IP Library Granted Patent US 7,561,846
Granted Patent B2
US 7,561,846 · App. 11/220,466 · Granted Jul 14, 2009

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication

Assignee: GM Gobal Technology Operations, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,561,846
App. No.
11/220,466
Granted
Jul 14, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The method includes receiving data about a first vehicle and a second vehicle within a proximity of an intermediate node, where the receiving is at the intermediate node. The first vehicle is notified about the presence of the second vehicle and/or the second vehicle is notified about the presence of the first vehicle in response to the receiving.

Claims (49)

1. A method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication, the method comprising:

at an intermediate node,

receiving data about a first vehicle;

receiving data about a second vehicle;

in response to the receiving the data about the first and the second vehicles, at least one of, notifying the first vehicle about the presence of the second vehicle and notifying the second vehicle about the presence of the first vehicle;

determining if the first vehicle and the second vehicle can communicate with each other directly in response to the receiving;

performing the notifying if the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly;

determining if the first vehicle and the second vehicle have paths that occur in the same position; and

performing the notifying if the first vehicle and the second vehicle have paths that occur in the same position and the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the entity is a third vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the entity is a stationary object.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the intermediate node forwards one or more of the data received from the first vehicle to the second vehicle and the data received from the second vehicle to the first vehicle.

5. A method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication, the method comprising:

at an intermediate node of an entity other than a first vehicle and a second vehicle,

receiving data about the first vehicle;

receiving data about the second vehicle;

in response to the receiving the data about the first and the second vehicles,

at least one of, notifying the first vehicle about the presence of the second vehicle and notifying the second vehicle about the presence of the first vehicle;

determining if the first vehicle and the second vehicle can communicate with each other directly in response to the receiving;

performing the notifying if the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly; and

at least one of forwarding data received from the first vehicle to the second vehicle and forwarding data received from the second vehicle to the first vehicle, if the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the data about the first vehicle includes a geographic location of the first vehicle and dynamic information about the first vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the dynamic information includes one or more of heading direction of the first vehicle and a speed of the first vehicle.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the data about the second vehicle includes a geographic location of the second vehicle and dynamic information about the second vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the dynamic information includes one or more of a heading direction of the second vehicle and a speed of the second vehicle.

10. The method of claim 5 wherein the notifying the first vehicle includes transmitting a geographic location of the second vehicle to the first vehicle and the notifying the second vehicle includes transmitting a geographic location of the first vehicle to the second vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the notifying the first vehicle includes transmitting dynamic information from the second vehicle to the first vehicle and the notifying the second vehicle includes transmitting dynamic information from the first vehicle to the second vehicle.

12. A method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication, the method comprising:

at an intermediate node of an entity other than a first vehicle and a second vehicle,

receiving data about the first vehicle;

receiving data about the second vehicle;

in response to the receiving the data about the first and the second vehicles,

at least one of, notifying the first vehicle about the presence of the second vehicle and notifying the second vehicle about the presence of the first vehicle;

determining if the first vehicle and the second vehicle can communicate with each other directly in response to the receiving;

performing the notifying if the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly; and

wherein the determining includes:

receiving link information from the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and

determining that the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly if the first vehicle does not include a link to the second vehicle or the second vehicle does not include a link to the first vehicle.

13. A system for vehicle-to-vehicle communication, the system comprising:

a telematics unit; and

a processor in communication with the telematics unit, the processor including instructions for facilitating:

receiving data about a first vehicle;

receiving data about a second vehicle;

in response to the receiving the data about the first and the second vehicles,

at least one of, notifying the first vehicle about the presence of the second vehicle and notifying the second vehicle about the presence of the first vehicle;

determining if the first vehicle and the second vehicle can communicate with each other directly in response to the receiving;

performing the notifying if the first vehicle and the second vehicle cannot communicate with each other directly;

determining if the first vehicle and the second vehicle have paths that occur in the same position; and

performing the notifying if the first vehicle and the second vehicle have paths that occur in the same position and the first vehicle and the second vehicle can communicate with each other directly.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034184/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2011
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 025780/0936 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025327/0041 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025314/0901 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025245/0587 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
Reel/Frame 023162/0093 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 27, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 023156/0142 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2009
From: CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR BANK PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES; CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR HEDGE PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023127/0402 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2009
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023124/0519 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 16, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR BANK PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES; CITICORP USA, INC. AS AGENT FOR HEDGE PRIORITY SECURED PARTIES
Reel/Frame 022553/0493 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 022201/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2005
From: KELLUM, CARROLL C.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 016898/0064 →
Continuity (1)
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