1. Method for avoiding a collision between a vehicle and another traffic participant comprising the following steps:
a) a cell phone carried by the traffic participant sends a signal including positions of the traffic participant,
b) a processing unit processes the signal including the positions of the traffic participant for a position history or evaluation history,
c) the processing unit determines an estimation of a future position of the traffic participant on the basis of the position history or evaluation history,
d) the processing unit evaluates a likelihood of a collision between the vehicle and the traffic participant on the basis of the estimated future position of the traffic participant and an estimation of a future position of the vehicle,
e) an acceleration of the traffic participant is sensed by an acceleration sensor of a cell phone carried by the traffic participant, wherein said acceleration sensor is also used for a manipulation of the operating state of said cell phone by moving said cell phone and
f) an action for avoiding a collision is automatically initiated in case that a distance of the future position of the traffic participant and said vehicle is smaller than a safety distance, wherein the safety distance depends on the acceleration sensed by the acceleration sensor of the cell phone.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the acceleration sensed by the acceleration sensor of the cell phone is a vertical acceleration.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein background information or context information related with the traffic participant and stored in the cell phone is reloaded and the safety distance is determined in dependence on the loaded background information or context information of said traffic participant.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said background information or context information includes an agenda of said traffic participant and the safety distance is increased in case that the actual time gets close to a meeting time of said agenda.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit determines a reaction capability of the traffic participant on the basis of the position history or evaluation history, wherein the safety distance depends on the determined reaction capability of said traffic participant.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing unit processes said signal of the cell phone for positions at at least two points in time.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit determines a moving state of said traffic participant under consideration of said position history or evaluation history.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said processing unit determines a moving state of said traffic participant under consideration of said positions at at least two different points in time.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit considers or determines a moving state of said vehicle.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit considers data related with the surrounding area of the vehicle or the traffic participant for determining a future position of said traffic participant.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit determines a future position of said vehicle under consideration of operating data of said vehicle.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit determines a future position of said vehicle under consideration of a navigation system.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the safety distance depends on a condition of a road at said vehicle or said traffic participant.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit selects relevant signals when receiving signals from a plurality of cell phones of a plurality of traffic participants.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein said relevant signals are chosen under consideration of background information or context information related with a traffic participant.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein said relevant signals are chosen under consideration of an acceleration sensed by said acceleration sensor of said cell phone of said traffic participant.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein said relevant signals are chosen under consideration of a determined reaction capability of a traffic participant related with a cell phone.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein said automatic action for avoiding a collision comprises giving a warning signal to the driver of said vehicle.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein said automatic action for avoiding a collision comprises changing an operating state of said vehicle.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein said automatic action for avoiding a collision comprises sending a warning signal to at least one vehicle in the neighborhood of said vehicle.
21. The method of claim 1, wherein said automatic action for avoiding a collision comprises sending a warning signal to said cell phone of said traffic participant.
22. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing unit processes the signal of the cell phone with a frequency or intensity that depends on a position of said vehicle.
23. The method of claim 1, wherein said signal from said cell phone is sent in reaction upon a triggering signal of the vehicle in the neighborhood of said traffic participant.
24. The method of claim 1, wherein said signal of the cell phone is only sent in case that said cell phone is moving.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An method for controlling a high-frequency switching module comprising a diplexer comprising first and second filter circuits F1, F2 for dividing signals received by an antenna to a receiving signal of a first transmittingreceiving system and a receiving signal of second and third transmittingreceiving systems, a first switching circuit SW1 disposed downstream of said first filter circuit F1 for switching a transmitting circuit TX1 and a receiving circuit RX1 of said first transmittingreceiving system by voltage applied from a control circuit VC1, and a second switching circuit SW2 disposed downstream of said second filter circuit F2 for switching a transmitting circuit TX2 of said second and third transmittingreceiving systems, a receiving circuit RX2 of said second transmittingreceiving system and a receiving circuit RX3 of said third transmittingreceiving system by voltage applied from control circuits VC2, VC3; said method comprising applying a positive voltage from said control circuit VC1 to said first switching circuit SW1 to connect the transmitting circuit TX1 of said first transmittingreceiving system to said antenna, and applying a positive voltage from said control circuit VC3.
