Method and system for vehicle data collection
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-007/00
G06F-017/00
G06F-009/54
B60R-007/04
G08C-019/00
G06N-005/02
H04L-029/08
G08G-001/14
H04W-084/00
H04W-004/00
H04W-004/04
G06Q-040/08
G06F-017/30
G06F-003/0484
G08G-001/16
G06F-013/364
H04N-021/482
G06F-021/10
G08G-001/0967
G06Q-030/02
G06F-013/14
B60R-016/037
B60W-030/182
G01C-021/20
B60K-035/00
B60K-037/02
G06F-003/01
G06F-003/0488
G08G-001/017
B60W-040/08
B60W-050/00
출원번호
US-0679369
(2012-11-16)
등록번호
US-9176924
(2015-11-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Ricci, Christopher P.
출원인 / 주소
AutoConnect Holdings LLC
대리인 / 주소
Sheridan Ross P.C.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
9인용 특허 :
35
초록
The present disclosure describes roadway map updating using vehicle performance and location information from plural vehicles.
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1. A vehicle, comprising: plural on board sensors to sense vehicle performance and location information; a data collection module operable to collect vehicle performance and location information and provide the collected vehicle performance and location information to a map updating module for updat
1. A vehicle, comprising: plural on board sensors to sense vehicle performance and location information; a data collection module operable to collect vehicle performance and location information and provide the collected vehicle performance and location information to a map updating module for updating a roadway navigation map; and a reporting module to provide a vehicle operator with the updated roadway navigation map, wherein the updated roadway navigation map comprises vehicle performance and location information collected from other vehicles having different owners, wherein the map updating module measures travel times of different vehicles for a plurality of routes and stores the measured travel times against specific days and/or times and/or holidays and wherein, in providing the driving directions to the reporting module to provide to the vehicle operator, the map updating module maps a current day against a measured travel time for the same day of the week and/or time and/or holiday on a different date. 2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle performance and location information is collected from other vehicles by an ad-hoc network defined by wireless transceivers in each of the other vehicles, wherein the map updating module is located remotely from the vehicle and is part of an automotive navigation system, the map updating module provides to the reporting module to provide to the vehicle operator different routes from a first vehicle location to a second vehicle location, wherein at least one of the different routes reflects route deviations of other different vehicles from driving directions provided to operators of the other different vehicles, and wherein the vehicle location information is received from an on board satellite positioning system receiver. 3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the map updating module provides to the vehicle operator an arrival time based on the mapping of the current day and/or time and/or holiday against measured travel times for the same day of the week on a different date and wherein the on board sensors comprise a plurality of: wheel state sensor to sense one or more of vehicle speed, acceleration, deceleration, wheel rotation, wheel speed, and/or wheel slip, energy output sensor to sense a power output of a vehicle power source, switch state sensor, a transmission control unit state sensor, a brake state sensor, a collision sensor, a seat belt sensor, vehicle light state sensor, door setting sensor, window setting sensor, imaging sensor, external object sensor, seating system sensor, odometer reading sensor, trip mileage reading sensor, wind speed sensor, radar transmitter/receiver output sensor, brake wear sensor, steering/torque sensor, oxygen sensor, ambient lighting sensor, vision system sensor, ranging sensor, parking sensor, heating, venting, and air conditioning sensor, water sensor, air-fuel ratio meter, blind spot monitor, hall effect sensor, microphone, radio frequency sensor, infrared sensor, vehicle control system sensor, wireless network sensor, and cellular data sensor. 4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the map updating module uses one or more sensors in the vehicle and/or weather information from a source providing data from a weather station and/or sensor remote from the vehicle to determine an estimated traffic time based on a current weather and/or road condition and wherein the vehicle performance information comprises plural of vehicle speed, acceleration, deceleration, wheel slip, vehicle power output, brake state, transmission control unit state, trace route followed by the vehicle, and brake light state. 5. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle performance and location information is received from other vehicles in temporal proximity to receipt by the map updating module of collected performance and location information from the data collection module and wherein first vehicle performance and location information of a first vehicle is transmitted by the first vehicle directly to a second vehicle and the first vehicle performance and location information and second vehicle performance and location information of the second vehicle is transmitted by the second vehicle to the data collection module. 6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle performance information comprises a trace route showing a route followed by the vehicle, wherein the trace route is compared by the map updating module to directions provided to the vehicle by an automotive navigation system to determine an accuracy of the directions provided by the roadway map, and wherein, when the driver deviates from the trace route, the deviation is compared to routes taken by other driver also receiving at least part of the trace route. 7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle performance information comprises a trace route showing a route followed by the vehicle, wherein the trace route is compared by the map updating module to directions provided to the vehicle by an automotive navigation system to determine an accuracy of directions provided by the roadway map, and wherein, when the trace route and directions differ, the map updating module compares the directions against trace routes of other vehicles. 8. A tangible, non-transient computer readable medium comprising processor executable instructions operable to perform the operations of claim 1. 9. An automotive navigation system, comprising: a map updating module to receive vehicle performance and location information from plural vehicles, the plural vehicles having different owners, compare the vehicle performance and location information against a roadway navigation map, based on the comparison, update the roadway navigation map, and provide the updated roadway navigation map to one or more of the plural vehicles and wherein the map updating module measures travel times of different vehicles for a plurality of routes and stores the measured travel times against specific days and/or times and/or holidays and wherein, in providing the driving directions to a selected vehicle operator, the map updating module maps a current day against a measured travel time for the same day of the week and/or time and/or holiday on a different date. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the map updating module provides, to a selected vehicle operator, different routes from a first vehicle location to a second vehicle location, wherein at least one of the different routes reflects route deviations of other differently owned vehicles from driving directions provided to operators of the other differently owned vehicles, wherein the vehicle performance and location information is collected from other vehicles by an ad-hoc network defined by wireless transceivers in each of the other vehicles, wherein the map updating module is located remotely from the vehicle and is part of an automotive navigation system, wherein the vehicle location information is received from an on board satellite positioning system receiver, and wherein the vehicle performance information comprises plural of vehicle speed, acceleration, deceleration, wheel slip, vehicle power output, brake state, transmission control unit state, trace route followed by the vehicle, and brake light state. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle performance and location information is received by the map updating module from the plural vehicles intemporal proximity to one another, wherein first vehicle performance and location information of a first vehicle is transmitted by the first vehicle to a second vehicle and the first vehicle performance and location information and second vehicle performance and location information of the second vehicle is transmitted by the second vehicle to the data collection module, wherein the map updating module uses one or more sensors in the vehicle and/or weather information from a source providing data from a weather station and/or sensor remote from the vehicle to determine an estimated traffic time based on a current weather and/or road condition, wherein the vehicle performance information comprises trace routes showing routes followed by each of the plural vehicles, wherein the trace routes are compared by the map updating module to directions provided to the plural vehicles to determine an accuracy of the roadway map, and wherein, when the driver deviates from the trace route, the deviation is compared to routes taken by other drivers also receiving at least part of the trace route. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the map updating module provides to the selected vehicle operator an arrival time based on the mapping of the current day and/or time and/or holiday against measured travel times for the same day of the week on a different date. 13. A tangible, non-transient computer readable medium comprising processor executable instructions operable to perform the operations of claim 9. 14. A method performed by the vehicle, wherein the method comprises the operations of claim 9. 15. A method, comprising: sensing, by plural on board sensors, vehicle performance and location information; collecting, by a microprocessor executable data collection module, vehicle performance and location information; providing, by the microprocessor executable data collection module, the collected vehicle performance and location information to a map updating module for updating a roadway map; and providing, by a microprocessor executable reporting module, a vehicle operator with the updated roadway map, wherein the updated roadway map comprises vehicle performance and location information collected from other vehicles having different owners, wherein the map updating module measures travel times of different vehicles for a plurality of routes and stores the measured travel times against specific days and/or times and/or holidays, and wherein, in providing the driving directions to the reporting module to provide to the vehicle operator, the map updating module maps a current day against a measured travel time for the same day of the week and/or time and/or holiday on a different date. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the map updating module provides, to a selected vehicle operator, different routes from a first vehicle location to a second vehicle location and wherein at least one of the different routes reflects route deviations of other differently owned vehicles from driving directions provided to operators of the other differently owned vehicles, wherein the vehicle performance and location information is collected from other vehicles by an ad-hoc network defined by wireless transceivers in each of the other vehicles, and wherein the map updating module is located remotely from the vehicle and is part of an automotive navigation system, and wherein the vehicle location information is received from an on board satellite positioning system receiver. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the map updating module provides to the selected vehicle operator an arrival time based on the mapping of the current day and/or time and/or holiday against measured travel times for the same day of the week on a different date and wherein the on board sensors comprise a plurality of: wheel state sensor to sense one or more of vehicle speed, acceleration, deceleration, wheel rotation, wheel speed, and/or wheel slip, energy output sensor to sense a power output of a vehicle power source, switch state sensor, a transmission control unit state sensor, a brake state sensor, a collision sensor, a seat belt sensor, vehicle light state sensor, door setting sensor, window setting sensor, imaging sensor, external object sensor, seating system sensor, odometer reading sensor, trip mileage reading sensor, wind speed sensor, radar transmitter/receiver output sensor, brake wear sensor, steering/torque sensor, oxygen sensor, ambient lighting sensor, vision system sensor, ranging sensor, parking sensor, heating, venting, and air conditioning sensor, water sensor, air-fuel ratio meter, blind spot monitor, hall effect sensor, microphone, radio frequency sensor, infrared sensor, vehicle control system sensor, wireless network sensor, and cellular data sensor. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the map updating module uses one or more sensors in the vehicle and/or weather information from a source providing data from a weather station and/or sensor remote from the vehicle to determine an estimated traffic time based on a current weather and/or road condition and wherein the vehicle performance information comprises plural of vehicle speed, acceleration, deceleration, wheel slip, vehicle power output, brake state, transmission control unit state, trace route followed by the vehicle, and brake light state. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the vehicle performance and location information is received from other vehicles in temporal proximity to receipt by the map updating module of collected performance and location information from the data collection module and wherein first vehicle performance and location information of a first vehicle is transmitted by the first vehicle directly to a second vehicle and the first vehicle performance and location information and second vehicle performance and location information of the second vehicle is transmitted by the second vehicle to the data collection module. 20. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the vehicle performance information comprises a trace route showing a route followed by the vehicle, wherein the trace route is compared by the map updating module to directions provided to the vehicle by an automotive navigation system to determine an accuracy of the directions provided by the roadway map, and wherein, when the driver deviates from the trace route, the deviation is compared to routes taken by other drivers also receiving at least part of the trace route. 21. The method of claim 15, wherein the vehicle performance information comprises a trace route showing a route followed by the vehicle, wherein the trace route is compared by the map updating module to directions provided to the vehicle by an automotive navigation system to determine an accuracy of the directions provided by the roadway map, and wherein, when the trace route and directions differ, the map updating module compares the directions against trace routes of other vehicles.
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