Intra-vehicle information conveyance system and method
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
G08G-001/16
B60W-030/04
B60W-030/16
B60W-030/18
B60W-040/06
B60W-050/00
G01S-013/93
G01S-017/02
G01S-017/89
G01S-019/17
G01S-019/42
G01S-019/50
G05D-001/02
B60W-010/06
B60W-010/18
B60W-010/20
B60W-030/02
B60W-030/14
B60W-040/072
B60W-040/076
B60W-050/14
G01S-019/41
G01S-007/497
출원번호
US-0596914
(2012-08-28)
등록번호
US-8965677
(2015-02-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Breed, David S.
Johnson, Wendell C.
DuVall, Wilbur E.
출원인 / 주소
Intelligent Technologies International, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Roffe, Brian
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121
초록▼
System and method for conveying data between vehicles includes a data generating system arranged on a first vehicle to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle, a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to the data ge
System and method for conveying data between vehicles includes a data generating system arranged on a first vehicle to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle, a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to the data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) and a second communications system arranged on a second vehicle and communicating with an ISP. The first communications system enables the information obtained or generated by the data generating system to be transmitted via the Internet to the second communications system. The first and second communications systems can communicate with the same ISP or different ISPs linked to one another.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: a data generating system arranged on the first vehicle and configured to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around
1. A system for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: a data generating system arranged on the first vehicle and configured to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle;a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to said data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP); said first communications system being configured to communicate the information obtained or generated by said data generating system via the ISP to a second communications system on the second vehicle,a position determining system arranged in the first vehicle for determining the position of the first vehicle,said first communications system being coupled to said position determining system and configured to transmit the determined position of the first vehicle to a traffic monitoring facility in conjunction with additional information obtained or generated by said data generating system about the conditions around the first vehicle,whereby the traffic monitoring facility is configured to set speed limits for an area including the position from which the first vehicle obtained or generated the information and which speed limits are based on the obtained or generated information, and convey the speed limits to signs on or alongside roads in that area. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said data generating system obtains or generates information about at least one of a travel direction of the first vehicle, a destination of the first vehicle, occupancy of the first vehicle, a road on which the first vehicle is traveling, road maps in the vicinity of the first vehicle, environmental conditions around the first vehicle, traffic in the vicinity of the first vehicle, and construction in the vicinity of the first vehicle. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said first communications system is further configured to establish an Internet link with the second communications system via the ISP without manual intervention. 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first movement determining system in the first vehicle to determine the movement of the first vehicle, said first communications system being coupled to said first movement determining system and further configured to communicate the determined movement of the first vehicle via the Internet to said second communications system in conjunction with additional information obtained or generated by said data generating system about the conditions around the first vehicle. 5. The system of claim 4, further comprising a reactive system arranged in the second vehicle to react to the information obtained or generated by said data generating system. 6. The system of claim 4, further comprising a notification system arranged in the second vehicle for visually or audibly notifying an occupant of the second vehicle about the information obtained or generated by said data generating system. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first vehicle includes stored information about its type and said first communications system is further configured to communicate information about the type of the first vehicle to the second communications system on the second vehicle in conjunction with the information obtained or generated by said data generating system. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein said data generating system is configured to obtain or generate movement or operational information about the first vehicle. 9. A system for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: a data generating system arranged on the first vehicle and configured to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle;a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to said data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP); said first communications system being configured to communicate the information obtained or generated by said data generating system via the ISP to a second communications system on the second vehicle;a first position and movement determining system in the first vehicle to determine the position and movement of the first vehicle, said first communications system being coupled to said first position and movement determining system and further configured to communicate the determined position and movement of the first vehicle via the Internet to said second communications system in conjunction with additional information obtained or generated by said data generating system about the conditions around the first vehicle;a second position and movement determining system in the second vehicle to determine the position and movement of the second vehicle; anda processor in the second vehicle for considering the positions and movements of the first and second vehicles and being configured to react to the information obtained or generated by said data generating system in the first vehicle based on analysis of the positions and movements of the first and second vehicles. 