WO2022180713A1 - 通信装置、通信方法、およびプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a communication device, communication method, and program, and particularly to data transmission control technology.
- V2X Vehicle-to-Everything
- a vehicle wirelessly communicates with another vehicle or object
- the vehicle can acquire various information or provide information to others.
- a vehicle transmits data to a device such as a server on the Internet or a network established by a service provider
- the vehicle connects to a predetermined communication device such as a base station or access point that can connect to such a network.
- a predetermined communication device such as a base station or access point that can connect to such a network.
- the vehicle is not always in an environment in which it is possible to connect with such a predetermined communication device. Therefore, it is assumed that the vehicle carries out communication with the predetermined communication device, for example, via another vehicle that can be connected to such a predetermined communication device.
- Patent Literature 1 describes a configuration in which vehicles are connected and data is transferred to a predetermined node.
- a vehicle close to a predetermined node is determined by inter-vehicle communication, and data is transferred to the vehicle close to the predetermined node.
- a communication device may be able to perform large-capacity data communication by establishing a connection with another communication device as a communication partner before data transfer.
- the communication device or another communication device is a vehicle, it is assumed that the communication environment will not be stable due to the movement of the vehicle, and connection cannot be established.
- the communication environment from another communication device to a predetermined communication device such as a base station or access point is not necessarily stable.
- the communication environment between another communication device and a predetermined communication device may not be stable.
- another communication device may not be able to accept a connection request assuming relay.
- the communication device cannot establish a connection or transfer data due to changes in the communication environment, etc., and the convenience of communication is reduced. can be lost.
- the present invention provides technology for improving the convenience of communication.
- a communication device has execution means for executing a connection establishment process with another communication device that relays communication with a predetermined communication device, and the execution means connects to the other communication device.
- the execution means connects to the other communication device.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of the system of this embodiment.
- This system is a wireless communication system in which vehicles 111 to 114 capable of wireless communication connect to a predetermined network such as the Internet for communication.
- Vehicles 111 to 114 according to this embodiment are connected to, for example, the base station 101 of the cellular communication system, and communicate with a predetermined communication device. Further, the vehicles 111 to 114 are configured so as to be able to connect to each other and communicate with the base station 101 using a communication method different from the cellular communication method, for example.
- the communication method different from the cellular communication method is, for example, any one of cellular V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), wireless LAN, DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications), and Bluetooth (registered trademark).
- cellular V2X is one aspect of a cellular communication system, it is not communication between a base station and terminals (that is, vehicles 111 to 114), but communication between devices other than base stations and terminals (vehicles 111 to 114). Since these communication methods are communication methods between, they are treated as different communication methods throughout the present embodiment and the scope of claims.
- the combination of the cellular communication method and other communication methods is an example, and the vehicles 111 to 114 are connected to a first device such as the base station 101 using the first communication method, It is configured to be mutually connectable by a different second communication method. Although only one base station 101 and four vehicles 111 to 114 are illustrated in FIG. 1, a large number of these devices can naturally exist.
- the vehicles 111 to 114 can perform not only inter-vehicle communication, but also communication with other devices such as wireless LAN access points.
- the vehicle 112 is assumed to be in a position where it can communicate with another fixed device 121 using a communication method other than the cellular communication method.
- Vehicles 113 and 114 may also be able to connect and communicate with surrounding devices depending on their location.
- FIG. 1 shows an example in which the vehicle 112 can be directly connected to another fixed device 121, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be possible to communicate with another fixed device 121 by The same applies to other vehicles.
- the vehicles 111 to 114 can, for example, transmit information acquired by the sensors of each vehicle to a device such as a predetermined information processing server.
- the information processing server can perform various processes such as control of automatic driving based on this information.
- the vehicles 111 to 114 execute cellular communication with the base station 101 to receive various information such as operation control information and service information according to the position of the vehicle from a server holding predetermined information, for example. can be obtained.
- the communication capacity that the base station 101 can provide may become insufficient.
- the communication of a communication device for example, a vehicle 112 connectable to the device 121 of the communication system different from the cellular communication system is executed with the device 121, thereby offloading the communication.
