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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/161 (2013.01); H04B 7/06 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a radio communication device for a vehicle, said device having at least one antenna unit, the emission of which can be controlled in one or more directions, and having a control unit coupled to the at least one antenna unit, for controlling the latter. The control unit is coupled to a control application and configured to control the at least one antenna unit in an application-controlled geo-beamforming operating mode, such that the emission of the at least one antenna unit is restricted to the course of the road in the current location of the vehicle.