METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORWARDING INFORMATION

• US 20160142491A1
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: Engel, Philipp, Zinchenko, Tetiana
• Granted Patent: US 9,635,110 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/093 Data selection, e.g. prioritizing information, managing message queues, selecting the information to be output
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15507 Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for forwarding information by means of a transmitting and receiving device in a first vehicle, having the following steps of: determining a stop state of the first vehicle, determining a position of the first vehicle, receiving information from a first transmitter in a vehicle and/or an infrastructure unit, forwarding the information from the first transmitter to a receiver in a second vehicle by means of the transmitting and receiving device if the position of the first vehicle is within a predefined area. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method.

Claims

1. A method for forwarding information by means of a transmission and reception device that is situated in a first vehicle, said method comprising:

determination of a stopped state for the first vehicle,

determination of a position for the first vehicle,

reception of information from a first transmitter of a vehicle and/or an infrastructure unit, and

forwarding of the information from the first transmitter by means of the transmission and reception device to a receiver in a second vehicle when the position of the first vehicle is within a prescribed region.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prescribed region is determined from a distance of the first vehicle from a first road, and from a distance of the first vehicle from a second road, the second road leading to the first road.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prescribed region is ascertained from the position of the transmission and reception device of the first vehicle in relation to the first transmitter and in relation to a second transmitter in the second vehicle.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first transmitter and the second transmitter in the second vehicle send position information, speed information and direction of movement information.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the prescribed region is taken from a digital map.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is forwarded by the transmission and reception device of the first vehicle when at least one electrical energy source in the first vehicle is made available.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the energy source is comprised of solar cells.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the energy source used is at least one battery when the solar cells are not made available as an energy source.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the transmission and reception device of the first vehicle does not forward information when the state of charge of the battery is below a prescribed limit value.

10. An apparatus for carrying out the method as claimed in claim 1.