10. A system for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: a data generating system arranged on the first vehicle and configured to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle;a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to said data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP); said first communications system being configured to communicate the information obtained or generated by said data generating system via the ISP to a second communications system on the second vehicle;a first position and movement determining system in the first vehicle to determine the position and movement of the first vehicle, said first communications system being coupled to said first position and movement determining system and further configured to communicate the determined position and movement of the first vehicle via the Internet to said second communications system in conjunction with additional information obtained or generated by said data generating system about the conditions around the first vehicle; anda data storage facility coupled to the ISP for storing the information obtained or generated by said data generating system in association with the position of the first vehicle when that information is communicated by said first communications system such that said data storage facility contains data about conditions of an area traveled by the first vehicle in association with the location of that area;said second communications system being arranged to communicate with said data storage facility via the ISP to determine whether said data storage facility contains information about an area about to be or being traveled by the second vehicle and if so, to request such information. 11. A system for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: a data generating system arranged on the first vehicle and configured to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle;a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to said data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP); said first communications system being configured to communicate the information obtained or generated by said data generating system via the ISP to a second communications system on the second vehicle; anda traffic monitoring facility that receives the information obtained or generated by said data generating system, said traffic monitoring facility being configured to analyze the information and perform traffic control actions, and/or notify additional vehicles about the information. 12. A method for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: obtaining or generating information at the first vehicle about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle using at least one data obtaining or generating device;transmitting the obtained or generated information from the first vehicle to a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) using a transmitting device;communicating the obtained or generated information from the ISP to the second vehicle using a communicating device;transmitting the information obtained or generated at the first vehicle to a traffic monitoring facility using the communicating device; andperforming traffic control actions and/or notifying additional vehicles about the information using a processor at the traffic monitoring facility. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of obtaining or generating information comprises obtaining or generating information about at least one of a travel direction of the first vehicle, a destination of the first vehicle, occupancy of the first vehicle, a road on which the first vehicle is traveling, road maps in the vicinity of the first vehicle, environmental conditions around the first vehicle, traffic in the vicinity of the first vehicle, and construction in the vicinity of the first vehicle. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising establishing, using the communicating device, Internet links between the first and second vehicles and the ISP without manual intervention. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising visually or audibly notifying an occupant of the second vehicle about the information transmitted from the first vehicle using a visual or audible notification device on the second vehicle. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising communicating information about a type of the first vehicle to the second vehicle using the communicating device. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting the information from the first vehicle comprises arranging the communicating device with an antenna on the first vehicle. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one data obtaining or generating device is arranged on the first vehicle and configured to obtain or generate movement or operational information about the first vehicle. 19. A method for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: obtaining or generating information at the first vehicle about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle using at least one data obtaining or generating device;transmitting the obtained or generated information from the first vehicle to a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) using a transmitting device;communicating the obtained or generated information from the ISP to the second vehicle using a communicating device;determining the position and movement of the first vehicle using a first position and movement determining device;determining the position and movement of the second vehicle using a second position and movement determining device;communicating the determined position and movement of the first vehicle via the Internet to the second vehicle using the communicating device;analyzing the positions and movements of the first and second vehicles at the second vehicle using a processor at the second vehicle; anddirecting the second vehicle to take action based on analysis of the positions and movements of the first and second vehicles using the processor. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of directing the second vehicle to take action comprises adjusting operation of a component of the second vehicle to alter an intended travel path of the second vehicle. 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising: storing in a database coupled to the ISP, the information obtained or generated at the first vehicle in association with the position of the first vehicle when that information is transmitted to the ISP such that the database contains data about conditions of an area traveled by the first vehicle in association with the location of that area;establishing communications between the second vehicle and the ISP, using a communicating device on the second vehicle, to enable the second vehicle to determine whether the database contains information about an area about to be or being traveled by the second vehicle; andif so, communicating the information from the database to the communicating device on the second vehicle such that the second vehicle receives information previously provided to the database by the first vehicle. 22. A method for conveying data from a first independently traveling vehicle to a second independently traveling vehicle using the Internet, comprising: obtaining or generating information at the first vehicle about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle using at least one data obtaining or generating device;transmitting the obtained or generated information from the first vehicle to a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) using a transmitting device;communicating the obtained or generated information from the ISP to the second vehicle using a communicating device;determining the position of the first vehicle using a position determining device on the first vehicle;transmitting the determined position of the first vehicle from the first vehicle via the Internet to a traffic monitoring facility in conjunction with additional information obtained or generated at the first vehicle; andsetting speed limits at the traffic monitoring facility for an area including the position from which the first vehicle obtained or generated the information and which speed limits are based on the obtained or generated information using a processor at the traffic monitoring facility.
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