- the communication of vehicle 111 is offloaded to another device via other vehicles 112-114.
- vehicle 113-vehicle 114 communications may similarly be offloaded via other vehicles or other devices.
- the vehicle 111 can establish connections with surrounding vehicles, and communicate with a predetermined communication device such as a server on the Internet through the connections. For this reason, the vehicle 111 transmits a connection request for requesting relay of communication to other vehicles in the vicinity, and establishes a connection. At this time, the vehicle 111 can establish a connection with, for example, another vehicle with good radio quality in communication with the vehicle 111 according to the second communication method.
- the vehicle 111 executes the connection establishment process with the vehicle 112, for example, when the vehicle 111 and the vehicle 112 are moving together, the communication environment fluctuates greatly over time, and the connection cannot be established.
- vehicle 111 when vehicle 111 is supposed to transmit data, it will not be able to establish a connection with another vehicle (eg, vehicle 112) to transmit the data.
- vehicle 112 when controlling a vehicle based on this transmitted data, if such data cannot be transmitted at all, the control may also become impossible. Therefore, it is important to avoid situations in which data transmission cannot be performed at all as much as possible.
- the vehicle 111 can leave the possibility that the data can be received by a predetermined communication device by sending data without establishing a connection.
- the vehicle 111 when the vehicle 111 always sends data without establishing a connection, the vehicle 111 does not establish a connection even if the connection can be established. Communication cannot be performed with sufficient frequency utilization efficiency.
- vehicle 111 may send data without establishing a connection if it attempts to establish a connection and fails. However, in this case, it takes a long time to send data.
- the vehicle 111 sends a connection request to another vehicle (for example, the vehicle 112) in connection establishment processing with another vehicle (for example, the vehicle 112) that relays communication with a predetermined communication device such as a server on the Internet.
- a predetermined communication device such as a server on the Internet.
- first data which is part of the data to be transmitted, is transmitted along with the request.
- the first data includes at least information specifying a predetermined destination communication device and user data to be delivered to the predetermined communication device.
- the vehicle 111 transmits the second data different from the first data among the data to be transmitted via the established connection to the other vehicle that has established the connection. Send to vehicle.
- the vehicle 111 does not transmit the second data when the connection establishment process with the other vehicle fails. According to this, the vehicle 111 transmits, for example, part of the data to be transmitted that requires real-time performance without establishing a connection, and transmits other data that does not require real-time performance from among the data to be transmitted. , can be sent over the established connection if the connection is successfully established. According to this, the vehicle 111 can use communication in a state in which a connection has not been established and communication in a state in which a connection has been established in combination. In a state in which connection can be established, for example, all transmission target data can be transmitted by high-speed, large-capacity communication.
- the other vehicle may refuse the connection request from the vehicle 111 when, for example, it is not in a state in which it is possible to communicate with a predetermined communication device (for example, it exists outside the communicable range with the device 121). At that time, the first data is received. In this case, the other vehicle that has received the first data can transmit the first data to the predetermined communication device when it becomes possible to transmit the data to the predetermined communication device.
- a predetermined communication device for example, it exists outside the communicable range with the device 121).
- the vehicle 111 can further transmit the first data and information indicating conditions for discarding the first data by another vehicle that has received the request. That is, other vehicles that have received the first data from vehicle 111 may spend a long time without being able to transmit the first data to a predetermined communication device. In such a case, the data that cannot be transmitted and continues to be held in the other vehicle may waste storage capacity. In addition, even if the data transmitted by the vehicle 111 becomes obsolete within a short period of time after transmission and arrives at a predetermined communication device after an excessive amount of time has elapsed, it can be assumed that the data is not useful. In view of such circumstances, information indicating conditions includes, for example, information indicating an expiration date.
- the information indicating the expiration date may be indicated by, for example, the elapsed time from the timing when the first data was transmitted, or may be indicated by information on the time measured by the internal clock.
- Information indicating conditions may also include information indicating a geographical range, for example. In this case, other vehicles that have received the first data may discard the first data if they move beyond the geographical range without being able to transmit the first data. Information indicating these conditions may be used in combination. Vehicle 111 may also transmit information indicating yet another condition. Information indicating such conditions can prevent other vehicles from continuing to hold the first data.
