Mobile devices and mobile device data transmission methods as a replacement for vehicles

Abstract

The techniques described here involve using mobile devices as authorized receivers and / or transmitters for vehicles in a V2X network. Under some scenarios, the capabilities of the mobile device can be configured to receive vehicle capabilities and store that data in the mobile device's memory. The mobile device can receive any suitable combination of receiving authentication information and one or more transmitting authentication information. Under some scenarios... One or more transmission certification information may be generated by a certification authority based at least in part on determining that the vehicle's capabilities and the mobile device's capabilities indicate that the vehicle's sensor(s) and / or processing resources and / or the mobile device meet the transmission requirements for the network. The mobile device can then transmit any appropriate data message on behalf of the vehicle using at least one of the transmission certification information. In addition, the report also mentions a method of transmitting data via mobile devices on behalf of the vehicle.