Operational efficiency in a vehicle-to-vehicle communications system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9031089
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13936326

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A vehicle communication system providing, in one embodiment, wirelessly transmitting and receiving messages regarding the status of parking spaces, such as empty or occupied. Only vehicles belonging to a predetermined set are able to decrypt such messages, in one embodiment. Message formats to comprise a group of parking spaces are described. An embodiment includes a communication mode specific for vehicles in a parking lot. An embodiment includes messages describing the shape and size of vehicle entering or leaving a parking space. Efficient methods of coding vehicle type are described. Methods of improving the operational efficiency of a vehicle communication system, including passive RF reflectors, audio and video messages, safety, courtesy and social messages, and compliance with vehicle restrictions are in some embodiments.

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ZETTA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LLC FORC SERIES2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 400 WILMINGTON DE 19808

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Betts-Lacroix, Jonathan Belmont, US 121 2905
Rubin, Kim T Menlo Park, US 19 1968

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