- the vehicle 111 can execute connection establishment processing for each of one or more other vehicles (other communication devices) that can relay communication with a predetermined communication device. At this time, the vehicle 111, for example, sequentially transmits a connection establishment request to each of the other vehicles existing in the vicinity. At this time, if there are a plurality of other vehicles that have not attempted connection, the vehicle 111 can avoid transmitting the first data and the information regarding the conditions for discarding the first data. That is, when there is only one other vehicle that has not attempted connection, the vehicle 111 transmits the connection establishment request together with the first data and the information regarding the conditions for discarding the first data. may avoid sending information about the first data and conditions.
- the vehicle 111 when there is only one other vehicle in the vicinity that can relay communication with a predetermined communication device, the vehicle 111 sends the connection request, the first data, and the information regarding the conditions for discarding to the other vehicle. can send.
- the vehicle 111 transmits only a connection request to the first other vehicle, and When the connection request is rejected by the vehicle, the first data and the information regarding the cancellation condition are transmitted to the second other vehicle at the time of transmission of the connection request.
- the vehicle 111 when transmitting the connection request, the vehicle 111 can transmit part of the data to be transmitted and part of the data. Send information about the conditions for discarding data. According to this, the vehicle 111 can establish a connection and communicate as much as possible in a state where a connection can be established. For example, when the vehicle 111 transmits a connection request to a predetermined number of other vehicles and the connection fails, there are two or more other vehicles capable of relaying communication with a predetermined communication device. However, the first data and the information regarding the discarding condition may be transmitted when the next connection request is transmitted.
- the first data and the like may be transmitted together with the connection request before executing the connection establishment process with all the other vehicles. Further, the vehicle 111 may transmit the connection request and the first data or the like based on the fact that a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the connection establishment process was first started. According to this, when there are many other vehicles, it is possible to prevent unnecessary execution of many connection establishment processes.
- the vehicle 111 When the vehicle 111 receives from another vehicle a rejection message for the connection request sent together with the first data, it can be considered that the other vehicle has received the first data. That is, since the refusal message is not transmitted when the other vehicle cannot interpret the connection request message, it can be considered that the first data is received when the refusal message is transmitted.
- the vehicle 111 may transmit the first data and the like when transmitting the connection request until it receives a rejection message for the connection request transmitted together with the first data.
- vehicle 111 periodically transmits data for predetermined control, for example.
- vehicle 111 may transmit this periodically transmitted data as the first data described above.
- the other vehicle that has received the first data transfers the first data to the predetermined communication device in response to the fact that data transmission to the predetermined communication device becomes possible. sell.
- first data transmitted earlier may arrive at a given communication device later than another first data transmitted later. Therefore, when a predetermined communication device receives a plurality of pieces of first data, the vehicle 111 provides information corresponding to the order of the first data ( For example, a serial number) may be transmitted together. According to this, when the first data are significant in time series, the predetermined communication device can appropriately rearrange and use the plurality of received first data.
- the vehicles 112 to 114 can also perform similar processing when they themselves request another device to transfer data.
- the configurations and operations of the vehicles 111 to 114 that execute such processing will be described below.
- FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration example of the communication device provided in the vehicles 111 to 114 of this embodiment.
- the communication device includes a general-purpose computer, and the computer has a CPU 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication circuit 204, and an input/output circuit 205, for example.
- the CPU 201 for example, executes a program stored in the memory 202, thereby executing processing to be described later and controlling the entire apparatus.
- the CPU 201 can be replaced by any one or more processors such as MPU and ASIC.
- the memory 202 holds programs for causing the communication device to execute various processes, and also functions as a work memory when the programs are executed.
- the memory 202 is, in one example, RAM (random access memory) or ROM (read only memory).
- the storage device 203 is, for example, a detachable external storage device, a built-in hard disk drive, or the like, and holds various information.
- the communication circuit 204 executes signal processing related to communication, acquires various information from an external device through a communication network, and transmits various information to the external device. Information acquired by the communication circuit 204 can be stored in the memory 202 or the storage device 203, for example.
- the communication device may have multiple communication circuits 204 .
