Patent ID: 9147344
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: B61L,G01S,G06Q,G07B,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a vehicle using a predetermined location, comprising: carrying, on the vehicle, an onboard unit that via radio repeatedly broadcasts status messages, which each indicate a current relative distance of the onboard unit from the predetermined location and a radio identifier that changes after each or several status messages; receiving at least one status message in a radio beacon; detecting a location usage of the vehicle by evaluating the at least one status message based on the relative distance indicated therein; transmitting an identification request from the radio beacon to the onboard unit which is addressed by way of the radio identifier from the at least one status message; and receiving and conducting a legitimacy check of the identification request in the onboard unit and, if the request is legitimate, transmitting an identification of the onboard unit to the radio beacon, the identification remaining the same over several changes of radio identifier.