Terminal apparatus for transferring signal containing predetermined information and communication system

• US 9,282,485 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Mizuguchi, Takao, Takemura, Hiroshi, Yoneda, Miwa
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Jr., Michael J
• Application Number:
  US14/102,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20140098664A1
• Time in Patent Office: 819 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• 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 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast

Abstract

A first communication unit receives packet signals broadcast from a base station apparatus and also receives packet signals broadcast from other terminal apparatuses according to a first communication scheme. A second communication unit communicates with a mobile apparatus according to a second communication scheme that differs from the first communication scheme. A receiving unit receives a filtering condition from the mobile apparatus by way of the second communication unit. A filtering unit selects a packet signal, which matches the filtering condition, from among the packet signals received by the first communication unit. A transfer unit transfers information, contained in the selected packet signal selected, from the second communication unit to the mobile apparatus.

Claims

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a first communication unit configured to receive packet signals broadcast from a base station apparatus and configured to receive packet signals broadcast from another terminal apparatus according to a first communication scheme;

a second communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile apparatus according to a second communication scheme that differs from the first communication scheme; and

a control unit configured to control communication processing carried out by the second communication unit,

the control unit including;

a receiving unit configured to receive a filtering condition from the mobile apparatus by way of the second communication unit, the filtering condition being area information regarding a predefined area ahead of a vehicle on which the terminal is mounted;

a filtering unit configured to select a packet signal, which matches the filtering condition received by the receiving unit, from among the packet signals received by the first communication unit; and

a transfer unit configured to transfer information, contained in the packet signal selected by the filtering unit, from the second communication unit to the mobile apparatus.

2. A communication system comprising:

a base station apparatus configured to broadcast packet signals according to a first communication scheme;

a plurality of terminal apparatuses configured to broadcast packet signals according to the first communication scheme; and

a mobile apparatus configured to communicate with the terminal apparatuses according to a second communication scheme that differs from the first communication scheme,

each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses including;

a first communication unit configured to receive the packet signals broadcast from the base station apparatus and configured to receive packet signals broadcast from another terminal apparatus;

a second communication unit configured to communicate with the mobile apparatus; and

a control unit configured to control communication processing carried out by the second communication unit,

the control unit including;

a receiving unit configured to receive a filtering condition from the mobile apparatus by way of the second communication unit, the filtering condition being area information regarding a predefined area ahead of a vehicle on which the terminal is mounted;

a filtering unit configured to select a packet signal, which matches the filtering condition received by the receiving unit, from among the packet signals received by the first communication unit; and

a transfer unit configured to transfer information, contained in the packet signal selected by the filtering unit, from the second communication unit to the mobile apparatus.

3. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive packet signals broadcast from a base station apparatus in a first period and configured to receive packet signals broadcast from another terminal apparatus in a second period, in a frame where the first period and the second period are time-division multiplexed,

wherein the first period is used to transmit packet signals from the base station apparatus, and the second period is used to transmit packet signals between terminal apparatuses;

a receiving unit configured to receive a filtering condition, the filtering condition being area information regarding a predefined area ahead of a vehicle on which the terminal is mounted; and

a filtering unit configured to select a packet signal, which matches the filtering condition received by the receiving unit, from among the packet signals received by the communication unit.