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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Takayuki Ogino, Iwaki, JP;
Satoshi Kodama, Iwaki, JP;
Hitomi Okubo, Iwaki, JP;
Hideki Takahashi, Iwaki, JP;
Takuji Kimura, Iwanai-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Takayuki Ogino, Iwaki, JP;
Satoshi Kodama, Iwaki, JP;
Hitomi Okubo, Iwaki, JP;
Hideki Takahashi, Iwaki, JP;
Takuji Kimura, Iwanai-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Alpine Electronics, Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for vehicle-to-vehicle communication between vehicles having vehicle-to-vehicle communication apparatuses. When a vehicle transmits a request, a network is formed including the vehicle that has transmitted the request and the vehicles that should respond to the request. The vehicles included in the network respond to the request or take action in response to the request.