- the input/output circuit 205 controls, for example, the output of screen information to be displayed on a display device (not shown), the output of audio information to be output from a speaker, and the reception of user input via a keyboard, pointing device, or the like.
- the input/output circuit 205 may control a device such as a touch panel that performs input/output as an integrated unit.
- the configuration in FIG. 2 is an example, and for example, the communication device may have dedicated hardware that executes the above-described processing.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of the functional configuration of the communication devices provided in the vehicles 111 to 114 of this embodiment.
- the communication device has, for example, a connection establishment processing unit 301, a data setting unit 302, and a condition setting unit 303 as its functions.
- these functional units may be implemented by the CPU 201 executing programs stored in the memory 202 or the storage device 203, or may be implemented by dedicated hardware.
- the connection establishment processing unit 301 executes processing for establishing a connection with another communication device (another vehicle) that relays communication between its own device and a predetermined communication device such as a server on the Internet.
- the connection establishment processing unit 301 establishes a connection, for example, by transmitting a connection establishment request to another device and receiving a response indicating that the other device has accepted the connection establishment request. It should be noted that this connection establishment processing is performed according to the procedure defined in the communication standard used between the device itself and the other device.
- the connection processing includes a procedure for the connection establishment processing unit 301 to transmit a connection establishment request message to another device.
- the connection establishment process may include a procedure of transmitting a response message to a message such as a connection request from another device.
- connection establishment process always includes a procedure for transmitting some kind of message to the other device of the connection destination. Any message sent in the connection establishment process can be handled in the same way as the connection establishment request described above. That is, along with any of these messages, a part of data to be transmitted and information regarding conditions for discarding the data can be transmitted.
- the data setting unit 302 sets data to be transmitted to other devices.
- the data setting unit 302 selects and sets data to be actually transmitted to another device from data to be transmitted.
- the data setting unit 302 can select information to be transmitted to a predetermined communication device early, such as information for vehicle control, as data to be transmitted together with the connection request.
- the data setting unit 302 selects data having a size not exceeding a predetermined size as data to be transmitted together with the connection request. That is, the data setting unit 302 selects partial data having a size not exceeding a predetermined size from the data to be transmitted as data to be transmitted together with the connection request.
- the data setting unit 302 divides predetermined data to be transmitted, generates a plurality of data not exceeding a predetermined size, and transmits the partial data obtained by the division each time a connection request is made.
- the data setting unit 302 generates information (for example, a serial number or time information) that can specify the order of divided data or data whose order is significant, and sets the data as attached information.
- the connection establishment processing unit 301 establishes a connection with another device
- the data setting unit 302 transmits data different from the partial data transmitted together with the connection request among the transmission target data to the other device. Make settings to In one example, the data setting unit 302 can set all data that has not been transmitted during the connection request process as data to be transmitted after the connection is established.
- the condition setting unit 303 sets information regarding the conditions under which, when partial data is transmitted together with a connection request, another device that receives the partial data discards the partial data.
- Information about the conditions may include, for example, expiration date information and geographic range information.
- FIG. Since the details of the information transmitted and received in each process described later are as described above, the description here only outlines the flow of the process, and the detailed description will not be repeated.
- This processing is embodied by executing a program stored in the memory 202 or the storage device 203 by the CPU 201 of the communication device provided in the vehicle 111 , for example.
- the flow of processing when vehicle 111 executes connection establishment processing for relay request to vehicle 112 will be described.
- the vehicle 111 transmits a connection request to the vehicle 112. At that time, the vehicle 111 transmits partial data that is a part of the data to be transmitted and information on the conditions under which the partial data should be discarded. is transmitted (S401). 4 and 5, it is assumed that the vehicle 112 refuses the connection request because, for example, the connection with the device 121 cannot be established (S402). In this case, the vehicle 112 holds the partial data received together with the connection request and the information regarding the conditions for discarding the partial data.
- connection with the device 121 is established when the vehicle 112 moves to a position where it can be connected to the device 121, for example (S403).
- vehicle 112 transmits the retained partial data to device 121 (S404).
