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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kyunghyun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki Dong Kang, Seoul, KR;
HeeJin Ro, Seoul, KR;
Seok-young Youn, Seoul, KR;
Sung Un Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Bitna Baek, Seoul, KR;
Ga Hee Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong Hyuck Heo, Yongin-si, KR;
Chisung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An accident information management apparatus for acquiring accident associated information such as images stored in a black box (i.e., black box images) from a peripheral vehicle through direct communication between vehicles when an accident such as a traffic accident occurs, a vehicle including the accident information management apparatus, and a method for managing accident information are disclosed. The vehicle includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements configured to transmit and receive a signal; and a beamformer configured to adjust a phase of the signal transmitted from the antenna elements so as to form a beam pattern focused in a specific direction; and a controller configured to focus the beam pattern onto a peripheral vehicle so as to control a communication unit to transmit a request signal of accident associated information. The antenna array and the beamformer are contained in the communication unit.