US 12,464,438 B2
Methods, apparatus, and system
Andre Schwarzmeier, Reutlingen (DE); Andreas Schaller, Reutlingen (DE); Frank Hofmann, Hildesheim (DE); Khaled Shawky Hassan, Laatzen (DE); and Nadia Brahmi, Hildesheim (DE)
Assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed by Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/508,288.
Claims priority of application No. 20203638 (EP), filed on Oct. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0132405 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 48/08 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a portable electronic device (UEa), the method comprising:
determining (202; 292), via the portable electronic device (UEa), a coupling state that indicates a communicative coupling or communicative non-coupling of the portable electronic device (UEa) with a vehicle-side control unit (CUa) of a lightweight vehicle (BICa); and
automatically selecting (260; 270) one of at least a first and second VRU, Vulnerable Road User, class of the portable electronic device (UEa) based on the determined coupling state,
wherein the method further includes receiving (280), via a radio control channel (RRCH), a configuration (rrc_a) indicating at least a selection permission; and
wherein the selecting (260; 270) of the one of the first and second VRU classes is performed according to the received selection permission.