2. A high-frequency switching module comprising a diplexer comprising first and second filter circuits F1, F2 for dividing signals received by an antenna to a receiving signal of a first transmittingreceiving system and a receiving signal of second and third transmittingreceiving systems, a first switching circuit SW1 disposed downstream of said first filter circuit F1 for switching a transmitting circuit TX1 and a receiving circuit RX1 of said first transmittingreceiving system by voltage applied from a control circuit VC1, and a second switching circuit SW2 disposed downstream of said second filter circuit F2 for switching a transmitting circuit TX2 of said second and third transmittingreceiving systems, a receiving circuit RX2 of said second transmittingreceiving system and a receiving circuit RX3 of said third transmittingreceiving system by voltage applied from control circuits VC2, VC3;
said first switching circuit SW1 comprising an inputoutput terminal IP1 for inputting a receiving signal of said first transmittingreceiving system and outputting a transmitting signal, a connecting terminal P13 for inputting a transmitting signal from the transmitting circuit TX1 of said first transmittingreceiving system, a connecting terminal P16 for outputting a receiving signal of the first transmittingreceiving system to a receiving circuit RX1, a first diode DG1 disposed between said inputoutput terminal IP1 and said connecting terminal P13, a first inductance element LG1 disposed between said connecting terminal P13 and a ground, a second inductance element LG2 disposed between said inputoutput terminal E11 and said connecting terminal P16, and a second diode DG2 disposed between said connecting terminal P16 and the ground;
said second switching circuit SW2 comprising an inputoutput terminal 1P2 for inputting a receiving signal of said second and third transmittingreceiving systems and outputting a transmitting signal, a connecting terminal P7 for inputting a transmitting signal from a transmitting circuit TX2 of the second and third transmittingreceiving systems, an output terminal IP3 for outputting a receiving signal of the second and third transmittingreceiving systems, a connecting terminal P9 for outputting a receiving signal of the second transmittingreceiving system to a receiving circuit RX2, a connecting terminal P10 for outputting a receiving signal of said third transmittingreceiving system to a receiving circuit RX3, a third diode DP1 disposed between said inputoutput terminal IP2 and said connecting terminal P7, a third inductance element LP1 disposed between said connecting terminal P7 and the ground, a fourth inductance element LP2 disposed between said inputoutput terminal IP2 and said output terminal IP3, a fourth diode DP2 disposed between said output terminal IP3 and the ground, a fifth inductance element LD1 disposed between said output terminal IP3 and said connecting terminal P9, a fifth diode DD1 disposed between said connecting terminal P9 and the ground, a sixth diode DD2 disposed between said output terminal IP3 and a connecting terminal P10, and a sixth inductance element LD2 disposed between said connecting terminal P10 and the ground; and
the transmitting circuit TX1 of said first transmittingreceiving system being connected to said inputoutput terminal IP11 by turning on said first diode DG1, said second diode DG2, said fifth diode DD1 and said sixth diode DD2.
3. The high-frequency switching module according to claim 2, wherein the impedance of said antenna terminal near a frequency band of the receiving circuit RX3 is adjusted by changing the constant of said sixth inductance element LD2, and the impedance of the receiving circuit RX3 of said third transmittingreceiving system.
4. The high-frequency switching module according to claim 2, wherein said diplexer is constituted by an LC circuit; wherein said first and second switching circuits are constituted by switching elements; wherein each transmitting part of said switching circuits comprises a lowpass filter constituted by an LC circuit; wherein at least part of the LC circuit of said diplexer, the LC circuit of said lowpass filter and inductance elements of said switching circuits are constituted by electrode patterns formed on dielectric layers forming a laminate; and wherein chip elements constituting part of said switching elements and said LC circuits are mounted onto said laminate.
5. The high-frequency switching module according to claim 4, wherein it further comprises a high-frequency amplifier integrally formed in said laminate; said high-frequency amplifier comprising at least a semiconductor element, a voltage-supplying circuit and a matching circuit; at least part of inductance elements constituting said voltage-supplying circuit and said matching circuit and LC circuits being constituted by electrode patterns formed on said dielectric layers; and chip elements constituting part of said semiconductor elements and said LC circuits being mounted onto said laminate.
6. The high-frequency switching module according to claim 3, wherein said diplexer is constituted by an LC circuit; wherein said first and second switching circuits are constituted by switching elements; wherein each transmitting part of said switching circuits comprises a lowpass filter constituted by an LC circuit; wherein at least part of the LC circuit of said diplexer, the LC circuit of said lowpass filter and inductance elements of said switching circuits are constituted by electrode patterns formed on dielectric layers forming a laminate; and wherein chip elements constituting part of said switching elements and said LC circuits are mounted onto said laminate.
7. The high-frequency switching module according to claim 6, wherein it further comprises a high-frequency amplifier integrally formed in said laminate; said high-frequency amplifier comprising at least a semiconductor element, a voltage-supplying circuit and a matching circuit; at least part of inductance elements constituting said voltage-supplying circuit and said matching circuit and LC circuits being constituted by electrode patterns formed on said dielectric layers; and chip elements constituting part of said semiconductor elements and said LC circuits being mounted onto said laminate.