# US 2017/0290091 A1 · System and method for mobile data expansion > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0290091 A1 - Document ID: US20170290091A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/620,476 - Filed: 2017-06-12 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-07-06 - Assignees: Neutronic Perpetual Innovations Operating, LLC - Applicants: Neutronic Perpetual Innovations Operating, LLC - Inventors: Terrance Berry - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170290091A1 ## CPC - H04B 7/15507: {Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, (network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04)} - E01F 9/60: Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs - G01S 1/68: Marker, boundary, call-sign, or like beacons transmitting signals not carrying directional information - G01S 7/003: {Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations} - G01S 13/92: for velocity measurement - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - 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 4/025: {using location based information parameters} - H04W 4/027: {using movement velocity, acceleration information} - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 16/26: Cell enhancers {or enhancement}, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow - H04W 36/1446: {wherein at least one of the networks is unlicensed} - H04W 36/322: {by location data} - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - G01S 19/10: providing dedicated supplementary positioning signals - G01S 19/48: by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system - G06V 20/62: Text, e.g. of license plates, overlay texts or captions on TV images - H02J 7/35: with light sensitive cells - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - H04W 36/08: Reselecting an access point - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04B: TRANSMISSION - E01F: ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract A data expansion system that provides for wireless communication includes a set of roadway communication devices configured to enable vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication. The system includes a first roadway communication device configured to receive data from a first electronic device in a first vehicle and a second roadway communication device communicatively coupled to the first roadway device. The second roadway communication device is configured to communicate the data to a second electronic device in a second vehicle. Each roadway communication device includes a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive data; a communication interface to establish communication links with other roadway communication devices; and processing circuitry to relay the data between the other roadway communication devices or electronic devices in respective vehicles. Each roadway communication device also includes a housing that contains the processing circuitry, communication interface and the wireless transceiver. The housing is configured to be mounted within a roadway surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a first roadway communication device configured to receive data from a first electronic device in a first vehicle; a second roadway communication device communicatively coupled to the first roadway device and configured to communicate the data to a second electronic device in a second vehicle; wherein each of the roadway communication devices comprises: a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive data; a communication interface configured to establish communication links to and from at least one other roadway communication device; processing circuitry configured to relay the data between one or more of: other roadway communication devices or electronic devices in respective vehicles; and a housing configured to contain the processing circuitry, communication interface and the wireless transceiver, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted within a roadway surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with the electronic device via a WIFI connection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a roadway surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a connection between communication interfaces forms a daisy chain. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the daisy chain is a logical daisy chain. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first roadway communication device is included in a first set of roadway communication devices coupled to a first network node and the second roadway communication device is included in a second set of roadway communication devices coupled to a second network node. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the first network node and the second network node are coupled via at least one of: a network connect or a direct connection. ### Claim 8 A method comprising receiving, by a first roadway communication device, data from a first electronic device in a first vehicle; relaying, by the first roadway communication device, the data to a second roadway communication device; and communicating, by the second roadway communication device, the data to a second electronic device in a second vehicle, wherein each of the roadway communication devices comprises a housing configured to be mounted on or within a roadway surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein receiving comprises receiving the data from the electronic device via a WIFI connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a roadway surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein a connection between roadway communication devices forms a daisy chain. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the daisy chain is a logical daisy chain. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the first roadway communication device is included in a first set of roadway communication devices coupled to a first network node and the second roadway communication device is included in a second set of roadway communication devices coupled to a second network node. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first network node and the second network node are coupled via at least one of: a network connect or a direct connection. ### Claim 15 A roadway device comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data from a first electronic device in a first vehicle; a communication interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one other roadway communication device; processing circuitry configured to relay the data between the electronic device and the at least one other roadway communication device; and a housing configured to contain the processing circuitry, communication interface and the wireless transceiver. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The roadway device of claim 15, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with the electronic device via a WIFI connection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The roadway device of claim 15, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a roadway surface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The roadway device of claim 15, wherein a connection between the communication interface and a communication interface of the at least one other roadway communication device forms a daisy chain. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The roadway device of claim 18, wherein the daisy chain is a logical daisy chain. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The roadway device of claim 15, wherein the communication interface is configured to communicate with one or more other roadway communication devices in a first set of roadway communication devices coupled to a first network node and one or more other roadway communication devices in a second set of roadway communication devices coupled to a second network node, the first set of roadway communication devices including the roadway device.