Method for providing at least one specific vehicle state of a vehicle

• US 10,459,439 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Zoppelt, Gerald, Conradi, Sven, Roppel, Ruediger, Koch, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): Bendidi, Rachid
• Application Number:
  US15/658,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20180032070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 826 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0022 characterised by the communication link data switching networks in general H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0055 with safety arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/00 Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time

Abstract

A method for providing at least one specific vehicle state of a vehicle. The method includes acquiring basic parameters of the vehicle from at least one data source; comparing the acquired basic parameters with a comparison list; and providing a specific vehicle state for the acquired basic parameters based on the comparison.

Claims

1. A method for executing a vehicle function based on at least one vehicle state of a vehicle, the method comprising:

acquiring, by a processor from at least one data source, a combination of basic parameter values, the combination of basic parameter values being values of a plurality of basic parameters of the vehicle;

determining, by the processor, a specific vehicle state corresponding to the acquired combination of basic parameter values by comparing the combination of acquired basic parameter values with a comparison list in which predefined combinations of basic parameter values are coupled with predefined vehicle states;

determining, by the processor, at least one vehicle function in a function queue that corresponds to the specific vehicle state by comparing the specific vehicle state to one or more vehicle functions in the function queue; and

clearing the at least one determined vehicle function in the function queue for execution,

wherein the at least one vehicle function in the function queue that corresponds to the specific vehicle state includes two or more functions that correspond to the specific vehicle state, and

clearing the at least one determined vehicle function in the function queue for execution includes clearing the two or more functions that correspond to the specific vehicle state according to a priority of the two or more functions,

wherein the priority of the two or more functions is established by assigning a priority value to each of the two or more functions,

wherein the acquired combination of basic parameter values includes a GPS signal value indicating that the vehicle is in a home location and an ignition status of off, and

wherein the specific vehicle state is a secure and parked vehicle state.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one data source includes a control device of the vehicle.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one data source includes a communication bus between control devices of the vehicle.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one data source includes a telecommunication interface of the vehicle.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the comparing the combination of acquired basic parameter values with the comparison list includes processing the acquired basic parameters.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the predefined vehicle states in the comparison list is coupled with a respective predefined combination of the basic parameter values, the respective predefined combination of the basic parameter values including values for at least two of the basic parameters.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one data source includes one or more sensors located at the vehicle and further includes one or more communication interfaces for acquiring data from a source remotely located from the vehicle.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the one or more communication interfaces for acquiring data from a source remotely located from the vehicle include a GPS receiver, a telecommunications interface, or the GPS receiver and the telecommunications interface.