Abstract: Method and system for soft decision decoding are provided. A soft decision decoding method implemented by a receiver in a communication network may include: receiving a signal frame carrying a message through a communication network; obtaining data structure of the message; obtaining at least one bit of the message based on the data structure and known information; and decoding the received signal frame based on the at least one bit using soft decision decoding to obtain a decoding result. Decoding efficiency and accuracy may be improved.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth a technique for enabling vehicular communication. The technique includes broadcasting, from a first communication device of a first vehicle and in a dedicated vehicular communication channel, a service advertisement message indicating that a service is available and can be provided through a temporary communication channel which is determined to be available. The technique further includes receiving from a second communication device of a second vehicle a request for the service in the dedicated vehicular communication channel. The technique further includes transmitting, in response to the request, content of the service in the temporary communication channel to the second communication device.

Abstract: An object tracking method and an object tracking system are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first relative position vector from a first node to a second node at a first time point; obtaining a first position data of the first node and a second position data of the second node at a second time point; identifying a position variation vector from the first node to the second node based on the first position data of the first node and the second position data of the second node; and identifying a second relative position vector from the first node to the second node at the second time point based on the first relative position vector and the position variation vector. The method improves the tracking accuracy.

Abstract: A method for extracting a message from a received signal frame is provided. The method includes: receiving a signal frame having N parts which are modulated with different power levels, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2; demodulating and decoding the received signal frame to obtain N bit sequences which correspond to the N parts respectively; and forming a message based on the N bit sequences and a partition scheme according to which the message is partitioned into N message parts corresponding to the N bit sequences respectively.

Abstract: A method and a system for communicating a high priority message in a vehicular ad hoc network is provided. In the communication channel, time slots are defined, and N successive time slots constitute one cycle, where m th time slot of each cycle is reserved for transmitting a pre-emption message. The method may include: selecting a sub-frame, transmitted in a first q th time slot, having a priority lower than that of the high priority message; transmitting in a first m th time slot after the first q th time slot a pre-emption message indicating that a second q th time slot, which is after the first m th time slot, will be occupied to transmit the high priority message; and transmitting in the second q th time slot the high priority message. By using the method and system, messages with higher priority can be transmitted timely even under very congested conditions.

Abstract: Methods for broadcasting or receiving information through a channel which is dedicated for vehicular safety use are provided. And electronic devices are provided. One of the methods includes: an electronic device mounted on a vehicle obtaining lane information of the vehicle, where the lane information indicates on which lane the vehicle is travelling; and broadcasting the lane information of the vehicle through a channel which is dedicated for vehicular safety use. By employing the methods, electronic devices can broadcast their lane information, road information or layer information through a channel which is dedicated for vehicular safety use, which may meet requirements in some vehicular safety applications.

Abstract: A control logic analyzer for controlling a plurality of devices is provided. The control logic analyzer comprises: a control logic decomposer configured to analyze control logics from different sources to identify devices involved in the control logics from the plurality of devices, and decompose the control logics into control instructions to be executed by the identified devices; and a potential conflict searcher configured to search a database for storing decomposed control logics and determine whether there is any potential conflict between the current control logic and the control logics previously stored in the database.

Abstract: Wi-Fi based position information communicating methods, vehicle mounted communication devices, and pedestrian devices are provided. One of the methods includes: a communication device mounted on a first vehicle determining whether position information of a second vehicle, whose distance to the first vehicle is shorter than a first predetermined distance, is received within a first predefined time period; and if no, broadcasting position information of the first vehicle in a first 802.11 management frame. By employing the methods, pedestrian detection rate may be improved and wireless channel congestion may be mitigated.

Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating a message through a communication network are provided. A method for receiving a message through a communication network is provided, where the message is partitioned into at least two parts each of which is carried in a corresponding modulated part of a first modulated signal frame, and the at least two modulated parts of the first modulated signal frame have different power levels, the method including: receiving the first modulated signal frame; obtaining control information of the message from the first modulated signal frame; and obtaining the message carried in the first modulated signal frame based on the control information.

Abstract: A method and a system for accessing a channel in a vehicular communication network are provided, where successive cycles each of which includes N time slots are defined in the channel. The method may include: a first communication device mounted on a first node receiving a channel allocation advertisement message from a second communication device mounted on a second node, where the channel allocation advertisement message includes information of how a communication area is divided into M regions and a mapping between the M regions and the N time slots; the first communication device determining in which region the first node is located based on the position of the first node and the information; the first communication device identifying a time slot based on the determined region and the mapping; and the first communication device competing for the identified time slot.

