Patent ID: 8909927

Claim:
A method for processing roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages in a message processing device having at least one reception buffer, the reception buffer storing a plurality of messages, wherein each roadside traffic/vehicle flow message comprises at least one authentication element and a message content, the method comprising: receiving in a receiver of the message processing device, the plural roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages; determining a characteristic variable of a priority for security checking each of the plurality of roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages based on respective message content of each of the plurality of roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages; defining a processing sequence for security checking the plurality of roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages based at least in part on the at least one respective authentication element and the characteristic variable of the priority for security checking of each of the plurality of roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages stored in the reception buffer; and performing the security checking of the roadside traffic/vehicle flow messages in accordance with the defined processing sequence.