- data generated in the vehicle 111 and to be transmitted to a predetermined communication device within a short period of time can be transmitted to the predetermined communication device (via the device 121) even if the connection cannot be established. can do.
- the vehicle 112 is unable to establish a connection with the device 121, for example, and the validity period indicated as the condition has passed, or the geographical range indicated as the condition has been exceeded. It is assumed that the conditions for discarding the data are satisfied (S501). In this case, the vehicle 112 discards the data without transferring the data to a predetermined communication device (S502). This prevents the vehicle 112 from unnecessarily retaining the data received from the vehicle 111 for a long period of time.
- vehicle 112 accepts the connection request received from vehicle 111 and permits connection (S601). Thereafter, various processes for establishing connection are executed between the vehicle 111 and the vehicle 112, but the illustration of the processes is omitted in FIG. 6 for the sake of simplicity of explanation.
- the vehicle 111 transfers, of the data to be transmitted, remaining data different from the partial data transmitted in S401 to the vehicle 112 through the established connection (S602).
- the vehicle 112 transmits all of the received data to the device 121 through the connection established with the device 121, with a predetermined communication device as the destination (S603).
- the vehicle 111 can establish a connection with the vehicle 112 capable of relaying its own communication, it is possible to transmit a relatively large amount of data in a stable communication environment. .
- the vehicle 111 transmits data for applications that require real-time performance without establishing a connection at the time of transmission of the connection request, and connects data for applications that do not require real-time performance. is established.
- the vehicle 111 transmits data collected by sensors for automatic driving together with a connection request, and transmits data that does not require immediacy, such as vehicle maintenance data, after the connection is established. In this way, depending on the use of data, it is determined whether to transmit without waiting for connection establishment or after connection is established, thereby efficiently providing services using communication to vehicles. becomes possible.
- the communication device includes: having execution means for executing a connection establishment process with another communication device that relays communication with a predetermined communication device; When transmitting a request for connection to the other communication device, the executing means includes first data, which is a part of data to be transmitted to the predetermined communication device, together with the request, and the other communication device. and information indicating a condition for the device to discard the first data to the other communication device.
- part of the data to be transmitted is transmitted. It can be transmitted to the partner device.
- the partner device becomes capable of transmitting part of the data to the predetermined communication device, the part of the data is transmitted, thereby completing the communication from the communication device to the predetermined communication device. can be done.
- the partner device can discard part of the received data based on the conditions for discarding. As a result, it is possible to prevent the partner device from holding data for a long period of time and wasting storage capacity even though data transmission to a predetermined communication device is not possible.
- the connection with the other communication device based on the request is not successfully established, the second data among the data to be transmitted to the predetermined communication device is transmitted to the other communication device. do not do.
- the execution means sends the request and the First data and information indicating the condition are transmitted.
- connection request is transmitted together with the connection request when there is no other device that can relay communication with the predetermined communication device. Therefore, when a connection can be established with another relay-executable device, it is possible to prevent unnecessary transmission of additional data when transmitting a connection request. As a result, deterioration of frequency utilization efficiency can be suppressed.
- the execution means sends the request to the other communication device. device, and does not transmit the first data and the information indicating the condition to the other communication device.
- the execution means transmits the request to each of the one or more of the second other communication devices and connects is not established, the request, the first data, and the information indicating the condition are transmitted to the other communication device.
- the data is transmitted while the connection is not established. It is possible to suppress the frequency of being in a state of being transmitted, and suppress deterioration of frequency utilization efficiency.
- the information indicating the condition includes information indicating an expiration date, and the first data is discarded when the expiration date has passed without being transmitted in the other communication device.
- the other communication device can discard the data received in addition to the connection request after a certain period of time has passed, so that the data can be held without being able to be sent to the predetermined communication device. can be prevented.
- the information indicating the condition includes information indicating a geographical range, and the first data is discarded when the other communication device leaves the geographical range without transmitting the first data.
- the data received in addition to the connection request can be discarded when the data is moved beyond the predetermined range. You can prevent it from being held.
- the executing means When transmitting the plurality of first data to one or more other communication devices, the executing means generates information corresponding to the order of each of the plurality of first data, and corresponds to the order. to the other communication device together with the request.
