Vehicle on-board unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising:
- an incoming message receiving section configured to receive a preceding vehicle message containing throttle release data of a preceding vehicle located in front of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit;
an incoming message relevancy section configured to perform a relevancy determination of the throttle release data received by the incoming message receiving section; and
a driver warning section configured to selectively alert a driver of the host vehicle of a potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based upon the relevancy determination of the incoming message relevancy section.
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Abstract
A vehicle on-board unit of a host vehicle is configured to communicate with other vehicle to alert the driver of a potential braking situation in a preceding vehicle. The vehicle on-board unit has an incoming message receiving section, an incoming message relevancy section and a driver warning section. The incoming message receiving section receives a preceding vehicle message containing throttle release data of a preceding vehicle located in front of the host vehicle. The incoming message relevancy section performs a relevancy determination of the throttle release data received. The driver warning section selectively alerts a driver of the host vehicle of a potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based upon the relevancy determination.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising:
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an incoming message receiving section configured to receive a preceding vehicle message containing throttle release data of a preceding vehicle located in front of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit; an incoming message relevancy section configured to perform a relevancy determination of the throttle release data received by the incoming message receiving section; and a driver warning section configured to selectively alert a driver of the host vehicle of a potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based upon the relevancy determination of the incoming message relevancy section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for early warning to a host vehicle driver of potential braking situation of a preceding vehicle comprising:
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receiving a preceding vehicle message containing throttle release data of the preceding vehicle located in front of a host vehicle; performing a relevancy determination of the throttle release data that was received by the host vehicle; and selectively warning the driver of the host vehicle of a potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based upon the relevancy determination of the throttle release data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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