Patents Examined by Malena Tran
  • Patent number: 6292747
    Abstract: A wireless network and an associated communication device are disclosed. The communication device is typically mounted in a first vehicle and includes a location device, such as a global positioning system receiver, suitable for determining the first vehicle's geographic position, a wireless transceiver enabled to communicate with a wireless transceiver of a second vehicle within a wireless range of the first vehicle, and a processor connected to the wireless transceiver and the location device. The processor is able to use the wireless transceiver and the location device to broadcast travel information of the first vehicle and to identify the presence of the second vehicle. The processor may also be enabled to display the position of the second vehicle on a display screen of the communication device or to enable the first vehicle to communicate with the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hatim Yousef Amro, George Kraft, IV