- the predetermined communication device when transmitting data whose order has meaning, it is possible for the recipient to specify the order in which the data was transmitted. That is, it is unknown at what timing this data will be transmitted to the predetermined communication device in the other communication device. Therefore, when a plurality of data are transmitted to another communication device at a plurality of transmission timings and then transferred to a predetermined communication device, the predetermined communication device can sort the received data in chronological order. become able to.
- the communication device and the other communication device are vehicles.
- the communication device transmits certain data to other vehicles, for example, while driving, and transfers the data when the vehicle becomes able to establish connection with a predetermined communication device. you can get
- the communication method includes: A communication method performed by a communication device, comprising: including executing a connection establishment process with another communication device that relays communication with a predetermined communication device; In the connection establishment process, when a connection request is transmitted to the other communication device, first data that is part of data to be transmitted to the predetermined communication device together with the request; Information indicating a condition for the communication device to discard the first data is transmitted to the other communication device.
- part of the data to be transmitted is transmitted. It can be transmitted to the partner device.
- the partner device becomes capable of transmitting part of the data to the predetermined communication device, the part of the data is transmitted, thereby completing the communication from the communication device to the predetermined communication device. can be done.
- the partner device can discard part of the received data based on the conditions for discarding. As a result, it is possible to prevent the partner device from holding data for a long period of time and wasting storage capacity even though data transmission to a predetermined communication device is not possible.
- the program according to this embodiment is A program for causing a computer provided in a communication device to execute connection establishment processing with another communication device that relays communication with a predetermined communication device, In the connection establishment process, when a connection request is transmitted to the other communication device, first data that is part of data to be transmitted to the predetermined communication device together with the request; Information indicating a condition for the communication device to discard the first data is transmitted to the other communication device.
- part of the data to be transmitted is transmitted. It can be transmitted to the partner device.
