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US 2018/0025637 A1Published application
Vehicle Communication System
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorKevin DOTZLER
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system including a danger zone controller configured to set parameters of a danger zone, the parameters including location and size of the danger zone. A transmitter is configured to transmit the parameters of the danger zone to vehicles. A vehicle receiver of a vehicle is configured to receive the parameters of the danger zone in order to notify a driver of the vehicle of the danger zone.
Claims20
A vehicle communication system comprising:
- a network inform zone controller configured to set parameters of a network inform zone encompassing a danger zone, the parameters including location and size of the network inform zone;
- a transmitter configured to transmit the parameters of the network inform zone to vehicles;
- and
- a vehicle receiver of a vehicle configured to receive the parameters of the network inform zone in order to notify a driver of the vehicle of the network inform zone, the parameters of the network inform zone include distance between an outer boundary of the danger zone and an outer boundary of the network inform zone.
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A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle of a danger zone, the method comprising:
- setting parameters of the danger zone, the parameters including location and size of the danger zone;
- setting parameters of a network inform zone surrounding the danger zone, the parameters of the network inform zone include distance between an outer boundary of the danger zone and an outer boundary of the network inform zone;
- transmitting the parameters of the danger zone from a transmitter;
- receiving the parameters of the danger zone at a vehicle receiver of the vehicle;
- and
- notifying the driver of the vehicle of the danger zone.
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A vehicle communication system comprising:
- a danger zone controller configured to set parameters of a danger zone, the parameters including location and size of the danger zone;
- a network inform zone controller configured to set parameters of a network inform zone encompassing the danger zone, the parameters of the network inform zone including:
- location and size of the network inform zone;
- and distance between an outer boundary of the danger zone and an outer boundary of the network inform zone;
- a transmitter configured to transmit the parameters of the danger zone to vehicles;
- and
- a vehicle receiver of a vehicle configured to receive the parameters of the danger zone in order to notify a driver of the vehicle of the danger zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.