VEHICLE ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A computing device for assisting a first vehicle, the computing device comprising:
- device interface circuitry to obtain first sensor data from a sensor in or on the first vehicle, wherein the first sensor data is representative of a second vehicle proximate to the first vehicle; and
a detection module to be operated by at least one processor, the detection module to obtain the first sensor data from the device interface circuitry;
determine based on the first sensor data, a position of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle;
in response to a determination of the position, initiate a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications session with the second vehicle; and
receive second sensor data from the second vehicle during the V2V communications session.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and storage media are described for assisting the operation of a first vehicle. In embodiments, a computing device of the first vehicle may obtain first sensor data from a first sensor of the first vehicle. The first sensor data may be representative of a second vehicle proximate to the first vehicle. The computing device may determine a first position of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle; initiate a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications session with the second vehicle; receive second sensor data from the second vehicle during the V2V communications session; and determine a second position based on the second sensor data. The second position may be a position of the second vehicle relative to a third vehicle. The computing device may display an image of the third vehicle on a display device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
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25 Claims
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1. A computing device for assisting a first vehicle, the computing device comprising:
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device interface circuitry to obtain first sensor data from a sensor in or on the first vehicle, wherein the first sensor data is representative of a second vehicle proximate to the first vehicle; and a detection module to be operated by at least one processor, the detection module to obtain the first sensor data from the device interface circuitry;
determine based on the first sensor data, a position of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle;
in response to a determination of the position, initiate a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications session with the second vehicle; and
receive second sensor data from the second vehicle during the V2V communications session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. At least one computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device associated with a first vehicle, cause the computing device to:
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obtain first sensor data from a sensor on or in the first vehicle, wherein the first sensor data is representative of a second vehicle proximate to the first vehicle; determine based on the first sensor data, a first position of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle; initiate a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications session with the second vehicle; receive second sensor data from the second vehicle during the V2V communications session; determine a second position based on the second sensor data, wherein the second position is a position of the second vehicle relative to a third vehicle detected by a second sensor of the second vehicle; and display an image representative of the third vehicle on a display device associated with the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for assisting a first vehicle, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a computing device, sensor data from a sensor associated with a second vehicle, wherein the sensor data is representative of a third vehicle that is to approach the second vehicle in an opposite direction of travel; and providing, by the computing device, the sensor data or position data associated with the position of the third vehicle to the first vehicle during a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications session with the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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