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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Guoxia Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Qingshan Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Zeng Yang, Shanghai, CN;
Jianjun Ma, Shanghai, CN;
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for broadcasting a message in a vehicular ad hoc network and a vehicle mounted communication system are provided. The method may include: a first communication device mounted on a first vehicle receiving a message from a second vehicle; identifying a first number of vehicles which are within a communication range of the first communication device; calculating a first count-down time based on the first number, where the greater the first number the shorter the first count-down time; and if the first communication device does not receive the message again before the first count-down time ends, broadcasting the message when the first count-down time ends. The efficiency and reliability of message broadcasting may be improved.