by one or more processors, comprising:

  • receiving a notification message indicative of an occurrence of an event;

    determining that a position of a vehicular device that is associated with the one or more processors is located on a boundary of a reachability area surrounding a source of the event;

    determining that a direction of movement of the vehicular device is towards the source;

    responsive to determining that the position is on the boundary of the reachability area and that the direction of movement of the vehicular device is towards the source, entering a roadside unit state in which the vehicular device acts a roadside unit for a pre-defined period of time;

    detecting one or more vehicular devices that are uninformed of the occurrence of the event and that are located outside of the reachability area; and

    broadcasting the notification message to the one or more uninformed vehicular devices.

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