Patent ID: 9626870
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: G08G

Claim:
1. A method for communicating based on an ad hoc-type motor vehicle communication system, the method comprising: receiving, by a radio transceiver device of a transportation infrastructure device, a first set of messages from a plurality of motor vehicles; determining, by the transportation infrastructure device, a directional traffic flow history of a road based on the received first set of messages; receiving, by the radio transceiver device, a second set of messages from a motor vehicle; determining, by the transportation infrastructure device, a direction of a position change of the motor vehicle based on the received second set of messages; determining, by the transportation infrastructure device, a correlation between the direction of the position change and the directional traffic flow history; determining, by the transportation infrastructure device, a presence of a hazardous situation, wherein the presence of a hazardous situation occurs when there is a lack of correlation indicating travel in a wrong direction; and transmitting, by the radio transceiver device, a hazard message to the motor vehicle indicating the presence of the hazardous situation.