MESSAGE OCCLUSION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles;
identifying host vehicle information for the host vehicle;
determining that a potential message occlusion exists based at least in part on the remote vehicle information for the one or more remote vehicles and the host vehicle information; and
in response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, causing a message occlusion alert to be output.
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Abstract
A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle includes receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles; identifying host vehicle information for the host vehicle; determining that a potential message occlusion exists based at least in part on the remote vehicle information for the one or more remote vehicles and the host vehicle information; and in response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, causing a message occlusion alert to be output.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles; identifying host vehicle information for the host vehicle; determining that a potential message occlusion exists based at least in part on the remote vehicle information for the one or more remote vehicles and the host vehicle information; and in response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, causing a message occlusion alert to be output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle, comprising:
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a wireless electronic communication device; one or more sensors; an output system including at least one of an audio output device or a visual output device; and an information system operable to execute instructions that cause the information system to; receive, at a host vehicle via a wireless electronic communication link, messages that each include remote vehicle information for a respective one of the one or more remote vehicles, identify host vehicle information for the host vehicle, determine that a potential message occlusion exists based at least in part on the remote vehicle information for the one or more remote vehicles and the host vehicle information, and in response to determining that a potential message occlusion exists, cause a message occlusion alert to be output using the output system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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