Patent ID: 8232889
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for setting up a wireless ad-hoc radio network including a plurality of traveling motor vehicles, the method comprising: determining an orientation of a first vehicle with respect to a reference direction and initializing the setting up of the ad-hoc network; wirelessly communicating the orientation of the first motor vehicle to a least a second motor vehicle; determining in the second motor vehicle an orientation of the second motor vehicle with respect to the reference direction; determining in the second motor vehicle a relative orientation of the second motor vehicle with respect to the first motor vehicle; evaluating in the second motor vehicle the relative orientation of the first motor vehicle with respect to the second motor vehicle; and deciding whether the second motor vehicle becomes a participant in the ad-hoc radio network based on the relative orientation of the first motor vehicle with respect to the second motor vehicle.