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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Gmbh, Karlsbad, DE;
Inventor:
Marek Strassenburg-Kleciak, Garching bei Muenchen, DE;
Assignee:
Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Karlsbad, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/021 (2013.01); H04B 10/1143 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless data connection may be established between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first vehicle driving ahead of the second vehicle. A forward camera of the second vehicle may obtain image data of a rear portion of the first vehicle and determine an identification number of the first vehicle from the obtained image data. The second vehicle may broadcast a data connection request which indicates at least a part of the determined identification number of the first vehicle.