Vehicle to Vehicle Communication System

• US 20150244459A1
• Filed: 05/12/2015
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Lindsay
• Original Assignee: John Lindsay
• Inventors: Lindsay, John
• Application Number:
  US14/710,553
• Publication Number:
  US 20150244459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/535 to prevent rear-end collisions, e.g. by indicating safety distance at the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1123 Bidirectional transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/1129 Arrangements for outdoor wireless networking of information

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to a vehicle to vehicle communication system for mounting to a vehicle including an emitter in communication with a receiver. The emitter includes an emf source configured to transmit a directional beam distal to the vehicle, wherein the beam is transmitted such that it has less than a pre-configured signal strength outside a configured width. The receiver is in communication with the emitter, the emitter configured to transmit the beam in response to signal input to the receiver from a distal vehicle to vehicle communication system.

Claims

1. A system for vehicle to vehicle communication, said system comprising:

an emitter and receiver adapted for attachment to a vehicle;

said emitter having an emf source configured to transmit a directional beam distal to said vehicle, wherein said beam is transmitted such that it has less than a pre-configured signal strength outside a configured width; and

said receiver in communication with said emitter, said emitter configured to transmit said beam in response to signal input to said receiver from a distal vehicle to vehicle communication system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said emf source comprises a laser.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said emf source comprises a light source transmitted through a lens.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said emitter transmits said beam with a signal strength such that it has less than a pre-configured signal strength outside a pre-configured distance.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said emitter is configured to receive vehicle direction information and is in communication with a beam director, said beam director altering the beam direction proportionally in response to received vehicle direction information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said emitter is configured to encode data in said beam, said data selected from at least one of the following:

vehicle identifier, vehicle velocity, inter-vehicle distance, vehicle position, and vehicle direction.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said emitter is configured to encode data in said beam, said data selected from at least one of the following:

total relay count and active relay count.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said emitter is configured to conditionally transmit said beam based upon received and decoded threshold relay count values.

9. A system for vehicle to vehicle communication, said system comprising:

an emitter and receiver adapted for attachment to a vehicle;

said emitter having an emf source configured to transmit a directional beam distal to said vehicle, wherein said beam is transmitted such that it has less than a pre-configured signal strength outside a configured width; and

said emitter configured to transmit said beam in response to a signal condition of said vehicle.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said signal condition is selected from the following:

a brake signal condition and a turn signal condition.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said emf source comprises a laser.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said emf source comprises a light source transmitted through a lens.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein said emitter transmits said beam with a signal strength such that it has less than a pre-configured signal strength outside a pre-configured distance.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said emitter is configured to receive vehicle direction information and is in communication with a beam director, said beam director altering the beam direction proportionally in response to received vehicle direction information.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein said emitter is configured to encode data in said beam, said data selected from at least one of the following:

vehicle identifier, vehicle velocity, inter-vehicle distance, vehicle position, and vehicle direction.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein said emitter is configured to encode data in said beam, said data selected from at least one of the following:

total relay count and active relay count.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein said emitter is configured to conditionally transmit said beam based upon received and decoded threshold relay count values.

18. A system for vehicle to vehicle communication, said system comprising:

an emitter and receiver adapted for attachment to a vehicle;

said emitter having an emf source configured to transmit a directional beam distal to said vehicle, wherein said beam is transmitted such that it has less than a pre-configured signal strength outside a configured width;

said receiver in communication with said emitter, said emitter configured to transmit said beam in response to signal input to said receiver from a distal vehicle to vehicle communication system; and

said emitter configured to transmit said beam in response to a signal condition of said vehicle.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said emf source comprises a light source.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said emitter is configured to encode data in said beam, said data selected from at least one of the following:

total relay count and active relay count; and

said emitter is configured to conditionally transmit said beam based upon received threshold relay count values.