Automobile communications method and system
Abstract
An automobile communication system which can ensure fast hand-over without putting unnecessary burden on mobile stations and can adequately handle changes in road condition is disclosed. For each of the radio zones (RZ1-RZ5) formed by roadside transceivers (TRX1-TRX5) arranged along a road (10), a plurality of transmission and reception frequencies ft1/fr1 and ft2/fr2 are provided. The in-use transmission/reception frequencies in adjoining radio zones are switched at predetermined timing such that they are not permitted to be overlapped. By switching a time slot allocated to the vehicle-mounted transceiver, the vehicle-mounted transceiver can continuously communicate with the roadside transceivers at the same communication frequency over the radio zones.

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| AU755602B2 | Australia | B2 | |
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| US7099625B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP0984639B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0984639
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0984639
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0984639
- Application
- 99113545
- Application, DOCDB
- 99113545
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19990113545
Titles3
- German
- Kraftfahrzeug Kommunikations-Verfahren und -System
- English
- Automobile communications method and system
- French
- Méthode de communication pour véhicules et système pour ça
Classification
- CPC, 3
- H04W28/26
- H04W16/14
- H04W36/00
- IPC, 6
- G08G1 09
- H04B7 26
- H04W16 14
- H04W36 00
- H04W72 04
- H04W74 04
Designated states25
- Contracting states, 19
- Austria
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Denmark
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Extension states, 6
- Albania
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia
- Romania
- Slovenia