US 2003/0125845 A1 · Intervehicle network communication system

Abstract

An intervehicle network provides for communicating information regarding driving conditions experienced by one vehicle to another remotely located vehicle. By receiving information regarding oncoming driving conditions, the vehicle driver may take action to anticipate the driving condition and avoid potential hazards or inconveniences. Additionally, for vehicles having onboard dynamically adjustable systems, an electronic controller may adjust the performance of the adjustable system responsive to the driving condition information received before the vehicle reaches the location of the driving condition. Another feature of a system designed according to this invention is to have onboard diagnostics where the controller monitors one or more variables to detect when one or more vehicle components are showing signs of aging or wear. Communications between vehicles in a system designed according to this invention may be directly between the vehicles or through a central information communication module.

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Dependent claims

A system for anticipating driving conditions, comprising:

at least one device supported on a first vehicle that generates a signal indicative of a driving condition at a location of the first vehicle;
a receiver that receives the driving condition signal;
and
a controller supported on a second vehicle that communicates with the receiver and controls at least one device on the second vehicle responsive to the driving condition signal to anticipate the driving condition at the location before the second vehicle reaches the location of the condition.

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An intervehicle communication system, comprising:

at least one device supported on a first vehicle that generates a signal indicative of a driving condition at a location of the first vehicle;
a transmitter associated with the signal generating device on the first vehicle that transmits the driving condition signal;
a receiver located remotely from the first vehicle that receives the driving condition signal;
and
a controller supported on the first vehicle that communicates with the receiver and controls at least one device on the first vehicle responsive to a driving condition signal received by the receiver from a second vehicle located remotely from the first vehicle to anticipate the driving condition at the remote location before the first vehicle reaches the remote location of the condition.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Intervehicle network communication system

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Abstract

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