Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle, vehicle identification system, vehicle identification method, program, and method for attaching onboard unit
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Application No.: US16498036Application Date: 2017-03-29
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Publication No.: US11235743B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Tatsuya Higuchi , Kazuyoshi Kitajima
- Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Hyogo
- Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
- Current Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hyogo
- Agency: Kanesaka Berner and Partners LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/012999 WO 20170329
- International Announcement: WO2018/179163 WO 20181004
- Main IPC: H04B7/00
- IPC: H04B7/00 ; G08B1/00 ; G06Q10/00 ; G07C5/00 ; H04L27/00 ; H04L29/08 ; B60T8/17 ; H04W4/44 ; B60T7/20 ; B60T8/24 ; G07B15/06

Abstract:
A vehicle is provided with: a main vehicle body having an attachment portion to which a towed vehicle can be attached, and a first onboard unit and a second onboard unit attached to the main vehicle body, the first onboard unit and the second onboard unit being installed so as to be capable of communicating with a roadside device. The first onboard unit has type information relating to the type of the main vehicle body, and is provided at a position at which communication with the roadside device is possible both when the towed vehicle is attached to the attachment portion and when the towed vehicle is not attached to the attachment portion. The second onboard unit is provided at a position at which communication with the roadside device is possible when the towed vehicle is not attached to the attachment portion and at which communication with the roadside device is not possible when the towed vehicle is attached to the attachment portion.
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