Communication and relay systems for vehicles
Inventors
Peizner, Kevin M. • Ouahhabi, Samir P.
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-11531333-B2
Publication Date
2022-12-20
Expiration Date
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided to facilitate information sharing between vehicles. A relay vehicle may be provided which is in communication with a first group of remote vehicles over a first network and a second group of remote vehicles over a second network.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to relaying information from a first network of vehicles to a second network using a relay vehicle/gateway system that enables information sharing between vehicles on incompatible networks. The relay vehicle includes a first communication platform and a second communication platform, and an electronic controller that coordinates receiving, preparing, and sending data between the networks.
A first communication signal from a remote vehicle is received via the relay vehicle’s first communication platform, where the first communication signal includes remote vehicle transmission data. The remote vehicle transmission data is provided to an electronic controller, and the relay vehicle generates a list including the remote vehicle transmission data. The list is provided to the relay vehicle’s second communication platform, which stores the remote vehicle transmission data and sends the remote vehicle transmission data via the second communication platform to the second network.
The electronic controller associates and updates remote vehicle profiles, optionally using an integration database and a relay database, and prepares relayed data for the second communication platform. The system supports remote vehicle identifier/profile mapping between networks, including generating a “virtual” second-network identifier and associating it with a remote vehicle first network identifier.
Claims Coverage
The document provides one independent claim and dependent claims that refine the relaying method with additional relay vehicle transmission data and with mapping remote vehicle identifiers between a first network and a second network, including generating a second-network identifier.
Relaying remote vehicle transmission data between networks using a relay vehicle list
Receiving a first communication signal from a remote vehicle via a first communication platform of a relay vehicle, the first communication signal including remote vehicle transmission data; providing the remote vehicle transmission data from the first communication platform to an electronic controller of the relay vehicle; generating at the relay vehicle a list including the remote vehicle transmission data; providing the list to a second communication platform of the relay vehicle; storing the remote vehicle transmission data via the second communication platform; and sending the remote vehicle transmission data via the second communication platform to a second network.
Sending relay vehicle transmission data with the relayed remote vehicle transmission data
Identifying relay vehicle transmission data, providing the relay vehicle transmission data to the second communication platform, and sending the relay vehicle transmission data to the second network such that the remote vehicle transmission data is transmitted together with the relay vehicle transmission data.
Providing a remote vehicle first network identifier to the electronic controller
Providing the remote vehicle transmission data from the first communication platform to an electronic controller of the relay vehicle including providing a remote vehicle first network identifier associated with the remote vehicle.
Associating a remote vehicle first network identifier with a remote vehicle second network identifier
Associating the remote vehicle first network identifier to a remote vehicle second network identifier of the second network.
Generating a remote vehicle second network identifier and associating first and second network identifiers
Generating a remote vehicle second network identifier of the second network associated with the remote vehicle and associating the remote vehicle first network identifier to the remote vehicle second network identifier of the second network.
Overall, the claim set covers receiving remote vehicle transmission data on a relay vehicle via a first communication platform, generating a list for a second communication platform, storing and sending the data to a second network, and, through dependent claims, adding relay vehicle transmission data and performing remote vehicle identifier/profile mapping between the first network and the second network, including generating a second-network identifier before associating it.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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