# US 10,484,850 B2 · Apparatus, method and computer program for providing transmission parameters between vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,850 B2 - Document ID: US10484850B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/753,559 - Filed: 2016-08-26 - Published: 2018-08-23 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-27 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Andreas Kwoczek - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484850B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/46: for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] - H04L 69/14: Multichannel or multilink protocols - H04W 12/069: using certificates or pre-shared keys - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - 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 - H04W 12/63: Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent - H04W 12/75: Temporary identity - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An apparatus, method, and computer program for a transportation vehicle for vehicle-to-vehicle data communication by the transportation vehicle. The apparatus for vehicle-to-vehicle data communication by a transportation vehicle includes a first radio interface for the data communication of the transportation vehicle with a further transportation vehicle using a first data communication protocol and with a first transmission capacity; a second radio interface for the data communication of the transportation vehicle with the further transportation vehicle using a second data communication protocol and with a second transmission capacity, wherein the second transmission capacity is greater than the first transmission capacity; and a device for obtaining data messages about a status of transportation vehicles in surroundings of the transportation vehicle via the first radio interface. The data messages include pseudonym certificates for a vehicle-to-vehicle data communication which allow temporary identification of the transportation vehicles in the surroundings of the transportation vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for a vehicle-to-vehicle data communication of a transportation vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a first radio interface for a data communication of the transportation vehicle with a further transportation vehicle via a first data communication protocol and with a first transmission capacity; a second radio interface for a data communication of the transportation vehicle with the further transportation vehicle via a second data communication protocol and with a second transmission capacity, wherein the second transmission capacity is higher than the first transmission capacity; and a device configured to: receive data messages indicating a status of other transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle via the first radio interface via direct connection, wherein the data messages include pseudonym certificates of the vehicle-to-vehicle data communication, wherein the pseudonym certificates enable a temporary identification of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle, and provide, via the first radio interface, transmission addressing parameters for data communication between the transportation vehicle and the further transportation vehicle temporarily identified by pseudonym certificate, wherein the transmission addressing parameters are for data communication via the second radio interface, wherein the device sets up a dedicated connection with the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface for transmission of transportation vehicle sensor data, at the higher, second transmission capacity, wherein the dedicated connection is set up with a corresponding device of the further transportation vehicle based on the transmission addressing parameters provided via the first radio interface, and wherein the devices of the transportation vehicle and the further vehicle communicate over the dedicated connection at the higher, second transmission capacity over the second radio interface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a control module transmits the transmission addressing parameters in response to a determination that data is to be transmitted requiring a higher transmission capacity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data messages indicating the status further include information on a position of the transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle, and wherein the device also transmits the transmission addressing parameters based on the information on the position and based on a position of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data messages indicating the transmission addressing parameters are based on the information on the available sensor measurements. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first radio interface is a vehicle-to-vehicle interface and wherein the data messages indicating the status are Cooperative Awareness Messages. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device receives the data messages indicating the status of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle via the first radio interface and wherein the device also provides data messages indicating the status of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle to the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second radio interface is a mobile radio interface to a 5th generation, 5G, mobile radio system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first radio interface is a direct vehicle-to-vehicle radio interface, and/or wherein the second radio interface is an interface to a cellular mobile radio system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the cellular mobile radio system is one of a Global System for Mobile Communications, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, a Long-Term Evolution mobile radio system, a Long-Term Evolution Advanced mobile radio system, or a 5th generation mobile radio system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first radio interface is configured for direct data communication with the further transportation vehicle, wherein the first radio interface is configured for direct data communication according to IEEE 802.11p, and/or wherein the second radio interface is configured for direct or indirect data communication with the further transportation vehicle. ### Claim 11 A method for a vehicle-to-vehicle data communication of a transportation vehicle with a further transportation vehicle, the method comprising: receiving data messages indicating a status of transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle via a first radio interface, wherein the data messages include pseudonym certificates of the vehicle-to-vehicle data communication, wherein the pseudonym certificates enable a temporary identification of the transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle; providing, from the transportation vehicle to the further transportation vehicle and via the first radio interface, transmission parameters regarding a data communication between the transportation vehicle and the further transportation vehicle via a second radio interface, based on addressing the further transportation vehicle based on the pseudonym certificates, wherein the first radio interface serves for a data communication of the transportation vehicle with the further transportation vehicle via a first data communication protocol and with a first transmission capacity and wherein the second radio interface serves for a data communication of the transportation vehicle with the further transportation vehicle via a second data communication protocol and with a second transmission capacity which is higher than the first transmission capacity; and setting up, based on the transmission parameters provided via the first radio interface, a radio