Automobile sensor monitor, communications and control

• US 10,575,368 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2019
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kamilo Feher
• Original Assignee: Kamilo Feher
• Inventors: Feher, Kamilo
• Primary Examiner(s): Timory, Kabir A
• Application Number:
  US16/352,623
• Publication Number:
  US 20190246451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 349 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/22 Source localisation; Inverse modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/69 Spread spectrum techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0008 arrangements for allowing a transmitter or receiver to use more than one type of modulation negotiating modulation type for two-way transmission paths H04L5/1453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2017 in which the phase changes are non-linear, e.g. generalized and Gaussian minimum shift keying, tamed frequency modulation H04L27/201 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2627 Modulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2649 Demodulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00098 via a television channel, e.g. for a series of still pictures with or without sound
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00114 with transmission of additional information signals for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver H04N1/32101
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Receiving and processing in an automobile a sensor transmitted signal into a processed sensor signal for control or monitor of certain functions of an automobile. Processing in an automobile a touch screen generated signal for controlling communications and or navigation of the automobile. Receiving, demodulating and processing a signal into a processed baseband location finder signal for location finding and or navigation of an automobile. Providing a photo camera signal with processed baseband location finder signal to a modulator and transmitter for modulation and transmission of photo camera generated photo with processed baseband location finder signal in a third generation (3G), or a fourth generation (4G), or a fifth generation (5G) wireless network. Receiving and demodulating, in an automobile, a modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal into a first demodulated OFDM signal and processing, modulating and transmitting the first demodulated OFDM signal into a second processed, modulated and transmitted OFDM signal.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

processing in an automobile a touch screen generated signal for controlling communication, navigation, or operation of said automobile, wherein said touch screen generated signal was generated in said automobile;

receiving in said automobile a sensor generated signal, said sensor being in said automobile;

processing said sensor generated signal into a processed sensor control signal, said control signal for controlling communication, for controlling navigation, or for controlling operation of said automobile;

demodulating a modulated signal in said automobile into a demodulated signal;

processing said demodulated signal into a processed baseband location finder signal;

providing said processed baseband location finder signal to an interface unit of said automobile;

receiving a first modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal in said automobile;

demodulating said first modulated OFDM signal into a first demodulated OFDM signal;

processing said first demodulated OFDM signal into a first processed baseband OFDM signal;

modulating in said automobile said first processed baseband OFDM signal into a second modulated OFDM signal; and

transmitting, in said automobile, said second modulated OFDM signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising a method for generating in said automobile a photo camera generated photo and for providing said photo camera generated photo with said processed baseband location finder signal to a modulator and transmitter for modulation and transmission of said photo camera generated photo with said processed baseband location finder signal, and wherein said sensor generated signal is generated by a motion sensor or an emergency sensor or a smoke detector, or a fire detector or a heat detector or an excess humidity sensor or a flood sensor or a water level sensor, or pressure sensor or chemical sensor or said sensor generated signal is generated by an audio signal or by a video signal or by an RFID signal, or by an infrared signal or by an other electrical or an other optical signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting, in said automobile, said second modulated OFDM signal is an OFDM signal transmission in a wireless network, wherein said wireless network is a third generation (3G), fourth generation (4G), or fifth generation (5G) wireless network, and further comprising:

generating in said vehicle a video camera generated video; and

providing said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal, and wherein said automobile is connected in a mesh network or in a star network.

