GPS traveling control systems and the method of the same

• US 20030023377A1
• Filed: 10/30/2001
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SIN ETKE Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: SIN ETKE Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng-Hung, Chen, Kuo-Rong, Lee, Chun-Chung
• Granted Patent: US 6,564,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

A GPS traveling control system and the method of the same are disclosed. The GPS traveling control system mainly includes a GPS global positioning device, a memory device, and a microprocessor. The GPS global positioning device serves for receiving signals from the global positioning satellites and then deriving global positioning data. The memory device stores at least one corresponding control condition and one instruction. The microprocessor serves for determining whether the global positioning data is matched to the control condition, and then controlling the corresponding component to execute the corresponding instruction. The present invention can monitor the track of a vehicle automatically, and can automatically control one of components in the vehicle to execute a corresponding instruction according to a matched control condition.

Claims

1. A GPS traveling control system utilized in a moving vehicle for receiving signals from global positioning satellites and for automatically controlling the operation of at least one component in the vehicle, the GPS traveling control system comprising:

a GPS global positioning device for receiving signals from the global positioning satellites and then deriving global positioning data about longitude/latitude, time/date, and/or speed, and altitude of the vehicle;

a memory device storing at least one control condition and at least one instruction corresponding to each control condition;

the control condition defining a judge condition to determine whether the corresponding instruction to be executed; and

the control condition containing at least one control parameter; and

a microprocessor for comparing the global positioning data from the GPS global positioning device with the control condition in the memory device, and determining whether the global positioning data is matched to the control condition, if yes, the corresponding vehicle component is controlled to execute the corresponding instruction.

2. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the component of the vehicle is selected from one of a group containing head lamps, fog lamps, an audio device, a video device, a multimedia system, and a GSM/hand free system.

3. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each control condition includes at least one of the following control parameters:

(a) time/date parameter;

defining a specific time/date, or a time interval for executing the corresponding instruction;

(b) longitude/latitude parameter;

defining a location having a specific longitude/latitude, or a geometric zone for executing the corresponding instruction;

(c) speed parameter;

defining a specific speed, or a speed range for executing the corresponding instruction; and

(d) altitude parameter;

defining a specific altitude, or an altitude range for executing the corresponding instruction.

4. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control condition includes at least two control parameters and Boolean logic operations thereof.

5. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an input device for inputting data through wired transmission to change the control condition and/or instruction.

6. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an input device for inputting data through wireless transmission to change the control condition and/or instruction.

7. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wireless transmission is GSM wireless communication net transmission.

8. A GPS traveling control method utilized in a GPS traveling control system of a moving vehicle for receiving signals from global positioning satellites and for automatically controlling the operation of at least one component in the vehicle;

the GPS traveling control system storing at least one control condition and at least one instruction corresponding to each control condition;

the control condition defining a judge condition to determine whether the corresponding instruction to be executed; and

the control condition containing at least one control parameter;

the GPS traveling control method comprising the steps of;

receiving signals from the global positioning satellites and then deriving global positioning data about longitude/latitude, time/date and/or speed, and altitude of the vehicle;

comparing the global positioning data with the control condition, and determining whether the global positioning data is matched to the control condition;

reading the instruction corresponding to the control condition if the global positioning data matches the control condition; and

controlling the corresponding vehicle component to execute the corresponding instruction.

9. The GPS traveling control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the component of the vehicle is selected from one of a group containing head lamps, fog lamps, an audio device, a video device, a multimedia system, and a GSM/hand free system.

10. The GPS traveling control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein each control condition includes at least one of the following control parameters:

(a) time/date parameter;

defining a specific time/date, or a time interval for executing the corresponding instruction;

(b) longitude/latitude parameter;

defining a location having a specific longitude/latitude, or a geometric zone for executing the corresponding instruction;

(c) speed parameter;

defining a specific speed, or a speed range for executing the corresponding instruction; and

(d) altitude parameter;

defining a specific altitude, or an altitude range for executing the corresponding instruction.

11. The GPS traveling control method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control condition includes at least two control parameters and Boolean logic operations thereof.

12. The GPS traveling control method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising an input device for inputting data to change the control condition and/or instruction.

13. The GPS traveling control system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the input device receives data from GSM wireless communication net transmission.

14. A computer readable recording medium utilized in a GPS traveling control system of a moving vehicle for receiving signals form global positioning satellites;

the GPS traveling control system storing at least one control condition and at least one instruction corresponding to each control condition;

the control condition defining a judge condition to determine whether the corresponding instruction to be executed; and

the control condition containing at least one control parameter;

the recording medium recording a software program for automatically controlling the operation of at least of component in the vehicle responsive to GPS global positioning data calculated from signals of GPS global positioning satellites;

the software program comprising;

first program means for receiving signals from the global positioning satellites and then deriving global positioning data about longitude/latitude, time/date, and/or speed, and altitude of the vehicle;

second program means for comparing the global positioning data with the control condition, and determining whether the global positioning data is matched to the control condition;

third program means for reading the instruction corresponding to the control condition if the global positioning data matches the control condition; and

fourth program means for controlling the corresponding vehicle component to execute the corresponding instruction.

15. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein the component of the vehicle is selected from one of a group containing head lamps, fog lamps, an audio device, a video device, a multimedia system, and a GSM/hand free system.

16. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein each control condition includes at least one of the following control parameters:

(a) time/date parameter;

defining a specific time/date, or a time interval for executing the corresponding instruction;

(b) longitude/latitude parameter;

defining a location having a specific longitude/latitude, or a geometric zone for executing the corresponding instruction;

(c) speed parameter;

defining a specific speed, or a speed range for executing the corresponding instruction; and

(d) altitude parameter;

defining a specific altitude, or an altitude range for executing the corresponding instruction.

17. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein the control condition includes at least two control parameters and Boolean logic operations thereof.

18. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a fifth program means for inputting data to change the control condition and/or instruction.

19. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 18, wherein the fifth program means receives data from GSM wireless communication net transmission.