- the partner device becomes capable of transmitting part of the data to the predetermined communication device, the part of the data is transmitted, thereby completing the communication from the communication device to the predetermined communication device. can be done.
- the partner device can discard part of the received data based on the conditions for discarding. As a result, it is possible to prevent the partner device from holding data for a long period of time and wasting storage capacity even though data transmission to a predetermined communication device is not possible.
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図1に、本実施形態のシステムの構成例を示す。本システムは、無線通信を実行可能な車両111~車両114が、例えばインターネット等の所定のネットワークに接続して通信する、無線通信システムである。本実施形態に係る車両111~車両114は、例えば、セルラ通信システムの基地局101と接続して、所定の通信装置との間での通信を実行する。また、車両111~車両114は、例えば、基地局101とのセルラ通信方式と異なる通信方式で相互に接続して通信することができるように構成される。ここで、セルラ通信方式と異なる通信方式は、例えば、セルラV2X(Vehicle-to-Everything)、無線LAN、DSRC(Dedicated Short Range Communications)、Bluetooth(登録商標)のいずれかの通信の方式である。なお、セルラV2Xはセルラ通信方式の一態様であるが、基地局と端末(すなわち車両111~車両114)との間の通信ではなく、基地局以外の装置と端末(車両111~車両114)との間の通信であることから、本実施形態及び特許請求の範囲を通じて、これらの通信方式が異なる通信方式であるものとして扱う。なお、セルラ通信方式とそれ以外の通信方式の組み合わせは一例であり、車両111~車両114は、第1の通信方式で基地局101などの第1の装置と接続し、第1の通信方式と異なる第2の通信方式で、相互に接続可能に構成される。なお、図1では、1つの基地局101と4つの車両111~車両114のみが図解されているが、これらの装置は当然に多数存在しうる。
図2に、本実施形態の車両111~車両114に備えられた通信装置のハードウェア構成例を示す。なお、図2は、本実施形態に係る通信装置部分のハードウェアの構成例を示しており、車両111~車両114の車両としての構成などの他の構成については図示を省略する。通信装置は、一例において汎用のコンピュータを含んで構成され、そのコンピュータは、例えば、CPU201、メモリ202、記憶装置203、通信回路204、入出力回路205を有する。CPU201は、例えば、メモリ202に記憶されたプログラムを実行することにより、後述する処理や、装置全体の制御を実行する。なお、CPU201は、MPUやASIC等の任意の1つ以上のプロセッサによって代替されうる。メモリ202は、通信装置に各種処理を実行させるためのプログラムを保持し、また、プログラム実行時のワークメモリとして機能する。メモリ202は、一例において、RAM(ランダムアクセスメモリ)やROM(リードオンリーメモリ)である。記憶装置203は、例えば、着脱可能な外部記憶装置や内蔵型のハードディスクドライブ等であり、各種情報を保持する。通信回路204は、通信に関する信号処理を実行し、通信ネットワークを通じて、外部の装置から各種情報を取得し、外部の装置に各種情報を送信する。なお、通信回路204によって取得された情報は、例えばメモリ202や記憶装置203に格納されうる。なお、通信装置は、複数の通信回路204を有しうる。入出力回路205は、例えば、不図示の表示装置に表示させる画面情報やスピーカから出力させる音声情報の出力や、キーボードやポインティングデバイス等を介したユーザ入力の受付の制御を行う。なお、入出力回路205は、タッチパネル等の入出力を一体として行うデバイスの制御を行ってもよい。なお、図2の構成は一例であり、例えば、通信装置は、上述の処理を実行するような専用のハードウェアを有してもよい。
続いて、無線通信システムで実行される処理の流れの例について図4~図6を用いて説明する。なお、後述の各処理で送受信される情報の詳細は上述の通りであるため、ここでの説明では、処理の流れを概説するにとどめ、詳細の説明については繰り返さない。本処理は、例えば車両111に備えられた通信装置のCPU201が、メモリ202や記憶装置203に記憶されたプログラムを実行することによって具現化される。なお、ここでは、車両111が、車両112に中継依頼のために接続確立処理を実行する際の処理の流れについて説明する。ただし、これは一例であり、車両112~車両114などが中継依頼のために接続先の他車両との接続確立処理を実行する際にも同様の処理が行われうる。
1.本実施形態に係る通信装置は、
所定の通信装置との通信を中継する他の通信装置との接続確立処理を実行する実行手段を有し、
前記実行手段は、前記他の通信装置へ接続の要求を送信する際に、当該要求と共に、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータの一部である第1のデータと、前記他の通信装置が当該第1のデータを破棄するための条件を示す情報とを、前記他の通信装置へ送信する。
前記要求に基づく前記他の通信装置との接続の確立に成功した場合、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータのうちの前記第1のデータと異なる第2のデータを前記他の通信装置へ送信する。
前記要求に基づく前記他の通信装置との接続の確立に成功しなかった場合には、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータのうちの前記第2のデータを前記他の通信装置へ送信しない。
前記実行手段は、前記所定の通信装置との通信を中継することができる前記他の通信装置と異なる第2の他の通信装置が存在しない場合に、前記他の通信装置へ、前記要求と前記第1のデータと前記条件を示す情報とを送信する。
