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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2009
Hidenao Shiraki, Ogaki, JP;
Tetsuya Nakamura, Chiryu, JP;
Masaya Takatsuji, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
An inter-vehicle communication apparatus mounted to a subject vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes: reception section receiving information about a peripheral vehicle from the peripheral vehicle; a detection section configured to identify the peripheral vehicle that satisfies a predetermined condition as a same directing peripheral vehicle based on the information about the peripheral vehicle; a determination section configured to determine whether the subject vehicle is one of a lead vehicle and a tail vehicle in a group of vehicles including the subject vehicle and the same directing peripheral vehicle; and a transmission control section configured to control the transmission section based on the determination by the determination section.
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