Method of selecting and stopping a vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communication
First Claim
1. A method for selecting and suppressing a local vehicle including vehicle-to-vehicle communication comprising:
- transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from a host vehicle to local vehicles to obtain a location and a direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area;
receiving, at the host vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle reply signals from replying local vehicles within a local area, the vehicle-to-vehicle reply signals each including a vehicle identifier for identifying a local vehicle and a location positioning signal for the location and the direction of movement for a local vehicle;
processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying vehicles;
displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display on the host vehicle according to the location and the direction of movement;
receiving an input selecting a replying local vehicle as a selected vehicle to be suppressed; and
suppressing the selected vehicle by providing a vehicle-to-vehicle suppression signal from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle.
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Abstract
Method of selecting and stopping a vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communication includes selecting and suppressing a local vehicle including vehicle-to-vehicle communication comprising transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from a host vehicle to local vehicles to obtain a location and a direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area, selecting a local vehicle as a selected vehicle to be suppressed, and suppressing the selected vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communication from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle. The suppressing of the selected vehicle by the host vehicle includes providing a warning to the operator of the selected vehicle, limiting speed, along with decelerating and halting of the selected vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for selecting and suppressing a local vehicle including vehicle-to-vehicle communication comprising:
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transmitting a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from a host vehicle to local vehicles to obtain a location and a direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area; receiving, at the host vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle reply signals from replying local vehicles within a local area, the vehicle-to-vehicle reply signals each including a vehicle identifier for identifying a local vehicle and a location positioning signal for the location and the direction of movement for a local vehicle; processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying vehicles; displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display on the host vehicle according to the location and the direction of movement; receiving an input selecting a replying local vehicle as a selected vehicle to be suppressed; and suppressing the selected vehicle by providing a vehicle-to-vehicle suppression signal from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A host vehicle selection and suppression system for a host vehicle to suppress a selected vehicle, the host vehicle selection and suppression system comprising:
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a host vehicle position locating system disposed in the host vehicle for providing a location of the host vehicle; a host vehicle transceiver for providing vehicle-to-vehicle communication between the host vehicle and local vehicles; a user interface disposed in the host vehicle for providing inputs to the host vehicle selection and suppression system; and a host vehicle suppression control unit disposed in the host vehicle, the host vehicle suppression control unit including a processor, the processor configured to provide a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from the host vehicle that is transmitted to local vehicles to obtain a location and a direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area, process vehicle identifiers and location positioning signals received with vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying local vehicles, display replying local vehicles on a visual display on the host vehicle according to the location and the direction of movement, receive an input selecting a local vehicle as the selected vehicle to be suppressed in response to a selection input to the user interface, and suppress operation of the selected vehicle by providing a vehicle-to-vehicle suppression signal from the host vehicle suppression control unit that is transmitted to the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for identifying and suppressing a selected vehicle including vehicle-to-vehicle communication comprising:
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providing a vehicle-to-vehicle locating signal from a host vehicle to local vehicles to request location and direction of movement for local vehicles within a local area; receiving at the host vehicle, vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from local vehicles within a local area, the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals each including a vehicle identifier for identifying a local vehicle and a location positioning signal for the location and the direction of movement of a local vehicle; processing the vehicle identifiers and the location positioning signals of the vehicle-to-vehicle location reply signals from replying local vehicles; displaying replying local vehicles on a visual display according to the location and the direction of movement; selecting a local vehicle as the selected vehicle to be suppressed; confirming that the selected vehicle is an intended local vehicle; and suppressing the selected vehicle using vehicle-to-vehicle communication from the host vehicle to the selected vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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