前記実行手段は、前記第2の他の通信装置が存在する場合であって、前記第2の他の通信装置へ前記要求を送信していない状態である場合は、前記要求を前記他の通信装置へ送信し、前記第1のデータと前記条件を示す情報を前記他の通信装置へ送信しない。
前記実行手段は、1つ以上の前記第2の他の通信装置が存在する場合であって、当該1つ以上の前記第2の他の通信装置のそれぞれに対して前記要求を送信して接続が確立されなかった状態である場合は、前記要求と前記第1のデータと前記条件を示す情報とを前記他の通信装置へ送信する。
前記条件を示す情報は有効期限を示す情報を含み、前記第1のデータは前記他の通信装置において送信されないまま前記有効期限が経過した場合に破棄される。
前記条件を示す情報は地理的範囲を示す情報を含み、前記第1のデータが送信されないまま前記他の通信装置が当該地理的範囲を脱した場合に当該第1のデータが破棄される。
前記実行手段は、複数の前記第1のデータを1つ以上の他の通信装置へ送信する場合、当該複数の前記第1のデータのそれぞれの順序に対応する情報を生成し、当該順序に対応する情報を、前記要求と共に前記他の通信装置へ送信する。
前記通信装置および前記他の通信装置は車両である。
通信装置によって実行される通信方法であって、
所定の通信装置との通信を中継する他の通信装置との接続確立処理を実行することを含み、
前記接続確立処理において、前記他の通信装置へ接続の要求を送信する際に、当該要求と共に、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータの一部である第1のデータと、前記他の通信装置が当該第1のデータを破棄するための条件を示す情報とを、前記他の通信装置へ送信する。
通信装置に備えられたコンピュータに、所定の通信装置との通信を中継する他の通信装置との接続確立処理を実行させるプログラムであって、
前記接続確立処理において、前記他の通信装置へ接続の要求を送信する際に、当該要求と共に、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータの一部である第1のデータと、前記他の通信装置が当該第1のデータを破棄するための条件を示す情報とを、前記他の通信装置へ送信させる。
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- 通信装置であって、
所定の通信装置との通信を中継する他の通信装置との接続確立処理を実行する実行手段を有し、
前記実行手段は、前記他の通信装置へ接続の要求を送信する際に、当該要求と共に、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータの一部である第1のデータと、前記他の通信装置が当該第1のデータを破棄するための条件を示す情報とを、前記他の通信装置へ送信する、通信装置。 - 前記要求に基づく前記他の通信装置との接続の確立に成功した場合、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータのうちの前記第1のデータと異なる第2のデータを前記他の通信装置へ送信する、請求項1に記載の通信装置。
- 前記要求に基づく前記他の通信装置との接続の確立に成功しなかった場合には、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータのうちの前記第2のデータを前記他の通信装置へ送信しない、請求項2に記載の通信装置。
- 前記実行手段は、前記所定の通信装置との通信を中継することができる前記他の通信装置と異なる第2の他の通信装置が存在しない場合に、前記他の通信装置へ、前記要求と前記第1のデータと前記条件を示す情報とを送信する、請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記実行手段は、前記第2の他の通信装置が存在する場合であって、前記第2の他の通信装置へ前記要求を送信していない状態である場合は、前記要求を前記他の通信装置へ送信し、前記第1のデータと前記条件を示す情報を前記他の通信装置へ送信しない、請求項4に記載の通信装置。
- 前記実行手段は、1つ以上の前記第2の他の通信装置が存在する場合であって、当該1つ以上の前記第2の他の通信装置のそれぞれに対して前記要求を送信して接続が確立されなかった状態である場合は、前記要求と前記第1のデータと前記条件を示す情報とを前記他の通信装置へ送信する、請求項4又は5に記載の通信装置。
- 前記条件を示す情報は有効期限を示す情報を含み、前記第1のデータは前記他の通信装置において送信されないまま前記有効期限が経過した場合に破棄される、請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記条件を示す情報は地理的範囲を示す情報を含み、前記第1のデータが送信されないまま前記他の通信装置が当該地理的範囲を超えて移動した場合に当該第1のデータが破棄される、請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記実行手段は、複数の前記第1のデータを1つ以上の他の通信装置へ送信する場合、当該複数の前記第1のデータのそれぞれの順序に対応する情報を生成し、当該順序に対応する情報を、前記要求と共に前記他の通信装置へ送信する、請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 前記通信装置および前記他の通信装置は車両である、請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載の通信装置。
- 通信装置によって実行される通信方法であって、
所定の通信装置との通信を中継する他の通信装置との接続確立処理を実行することを含み、
前記接続確立処理において、前記他の通信装置へ接続の要求を送信する際に、当該要求と共に、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータの一部である第1のデータと、前記他の通信装置が当該第1のデータを破棄するための条件を示す情報とを、前記他の通信装置へ送信する、通信方法。 - 通信装置に備えられたコンピュータに、所定の通信装置との通信を中継する他の通信装置との接続確立処理を実行させるプログラムであって、
前記接続確立処理において、前記他の通信装置へ接続の要求を送信する際に、当該要求と共に、前記所定の通信装置へ送信されるべきデータの一部である第1のデータと、前記他の通信装置が当該第1のデータを破棄するための条件を示す情報とを、前記他の通信装置へ送信させる、プログラム。
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