connection between the transportation vehicle and the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface, wherein a dedicated connection is set up with the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface for transmission of transportation vehicle sensor data, at the higher, second transmission capacity, wherein the dedicated connection is set up with the further transportation vehicle based on the transmission addressing parameters provided via the first radio interface, and wherein the transportation vehicle and the further vehicle communicate over the dedicated connection at the higher, second transmission capacity over the second radio interface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein a control module transmits the transmission addressing parameters in response to a determination that data is to be transmitted requiring a higher transmission capacity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the data messages indicating the status further include information on a position of the transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle, and wherein the transmission addressing parameters are transmitted based on the information on the position and based on a position of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the data messages indicating the transmission addressing parameters are based on the information on the available sensor measurements. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first radio interface is a vehicle-to-vehicle interface and wherein the data messages indicating the status are Cooperative Awareness Messages. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the data messages indicating the status of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle are received via the first radio interface and wherein the data messages indicating the status of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle are provided to the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the second radio interface is a mobile radio interface to a 5th generation, 5G, mobile radio system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first radio interface is a direct vehicle-to-vehicle radio interface, and/or wherein the second radio interface is an interface to a cellular mobile radio system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the cellular mobile radio system is one of a Global System for Mobile Communications, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, a Long-Term Evolution mobile radio system, a Long-Term Evolution Advanced mobile radio system, or a 5th generation mobile radio system. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the first radio interface is configured for direct data communication with the further transportation vehicle, wherein the first radio interface is configured for direct data communication according to IEEE 802.11p, and/or wherein the second radio interface is configured for direct or indirect data communication with the further transportation vehicle. ### Claim 21 A non-transitory computer readable medium including a program having a program code for executing a method for a vehicle-to-vehicle data communication of an transportation vehicle with a further transportation vehicle, when the program code is executed on a computer, a processor, a controller or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising: receiving data messages on a status of transportation vehicles in an environment of the transportation vehicle via a first radio interface, wherein the data messages include pseudonym certificates of a vehicle-to-vehicle data communication, wherein the pseudonym certificates enable a temporary identification of the transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle; providing, from the transportation vehicle to the further transportation vehicle and via the first radio interface, transmission parameters regarding a data communication between the transportation vehicle and the further transportation vehicle via a second radio interface, based on addressing the further transportation vehicle based on the pseudonym certificates, wherein the first radio interface serves for a data communication of the transportation vehicle with the further transportation vehicle via a first data communication protocol and with a first transmission capacity and wherein the second radio interface serves for a data communication of the transportation vehicle with the further transportation vehicle via a second data communication protocol and with a second transmission capacity which is higher than the first transmission capacity; and setting up, based on the transmission parameters provided via the first radio interface, a radio connection between the transportation vehicle and the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface, wherein a dedicated connection is set up with the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface for transmission of transportation vehicle sensor data, at the higher, second transmission capacity, wherein the dedicated connection is set up with the further transportation vehicle based on the transmission addressing parameters provided via the first radio interface, and wherein the transportation vehicle and the further vehicle communicate over the dedicated connection at the higher, second transmission capacity over the second radio interface. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein a control module transmits the transmission addressing parameters in response to a determination that data is to be transmitted requiring a higher transmission capacity. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the data messages indicating the status further include information on a position of the transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle, and wherein the transmission addressing parameters are transmitted based on the information on the position and based on a position of the transportation vehicle. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the data messages indicating the transmission addressing parameters are based on the information on the available sensor measurements. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the first radio interface is a vehicle-to-vehicle interface and wherein the data messages indicating the status are Cooperative Awareness Messages. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the data messages indicating the status of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle are received via the first radio interface and wherein the data messages indicating the status of the other transportation vehicles in the environment of the transportation vehicle are provided to the further transportation vehicle via the second radio interface. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the second radio interface is a mobile radio interface to a 5th generation, 5G, mobile radio system. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the first radio interface is a direct vehicle-to-vehicle radio interface, and/or wherein the second radio interface is an interface to a cellular mobile radio system. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28, wherein the cellular mobile radio system is one of a Global System for Mobile Communications, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, a Long-Term Evolution mobile radio system, a Long-Term Evolution Advanced mobile radio system, or a 5th generation mobile radio system. ### Claim 30 (depends on 21) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the first radio interface is configured for direct data communication with the further transportation vehicle, wherein the first radio interface is configured for direct data communication according to IEEE 802.11p, and/or wherein the second radio interface is configured for direct or indirect data communication with the further transportation vehicle.