Patent ID: 9526046
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B60W,B62D,G08G,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A communication control system for a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising: a communication device that receives real-time information from an information delivery device, for delivering the real-time information that is necessary for a vehicle control, via one of a plurality of base stations for covering at least a part of a wireless cell; and a control device that controls the vehicle based on the real-time information received by the communication device, wherein the communication device generates prediction information indicative of an index of remaining time before a communicating base station is switched with timing while the vehicle is running, wherein the control device reduces a service level of the vehicle control for supporting at least one of a driving determination and a driving operation performed by a driver of the vehicle within the remaining time, which is shown in the prediction information generated by the communication device; wherein the wireless cell, in which the vehicle is disposed, is defined as an in-range cell, wherein the one of the plurality of base stations, which is used for wireless communication by the communication device, is defined as an in-range base station in the in-range cell, and wherein the communication device estimates the remaining time based on a variation of a SN ratio of a reception signal from the in-range base station.