Methods and cloud systems for using connected object state data for informing and alerting connected vehicle drivers of state changes
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-007/00
H04L-029/08
출원번호
US-0338636
(2014-07-23)
등록번호
US-9648107
(2017-05-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Penilla, Angel A.
Penilla, Albert S.
출원인 / 주소
Penilla, Angel A.
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168
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Methods and systems are provided. One method includes receiving geo-locations of a vehicle and identifying heading direction of the vehicle based on changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle. The method may also include, in some examples, receiving sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle
Methods and systems are provided. One method includes receiving geo-locations of a vehicle and identifying heading direction of the vehicle based on changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle. The method may also include, in some examples, receiving sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle. The method includes receiving state information from a connected object that is located within an area of influence associated with a current geo-location of the vehicle and sending an alert to the vehicle when the vehicle is at the current geo-location. In one example, the alert is sent upon determining that the state information changed while the current geo-location of the vehicle remains unchanged for a threshold period of time after the state information changed. In various examples, methods, systems and infrastructure for enabling connected vehicles to communicate with cloud services and with other vehicles or connected objects are provided. Alerts can be in the form of notifications, messages, changes to display screens, presentation of color indicators on display screens, instructions to cause or communicate tactile feedback, and/or audio alerts and combinations thereof.
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1. A method, comprising, receiving, by a server, geo-locations of a vehicle;receiving, by the server, heading direction of the vehicle based on changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle;receiving, by the server, sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle;receiving, by the server, state info
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A method, comprising, receiving, by a server, geo-locations of a vehicle;receiving, by the server, heading direction of the vehicle based on changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle;receiving, by the server, sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle;receiving, by the server, state information from a connected object that is located within an area of influence associated with a current geo-location of the vehicle, wherein the connected object is independent of the vehicle, wherein the state information from the connected object is utilized for when the current geo-location of the vehicle is within the area of influence; andsending, by the server, an alert to the vehicle for processing during a time when the vehicle is at the current geo-location, the alert being sent after determining that the state information from the connected object changed while the current geo-location of the vehicle remains substantially unchanged for a threshold period of time after the state information changed, the method being executed by a processor. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, receiving state information from additional connected objects that are within the area of influence of the current geo-location of the vehicle; andidentifying which of the connected object or one of the additional connected objects is a primary connected object to be used for determining that the state information changed, wherein the processing by the server is by a remote server that is accessible over a wireless connection of the vehicle or by a local server that is part of or is interfaced with on-board electronics of the vehicle, or a combination of said remote server and said local server. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the primary connected object is identified based at least in part on the heading direction and current geo-location of the vehicle. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert is one of a notification to a computer of the vehicle, or a notification to a user device located in the vehicle, or a combination thereof. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert includes instructions communicated to a device of a passenger of the vehicle, the instructions directing activation of tactile feedback to the device of the passenger as an indication that the state information changed. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the connected object has an independent connected identity, the connected object being in communication with the server and a network of one or more servers and storage, the storage is configured to store data received from the connected object including the state information and changes to the state information;wherein state information and the changes to the state information of the connected object are received by a cloud services server that is connectable to the server, the server being part of the vehicle or remote from the vehicle. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the connected object is one of another car, or a sensor, or a building, or a road sensor, or a traffic light, or a traffic metering sensor, or a global positioning system device, or a stationary device, or a moving device, or an intersection sensor, or a camera, or a motion sensor, or a radar sensor, or multiple traffic lights, or multiple cars, or a connected device, or an internet connected device, or a light post, or a light, or combinations thereof. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the received sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle is defined by one or more of motion sensors of the vehicle, or one or more cameras of the vehicle, or radar sensors of the vehicle, or biometric sensors of the vehicle, or weight sensors of the vehicle, or temperature sensors of the vehicle, or climate sensors of the vehicle, or tire sensors of the vehicle, or brake sensors of the vehicle, or seat sensors of the vehicle, or occupancy sensors of the vehicle, or user identification sensors of the vehicle, or passenger sensors of the vehicle, or pedestrian sensors around the vehicle, or object sensors around the vehicle, or combinations thereof. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the heading direction obtained by processing the changes in geo-location of the vehicle identify a direction of travel, and wherein in the area of influence, a plurality of connected objects are identified, the method further comprising, identifying, from the plurality of connected objects, stationary connected objects and non-stationary connected objects;filtering stationary connected objects in the area of influence to exclude connected objects that are not in the direction of travel; andselecting the connected object based on the connected object being a stationary object and based on being in the direction of travel. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the heading direction obtained from the changes in geo-location of the vehicle identify a direction of travel, and wherein the direction of travel is periodically updated using changes in the geo-location of the vehicle, and/or turn signal indicator data, and/or steering direction changes, and/or mapped direction data. