Vehicular communication arrangement and method
First Claim
1. A method for receiving, at a first vehicle, data from infrastructure and at least second and third vehicles, comprising:
- determining the location of a first vehicle using a location determining system onboard the first vehicle;
receiving using a receiver onboard the first vehicle, position information indicating the location of a second vehicle directly from the second vehicle;
displaying on a display onboard the first vehicle, an indication of the location of the second vehicle with respect to the location of the first vehicle;
receiving using the receiver onboard the first vehicle, position information from an infrastructure transmitter indicating the location of a third vehicle; and
displaying on the display onboard the first vehicle, an indication of the location of the third vehicle with respect to the location of the first vehicle.
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Abstract
Method for transmitting data from infrastructure to vehicles includes arranging a transmitter apart from the vehicles, providing information relating to operation of at least one vehicle or of an occupant of a vehicle to the transmitter, transmitting the information from the transmitter to the at least one vehicle, and receiving the transmitted information at the at least one vehicle. Transmitters may be arranged on a roadway on which the vehicles travel, at a gas station or other vehicle-accessible commercial or public location such as a mall, at the vehicle operator'"'"'s home and on a road sign, basically anywhere in range of a traveling vehicle. The information to be transmitted to the vehicle may be prioritized and transmitted via the transmitter based on the prioritization.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for receiving, at a first vehicle, data from infrastructure and at least second and third vehicles, comprising:
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determining the location of a first vehicle using a location determining system onboard the first vehicle; receiving using a receiver onboard the first vehicle, position information indicating the location of a second vehicle directly from the second vehicle; displaying on a display onboard the first vehicle, an indication of the location of the second vehicle with respect to the location of the first vehicle; receiving using the receiver onboard the first vehicle, position information from an infrastructure transmitter indicating the location of a third vehicle; and displaying on the display onboard the first vehicle, an indication of the location of the third vehicle with respect to the location of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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