Creating a virtual model of a vehicle event
First Claim
1. A method in an electronic processing system comprising a memory and one or more processors, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the electronic processing system, external data that (i) was received by a vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device external to the vehicle via a wireless link and (ii) is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device, wherein receiving external data includes receiving a first plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to the vehicle at a plurality of respective times;
storing the received external data in the memory;
generating, via the one or more processors, a virtual model of an event involving at least one vehicle using the stored first plurality of data points, at least in part by generating (i) a first visual representation of the plurality of respective states of the environment, and (ii) a second visual representation ofa plurality of states of an operational parameter of the vehicle, as indicated by operational data generated by a unit arranged within the vehicle, ora plurality of additional states of the environment external to the vehicle, as indicated by sensor data generated by at least one sensor located on or in the vehicle,wherein the virtual model is generated such that the first visual representation is time-aligned with the second visual representation; and
causing the virtual model of the event involving at least one vehicle to be displayed.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving external data including a plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to a vehicle. The external data is data that was received by the vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device external to the vehicle (e.g., a mobile communication device of a pedestrian) via a wireless link, and is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device. The method also includes storing the external data in a memory, generating a virtual model of an event (e.g., accident) involving at least one vehicle using the stored plurality of data points, and causing the virtual model of the event to be displayed.
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13 Claims
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1. A method in an electronic processing system comprising a memory and one or more processors, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the electronic processing system, external data that (i) was received by a vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device external to the vehicle via a wireless link and (ii) is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device, wherein receiving external data includes receiving a first plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to the vehicle at a plurality of respective times; storing the received external data in the memory; generating, via the one or more processors, a virtual model of an event involving at least one vehicle using the stored first plurality of data points, at least in part by generating (i) a first visual representation of the plurality of respective states of the environment, and (ii) a second visual representation of a plurality of states of an operational parameter of the vehicle, as indicated by operational data generated by a unit arranged within the vehicle, or a plurality of additional states of the environment external to the vehicle, as indicated by sensor data generated by at least one sensor located on or in the vehicle, wherein the virtual model is generated such that the first visual representation is time-aligned with the second visual representation; and causing the virtual model of the event involving at least one vehicle to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic processing system comprising:
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a memory; a data collection unit configured to receive external data that (i) was received by a vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device external to the vehicle via a wireless link and (ii) is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device, the external data including a first plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to the vehicle at a plurality of respective times, and store the received external data in the memory; and a model generation unit coupled to the data collection unit and configured to generate a virtual model of an event involving at least one vehicle using the stored first plurality of data points, at least in part by generating (i) a first visual representation of the plurality of respective states of the environment, and (ii) a second visual representation of a plurality of states of an operational parameter of the vehicle, as indicated by operational data generated by a unit arranged within the vehicle, or a plurality of additional states of the environment external to the vehicle, as indicated by sensor data generated by at least one sensor located on or in the vehicle, wherein the virtual model is generated such that the first visual representation is time-aligned with the second visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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store external data in a memory, wherein the external data is data that (i) was received by a vehicle from a handheld mobile communication device external to the vehicle via a wireless link and (ii) is indicative of objects sensed by the handheld mobile communication device, the external data including a first plurality of data points indicative of a plurality of respective states of an environment external to the vehicle at a plurality of respective times; generate a virtual model of an event involving at least one vehicle using the stored first plurality of data points, at least in part by generating (i) a first visual representation of the plurality of respective states of the environment, and (ii) a second visual representation of a plurality of states of an operational parameter of the vehicle, as indicated by operational data generated by a unit arranged within the vehicle, or a plurality of additional states of the environment external to the vehicle, as indicated by sensor data generated by at least one sensor located on or in the vehicle, wherein the virtual model is generated such that the first visual representation is time-aligned with the second visual representation; and cause the virtual model of the event involving at least one vehicle to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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