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert further includes control information for causing one or more of, a change in state of operation of a user interface of the vehicle; anda change in state of operation of a user device within a driver control zone of the vehicle. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein when the alert is indicative that active driving should resume, the change in state of operation includes one of a disabling, fading or reduction in function of content accessible or apps usable via the user interface of the vehicle or a user interface of the user device within a driver control zone within the vehicle. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle includes processing sensor data from sensors of the vehicle and/or sensor data of other co-located vehicles and/or sensor data of connected objects within the area of influence to the vehicle. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the alert further includes or is data that is used to set a color indicator on a screen of the vehicle or a screen of a device within the vehicle, the color indicator being a color of a traffic light, the traffic light being the connected object; wherein updates to the data used to set the color indicator are received such that the color indicator changes when or after the color of the traffic light changes. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein when the color indicator changes to red or stop, a reduction in functional operation of certain applications or content of the screen of the vehicle and/or the screen of the device is processed. 16. A method, comprising, receiving, by a server, geo-locations of a vehicle;receiving, by the server, heading direction of the vehicle based on changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle;receiving, by the server, state information from a connected object that is located within an area of influence associated with a current geo-location of the vehicle, wherein the connected object is independent of the vehicle; andsending, by the server, an alert to the vehicle for processing during a time when the vehicle is at the current geo-location, the alert being sent after determining that the state information from the connected object changed while the current geo-location of the vehicle remains substantially unchanged for a threshold period of time after the state information changed;wherein the alert includes instructions for enabling tactile feedback to be applied by a portion of the vehicle, such that the tactile feedback provides an indication that the state information changed for the connected object;wherein the tactile feedback is applied when the state information changed or after a period of time passes from when the state information changed. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the connected object is one of another car, or a sensor, or a building, or a road sensor, or a traffic light, or a traffic metering sensor, or a global positioning system device, or a stationary device, or a moving device, or an intersection sensor, or a camera, or a motion sensor, or a radar sensor, or multiple traffic lights, or multiple cars, or a connected device, or an internet connected device, or a light post, or a light, or combinations thereof; and further receiving sensor data for a surrounding area of the vehicle, the sensor data is defined by one or more of motion sensors of the vehicle, or one or more cameras of the vehicle, or radar sensors of the vehicle, or biometric sensors of the vehicle, or weight sensors of the vehicle, or temperature sensors of the vehicle, or climate sensors of the vehicle, or tire sensors of the vehicle, or brake sensors of the vehicle, or seat sensors of the vehicle, or occupancy sensors of the vehicle, or user identification sensors of the vehicle, or passenger sensors of the vehicle, or pedestrian sensors around the vehicle, or object sensors around the vehicle, or combinations thereof. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the processing by the server is by a remote server that is accessible over a wireless connection of the vehicle or by a local server that is part of or is interfaced with on-board electronics of the vehicle, or a combination of said remote server and said local server. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the heading direction is obtained by processing the changes in geo-location of the vehicle to identify a direction of travel, and wherein in the area of influence, a plurality of connected objects are identified, the method further comprising, identifying, from the plurality of connected objects, stationary connected objects and non-stationary connected objects;filtering stationary connected objects in the area of influence to exclude connected objects that are not in the direction of travel; andselecting the connected object from among a plurality of connected objects in the area of influence based on the connected object being a stationary object and based on being in the direction of travel. 20. A method, comprising, identifying geo-locations of a vehicle;identifying heading direction of the vehicle based on changes in the geo-locations of the vehicle;receiving state information from a connected object that is located within an area of influence associated with a current geo-location of the vehicle; andprocessing an alert for the vehicle during a time when the vehicle is at the current geo-location, the alert being sent after determining that the state information from the connected object changed while the current geo-location of the vehicle remains substantially unchanged for a threshold period of time after the state information changed;wherein the alert further includes control information for causing one or more of, a change in state of operation of a user interface of the vehicle or a change in state of operation of a user device within the vehicle, the alert is indicative that active driving should resume, the change in state of operation includes one of a disabling, fading or reduction in function of content accessible or apps usable via the user interface of the vehicle or a user interface of the device within in the vehicle;wherein the connected object is independent of the vehicle and has an independent connected identity, the connected object further being in communication with a network of one or more servers and storage, the storage is configured to store data received from the connected object including the state information and changes to the state information;wherein the method is executed at least in part by an on-board computer of the vehicle. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the heading direction is obtained by processing the changes in geo-location of the vehicle to identify a direction of travel, and wherein in the area of influence, a plurality of connected objects are identified, the method further comprising, identifying, from the plurality of connected objects, stationary connected objects and non-stationary connected objects;filtering stationary connected objects in the area of influence to exclude connected objects that are not in the direction of travel; andselecting the connected object from among a plurality of connected objects in the area of influence based on the connected object being a stationary object and based on being in the direction of travel.
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