Patent ID: 11935335
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 9:
10. A system within an ego vehicle for robust association of a physical identity and a virtual identity of a target vehicle, comprising:
a data processor, including a wireless communication module and a visible light communication module, positioned within an ego vehicle; and
a plurality of perception sensors, positioned within the ego vehicle and adapted to collect data related to a physical identity of the target vehicle and to communicate the data related to the physical identity of the target vehicle to the data processor via a communication bus;
the data processor within the ego vehicle adapted to:
receive, via a wireless communication channel, data related to a virtual identity of the target vehicle;
associate the physical identity of the target vehicle with the virtual identity of the target vehicle; and
initiate, via the wireless communication channel and a visible light communication channel, a challenge-response protocol between the ego vehicle and the target vehicle.