Cooperative vehicle collision warning system
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorWei-Peng CHEN
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, a traffic information communication system includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a message relating to traffic conditions along a thoroughfare from a communication node. The transmitter may be communicatively coupled to the receiver and may be configured to rebroadcast the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message. The traffic information communication system may be implemented in a vehicle traveling along the thoroughfare.
Claims20
A traffic information communication system comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a message relating to traffic conditions along a thoroughfare from a communication node;
- and
- a transmitter communicatively coupled to the receiver and configured to rebroadcast the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message,
- wherein the traffic information communication system is implemented in a vehicle traveling along the thoroughfare.
A method of providing communications regarding traffic conditions, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first vehicle traveling along a thoroughfare, a message relating to traffic conditions along the thoroughfare;
- determining that the traffic conditions may affect other vehicles traveling along the thoroughfare;
- and
- in response to the determination, rebroadcasting the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message.
A processor configured to execute computer instructions to cause a system to perform operations for providing communications regarding traffic conditions, the operations comprising:
- receiving a carrier signal;
- extracting, from the carrier signal, a message relating to traffic conditions along a thoroughfare;
- determining that the traffic conditions may affect other vehicles traveling along the thoroughfare;
- and
- in response to the determination, rebroadcasting the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.