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Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2021
Applicant:

Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Naoki Sagane, Shizuoka, JP;

Eita Itou, Shizuoka, JP;

Ryohei Nishizaki, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:

YAZAKI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/46 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/46 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02);
Abstract

A vehicle communication device includes a vehicle-to-vehicle communication unit, an information extraction unit, and a Wi-Fi module. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication unit is mounted on an own vehicle and receives AP information required for wireless connection to an access point for communication relay from another vehicle in the vicinity. The information extraction unit extracts, from vehicle-to-vehicle AP information, which is AP information received from the other vehicle in the vicinity by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication unit, connected AP information, which is AP information received from the other vehicle in front in a traveling direction of the own vehicle and AP information of the access point to which the other vehicle in front is being connected. The Wi-Fi module wirelessly connects to the access point based on the connected AP information extracted by the information extraction unit.


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