Abstract: A method for broadcasting a message in a vehicular ad hoc network and a vehicle mounted communication system are provided. The method may include: a first communication device mounted on a first vehicle receiving a message from a second vehicle; identifying a first number of vehicles which are within a communication range of the first communication device; calculating a first count-down time based on the first number, where the greater the first number the shorter the first count-down time; and if the first communication device does not receive the message again before the first count-down time ends, broadcasting the message when the first count-down time ends. The efficiency and reliability of message broadcasting may be improved.

Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating a message through a communication network are provided. A method for receiving a message through a communication network is provided, where the message is partitioned into at least two parts each of which is carried in a corresponding modulated part of a first modulated signal frame, and the at least two modulated parts of the first modulated signal frame have different power levels, the method including: receiving the first modulated signal frame; obtaining control information of the message from the first modulated signal frame; and obtaining the message carried in the first modulated signal frame based on the control information.

Abstract: Method and system for localizing a mobile device in a vehicle is provided. The method may include: triggering an audio system mounted on a vehicle, which audio system includes a plurality of speakers, to play an acoustic signal; and calculating a position of a mobile device in the vehicle based on a recording of the audio system's playback of the acoustic signal, which is recorded by the mobile device, and position information of the plurality of speakers. Localization may be more accurate.

Abstract: Methods for broadcasting or receiving information through a channel which is dedicated for vehicular safety use are provided. And electronic devices are provided. One of the methods includes: an electronic device mounted on a vehicle obtaining lane information of the vehicle, where the lane information indicates on which lane the vehicle is travelling; and broadcasting the lane information of the vehicle through a channel which is dedicated for vehicular safety use. By employing the methods, electronic devices can broadcast their lane information, road information or layer information through a channel which is dedicated for vehicular safety use, which may meet requirements in some vehicular safety applications.

Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating a message through a communication network are provided. A method for transmitting a message through a communication network may include: partitioning the message into at least two parts; generating at least two bit sequences each of which carries a corresponding part of the message; modulating the at least two bit sequences to form a modulated signal frame which includes at least two modulated parts corresponding to the at least two bit sequences, respectively, where the at least two modulated parts of the modulated signal frame have different power levels; and transmitting the modulated signal frame through the communication network.

Abstract: A method and system for collaborative spectrum sensing in a cognitive radio network is provided. The method may include: receiving through a cognitive radio network a plurality of sensing results of availability of a channel, where the plurality of sensing results are generated by a corresponding number of vehicles within the cognitive radio network, respectively, where broadcasting of the plurality of sensing results is controlled based on positions of vehicles within the cognitive radio network; and determining whether the channel is available based on the plurality of sensing results. By using the method, the efficiency of collaborative spectrum sensing can be improved.

Abstract: Communication methods and devices are provided. A communication method includes: a first communication device detecting whether its communications is substantially affected; and if yes, sending a message to a second communication device, whose communication distance is shorter than that of the first communication device, to request the second communication device to decrease its effect on the communications of the first communication device. More reliable solutions for spectrum sharing may be obtained.

Abstract: A communication method and system in an Ad-Hoc network using a RR-ALOHA based protocol are provided. The method may include: receiving a data frame which includes N slots, where N is a positive integer greater than two, where a slot includes a payload and a frame information field, where a frame information field includes N sub-frame information fields which correspond to the N slots, respectively, where a sub-frame information field includes a source temporary identifier field for indicating which node occupies its corresponding slot; and if a source temporary identifier field contained in the received data frame equals to a first predetermined value representing the status of free, determining that a corresponding slot is free and can be reserved. By using the method of the disclosure, communication efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A system for reducing collisions in communications utilizing a media access control (MAC) data communication protocol and/or a time division multiple access-based (TDMA-based) data communication protocol, such as an Aloha protocol or an MS-Aloha protocol, that may include one or more electronic devices (such as electronic devices of a vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET)).

Abstract: Wi-Fi based position information communicating methods, vehicle mounted communication devices, and pedestrian devices are provided. One of the methods includes: a communication device mounted on a first vehicle determining whether position information of a second vehicle, whose distance to the first vehicle is shorter than a first predetermined distance, is received within a first predefined time period; and if no, broadcasting position information of the first vehicle in a first 802.11 management frame. By employing the methods, pedestrian detection rate may be improved and wireless channel congestion may be mitigated.