Notification regarding an estimated movement path of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first vehicle having an identification feature configured to uniquely identify the first vehicle, and having a vehicle locating unit configured to estimate a current vehicle position of the first vehicle, and having a first transmission unit configured to transmit the current vehicle position;
a processing unit that has a heuristic unit configured to determine a current estimation of an imminent movement path of the first vehicle;
a position detection unit remote from the first vehicle and configured to detect the current vehicle position of the first vehicle as transmitted by the first transmission unit and to transmit the current vehicle position to the heuristic unit; and
a second vehicle including an identification feature detection unit configured to detect the identification feature of the first vehicle, a second transmission unit and an output unit, wherein the identification feature detection unit is configured to detect and transmit the identification feature to the heuristic unit by the second transmission unit;
wherein the heuristic unit is configured to transmit the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle to the second transmission unit;
wherein the second transmission unit is in communication with the output unit which is configured to communicate the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle to a driver of the second vehicle, wherein the driver of the second vehicle is alerted to the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle.
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Abstract
A system and method provide notification regarding an estimated movement path of a vehicle. A first vehicle includes an identification feature. A second vehicle includes an identification feature detection unit, an output unit and a transmission unit. A heuristic unit is configured to determine an estimation of an imminent movement path of the first vehicle. A position detection unit is configured to detect a current position of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle and to transmit the detected current position to the heuristic unit. The identification feature detection unit is configured to detect and transmit the identification feature to the heuristic unit via the transmission unit. The heuristic unit is configured to transmit the current estimation for the first vehicle to the output unit via the transmission unit. The output unit is configured to communicate the estimation to a driver of the second vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first vehicle having an identification feature configured to uniquely identify the first vehicle, and having a vehicle locating unit configured to estimate a current vehicle position of the first vehicle, and having a first transmission unit configured to transmit the current vehicle position; a processing unit that has a heuristic unit configured to determine a current estimation of an imminent movement path of the first vehicle; a position detection unit remote from the first vehicle and configured to detect the current vehicle position of the first vehicle as transmitted by the first transmission unit and to transmit the current vehicle position to the heuristic unit; and a second vehicle including an identification feature detection unit configured to detect the identification feature of the first vehicle, a second transmission unit and an output unit, wherein the identification feature detection unit is configured to detect and transmit the identification feature to the heuristic unit by the second transmission unit; wherein the heuristic unit is configured to transmit the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle to the second transmission unit; wherein the second transmission unit is in communication with the output unit which is configured to communicate the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle to a driver of the second vehicle, wherein the driver of the second vehicle is alerted to the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a first vehicle including an identification feature, a first transmission unit and a vehicle locating unit configured to estimate a current vehicle position of the first vehicle; a heuristic unit configured to estimate an imminent movement path of the first vehicle; a position detection unit configured to detect the current vehicle position of the first vehicle and to transmit the current vehicle position to the heuristic unit; and a second vehicle including an identification feature detection unit for detecting the identification feature of the first vehicle, a second transmission unit and an output unit, wherein the identification feature detection unit is configured to detect and transmit by the second transmission unit, the identification feature to the heuristic unit; wherein the first vehicle has a navigation system with an active routing to a predetermined destination position; wherein the first transmission unit is configured to transmit the active routing to the heuristic unit; wherein the heuristic unit is configured to transmit the imminent movement path of the first vehicle to the second transmission unit which is in communication with the output unit for communicating the current estimation to a driver of the second vehicle, wherein the driver of the second vehicle is alerted to the current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle.
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17. A method for outputting an estimation of an imminent movement path of a first vehicle to an output unit of a second vehicle comprising:
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identifying, by a vehicle locating unit of the first vehicle, a current position of the first vehicle; transmitting, by the first vehicle via a first transmission unit, the current position; detecting, by a position detection unit located remote from the first vehicle, the current position of of the first vehicle as transmitted by the first transmission unit; transmitting, by the position detection unit, the current position to a heuristic unit; transmitting, by the first transmission unit, an identification feature of the first vehicle; detecting, by an identification feature detection unit of the second vehicle, the identification feature of the first vehicle; transmitting, by the second vehicle via a second transmission unit, the identification feature of the first vehicle to the position detection unit; transmitting, by the position detection unit, the identification feature to the heuristic unit; estimating, by the heuristic unit, a current estimation of the imminent movement path of the first vehicle; transmitting, by a second transmission unit, the current estimation to the output unit of the second vehicle; and displaying, by the output unit and to a driver of the second vehicle, the current estimation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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