Patent ID: 7554435
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: B60Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising: a vehicle traveling condition detecting section configured to detect at least one vehicle traveling condition of a host vehicle that is equipped with the vehicle on-board unit, with the vehicle traveling condition detecting section monitoring a host vehicle location as part of the vehicle traveling condition to determine a travel lane of the host vehicle using a plurality of detection results of the host vehicle location; an incoming message receiving section configured to receive a preceding vehicle message containing throttle release data of a preceding vehicle located in front of the host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit; an incoming message relevancy section configured to perform a relevancy determination of the throttle release data received by the incoming message receiving section; a driver warning section configured to selectively alert a driver of the host vehicle of a potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based upon the relevancy determination of the incoming message relevancy section; and a relevancy adjustment section configured to selectively adjust the relevancy determination of the throttle release data when the driver warning section alerts the driver of the host vehicle of the potential braking situation of the preceding vehicle based on the travel lane.