# US 2023/0276348 A1 · Vehicle electronic apparatus and operating method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0276348 A1 - Document ID: US20230276348A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/125,693 - Filed: 2023-03-23 - Published: 2023-08-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-25 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Young HEO; Jaeweon CHO; Hyunjeong KANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230276348A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/10: using broadcasted information - H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - H04W 28/0215: {based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices (services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51)} - H04W 52/02: Power saving arrangements - H04W 72/04: Wireless resource allocation - H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Provided is a method of performing a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication and a vehicle electronic apparatus. The method includes controlling a first communication module configured for communication of a first communication type to receive, from at least one external device, a broadcast message indicating information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device, disabling the first communication module based on the broadcast message, and using a second communication module to perform communication with the at least one external device using a second communication type. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle electronic apparatus installed in a vehicle to perform vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, the vehicle electronic apparatus comprising: a first communication module configured to perform communication of a first communication type with at least one external device; a second communication module configured to perform communication of a second communication type; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, the processor further configured to: control the first communication module to receive, from the at least one external device, a broadcast message indicating information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device, disable the first communication module based on the broadcast message, and control the second communication module to perform communication with the at least one external device using the second communication type. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: control the first communication module to receive a request message including information for requesting a communication type supported by the vehicle electronic apparatus, and control, based on the request message, the first communication module to transmit a response message including information related to the communication type supported by the vehicle electronic apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify, based on the request message and the broadcast message, information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device within a coverage including the vehicle electronic apparatus, and identify, based on the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device, whether to enable or disable the first communication module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the request message is transmitted together with a basic safety message (BSM), and wherein the request message is transmitted based on a preset period. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify, based on the broadcast message and the request message including the information for requesting the communication type supported by the vehicle electronic apparatus, whether the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device corresponds to the first communication type. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 2, wherein the broadcast message corresponds to a response message of the at least one external device in response to the request message. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify, based on the broadcast message, information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device, and identify, based on the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device, whether to enable or disable the first communication module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to disable the first communication module in case that the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device corresponds to the second communication type. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: sense the broadcast message or a request message in a time interval allocated for the first communication type, detect the broadcast message or the request message, based on a threshold value, and identify, in case that the broadcast message or the request message is detected, information for requesting a communication type or information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to identify, based on a result of the sensing of the broadcast message or the request message, the time interval allocated for the first communication type. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the time interval allocated for the first communication type is statically or dynamically allocated to the vehicle electronic apparatus for reception of the broadcast message or the request message. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vehicle electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast message is transmitted together with a basic safety message (BSM). ### Claim 13 A method, performed by a vehicle electronic apparatus of performing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, the method comprising: controlling a first communication module performing communication of a first communication type to receive, from at least one external device, a broadcast message indicating information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device; disabling the first communication module based on the broadcast message; and controlling a second communication module to communicate with the at least one external device using the second communication type. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: controlling the first communication module to receive a request message including information for requesting a communication type supported by the vehicle electronic apparatus; and controlling, based on the request message, the first communication module to transmit a response message including information related to the communication type supported by the vehicle electronic apparatus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the disabling of the first communication module based on the broadcast message comprises: identifying, based on the request message and the broadcast message, information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device within a coverage including the vehicle electronic apparatus; and identifying, based on the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device, whether to enable or disable the first communication module. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the disabling of the first communication module based on the broadcast message comprises identifying, based on the broadcast message and the request message including the information for requesting the communication type supported by the vehicle electronic apparatus, whether the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device corresponds to the first communication type. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the disabling of the first communication module based on the broadcast message comprises: identifying, based on the broadcast message, information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device; and identifying, based on the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device, whether to enable or disable the first communication module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the disabling of the first communication module based on the broadcast message comprises disabling the first communication module in case that the information about the communication type supported by the at least one external device corresponds to the second communication type. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: sensing the broadcast message or a request message in a time interval allocated for the first communication type; detecting the broadcast message or the request message based on a threshold value; and identifying, in case that the broadcast message or the request message is detected, information for requesting a communication type or information about a communication type supported by the at least one external device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the time interval allocated for the first communication type is statically or dynamically allocated to the vehicle electronic apparatus for reception of the broadcast message or the request message.