4. A method comprising the steps of:

providing in a vehicle a sensor generated signal to a processor, for processing said sensor generated signal into a processed sensor signal, wherein said sensor generated signal was generated in said vehicle;

controlling communication, navigation, or operation of said vehicle by said processed sensor signal;

receiving a wireless ignition starter signal to start said vehicle, or a wireless door opener signal or to open a door of said vehicle;

demodulating a modulated signal in said vehicle into a demodulated signal;

processing said demodulated signal into a processed location finder signal;

providing said processed location finder signal to an interface, unit of said vehicle;

generating in said vehicle a photo camera generated photo; and

providing said photo camera generated photo with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said photo camera generated photo with said processed location finder signal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said modulator and transmitter for modulation and transmission is used in a third generation (3G), or fourth generation (4G) or fifth generation (5G) wireless network, and wherein said sensor generated signal is generated by a motion sensor or an emergency sensor or a smoke detector, or a fire detector or a heat detector or an excess humidity sensor or a flood sensor or a water level sensor, or pressure sensor or chemical sensor or said sensor generated signal is generated by an audio signal or by a video signal or by an RFID signal, or by an infrared signal or by an other electrical or an other optical signal, said vehicle is connected in a mesh, network or in a star network, and said vehicle broadcasts signals to other vehicles.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

receiving a first modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal in said vehicle;

demodulating said first modulated OFDM signal into a first demodulated OFDM signal;

processing said first demodulated OFDM signal into a first processed OFDM signal;

modulating in said vehicle said first processed OFDM signal into a second modulated OFDM signal; and

transmitting, in said vehicle, said second modulated OFDM signal for use in a wireless network.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

receiving a first modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal in said vehicle;

demodulating said first modulated OFDM signal into a first demodulated OFDM signal;

processing said first demodulated OFDM signal into a first processed OFDM signal;

processing and modulating in said vehicle said first processed baseband OFDM signal into a processed and modulated spread spectrum signal; and

transmitting, in said vehicle, said modulated spread spectrum signal.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising a receiver for receiving a first spread spectrum modulated signal in said vehicle;

demodulating said first spread spectrum modulated signal into a first demodulated spread spectrum signal;

processing said first demodulated, spread spectrum signal into a second processed spread spectrum signal, wherein said second spread spectrum signal comprises in-phase and quadrature-phase cross-correlated signal, said cross-correlated signal comprises Time Constrained Signal (TCS) wave form and Long Response (TR) filtered baseband signal;

modulating in said vehicle said spectrum cross-correlated signal into a modulated spread spectrum signal;

transmitting, in said vehicle, said modulated spread spectrum signal; and

further comprising a method for generating in said vehicle a video camera generated video and for providing said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said video camera generated video with said processed baseband location finder signal, said processed location finder signal is a processed GPS signal.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising a receiver for receiving a first modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal in said vehicle;

demodulating said first modulated OFDM signal into a first demodulated OFDM signal;

processing said first demodulated OFDM signal into a first processed OFDM signal;

modulating in said vehicle said first processed OFDM signal into a second modulated OFDM signal;

transmitting, in said vehicle, said second modulated OFDM signal.

10. The method of claim 4, further comprising step of processing, in said vehicle, in addition to said processing in said vehicle a sensor generated signal, processing a second sensor generated signal into a second processed sensor generated signal for connecting said second processed sensor generated signal to a control unit for control of operation of said vehicle and further comprising a method for voice control of communications of said vehicle or voice control of operation of said vehicle and further comprising method for generating in said vehicle a video camera generated video and for providing said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal.

11. The method of claim 4, further comprising a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver and further comprising, a transmitter of infrared signal or a receiver of infrared signal, wherein said first processed voice signal is wirelessly transmitted, from said vehicle, to an emergency center or to an emergency 911 (emergency 911 or enhanced emergency E-911) or to a wireless service provider or to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) or to a police department, or to an emergency center or to an other law enforcement or to a health care agency, or to an individual or to an alarm monitoring company, or to a cellular based communication system, or to a cellular phone or to a satellite based communication system.

12. The method of claim 4, further comprising method for transmitting from said vehicle a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal to a second vehicle and for receiving and demodulating, in said vehicle, a second OFDM modulated signal, said second OFDM modulated signal is transmitted from said second vehicle.

13. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting from said vehicle a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) modulated signal, first spread spectrum signal, or a first GSM standardized signal to a cellular phone; and

receiving and demodulating, in said vehicle, a second OFDM modulated signal, a second spread spectrum signal, or a second GSM standardized signal, wherein said second OFDM modulated signal, said second, spread spectrum signal, or said second GSM standardized signal was transmitted from said cellular phone.

14. A method comprising the steps of:

processing in a vehicle a touch screen generated signal for controlling communications, or navigation, or operation of said vehicle, said touch screen generated signal is generated in said vehicle;

processing in said vehicle a sensor generated signal into a processed sensor generated signal;

transmitting, from said vehicle, said processed sensor generated signal;

demodulating a modulated signal in said vehicle into a demodulated signal;

processing said demodulated signal into a processed location finder signal;

providing said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said processed location finder signal;

generating in said vehicle a first voice signal for processing said first voice signal into a first processed voice signal;

transmission of said first processed voice signal; and

receiving in said vehicle a second voice signal for receiving and processing of said second voice signal into a processed second voice signal.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a first modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal in said vehicle;

demodulating said first modulated OFDM signal into a first demodulated OFDM signal;

processing said first demodulated OFDM signal into a first processed OFDM signal;

modulating in said vehicle said first processed OFDM signal into a second modulated OFDM signal; and

transmitting, in said vehicle, said second modulated OFDM signal.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a spread spectrum modulated signal in said vehicle;

demodulating said spread spectrum modulated signal into a demodulated spread spectrum signal;

processing said demodulated spread spectrum signal into a processed Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal;

modulating in said vehicle said processed OFDM signal into a modulated OFDM signal;

transmitting, in said vehicle, said modulated OFDM signal;

generating in said vehicle a video camera generated video; and

providing said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising step of processing in said vehicle, in addition to said processing in said vehicle a sensor generated signal a processing a second sensor generated signal into a second processed sensor generated signal for connecting said second processed sensor generated signal to a control unit for control of operation of said vehicle and further comprising a method for voice control of communications of said vehicle or voice control of operation of said vehicle and further comprising method for generating in said vehicle a photo camera generated photo and for providing said photo camera generated photo with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said photo camera generated photo with said processed location finder signal.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein said sensor generated signal is generated by a motion sensor or an emergency sensor or a smoke detector, or a fire detector or a heat detector or an excess humidity sensor or a flood sensor or a water level sensor, or pressure sensor or chemical sensor or said sensor generated signal is generated by an audio signal or by a video signal or by an RFID signal, or by an infrared signal or by an other electrical or an other optical signal and said vehicle is connected in a mesh network or in a star network.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising a receiver for receiving a first spread spectrum modulated signal in said vehicle:

demodulating said first spread spectrum modulated signal into a first demodulated spread spectrum signal;

processing said first demodulated spread spectrum signal into a second processed spread spectrum signal, wherein said second spread spectrum signal comprises in-phase and quadrature-phase cross-correlated signal;

modulating in said vehicle said spectrum cross-correlated signal into a modulated, spread spectrum signal, said cross-correlated signal comprises Time Constrained Signal (TCS) wave form and Long Response (LR) filtered baseband signal;

transmitting, in said vehicle, said modulated spread spectrum signal; and

further comprising method for generating in said vehicle a video camera generated video and for providing said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of said video camera generated video with said processed location finder signal, said location finder signal is a GPS signal.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver and further comprising, a transmitter of infrared signal or a receiver of infrared signal, wherein said first processed voice signal is wirelessly transmitted, from said, vehicle, to an emergency center or to an emergency 911 (emergency 911 or enhanced emergency E-911) or to a wireless service provider or to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) or to a police department, or to an emergency center or to an other law enforcement or to a health care agency, or to an individual or to an alarm monitoring company, or to a cellular based communication system, or to a cellular phone or to a satellite based communication system, said vehicle is connected in a mesh network or in a star network and said vehicle broadcasts signals to other vehicles.