ROAD INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROAD INFORMATION BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL

• US 20070021906A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Yeh, Chun-Nan, Chang, Jien-Yang
• Application Number:
  US11/459,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20070021906A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/207
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3889 Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means

Abstract

A road information system and a method for providing road information based on Internet protocol are provided, wherein typically, a client sends out a connection signal, so as to establish a connection with a road information server, then, according to the current position coordinates, the client downloads corresponding road information from the road information server, so as to obtain the road information in the road information server immediately.

Claims

1. A road information system based on Internet protocol, comprising:

a road information server having an Internet website address for storing a road information; and

a client, obtaining the corresponding road information according to current position coordinates, comprising;

a positioning module for obtaining the current position coordinates;

a connection module for transmitting a connection signal with the Internet website address, thereby establishing the connection with the road information server;

a signal processing module for processing communications between the client and the road information server, thereby obtaining a signal for downloading and updating data; and

an update module for downloading the road information corresponding to the current coordinates from the road information server according to the signal for downloading and updating data.

2. The road information system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal processing module stores an updated time value and a time threshold value, and comprises a comparison module for comparing the updated time value with the time threshold value, so as to obtain the signal for downloading and updating data.

3. The road information system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the updated time value is the time counted since last time of downloading the road information.

4. The road information system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection signal comprises an authorized data and a current position coordinates data.

5. The road information system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the road information is at least one of latest traffic information, electronic map information, weather information, tourist spot information, activity information, and emergency rescue information.

6. The road information system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection module is a wireless network chip.

7. The road information system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication between the client and the road information server is at least one of a feedback connection signal, a signal for downloading and updating data, an end signal, and an acknowledged end signal.

8. The road information system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning module is a global positioning receiver.

9. A method for providing road information based on Internet protocol, comprising:

sending a connection signal with an Internet website address of a road information server from a client;

receiving a feedback connection signal from the road information server, such that the client establishes a connection with the road information server;

sending a signal that requests for downloading and updating data to the road information server;

receiving a signal for downloading and updating data from the road information server;

obtaining a current position coordinates of the client;

downloading road information corresponding to the current coordinates from the road information server to the client according to the signal for downloading and updating data;

sending an end signal to the road information server; and

receiving an acknowledged end signal from the road information server.

10. The method for providing road information as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of receiving a feedback connection signal from the road information server to establish a connection between the client and the road information server comprises:

storing an updated time value and a time threshold value in the client; and

comparing the updated time value with the time threshold value to determine whether or not the updated time value is not smaller than the time threshold value.

11. The method for providing road information as claimed in claim 10, wherein the updated time value is the time counted since last time of downloading road information.

12. The method for providing road information as claimed in claim 10, after the step of comparing the updated time value with the time threshold value to determine whether or not the updated time value is not smaller than the time threshold value, further comprising a step of generating an end signal from the client when the updated time value is smaller than the time threshold value.

13. The method for providing road information as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of obtaining the current position coordinates of the client is achieved through a global positioning receiver.

14. The method for providing road information as claimed in claim 9, wherein the connection signal comprises an authorized data and a current position coordinates data.

15. The method for providing road information as claimed in claim 9, wherein the road information is at least one of latest traffic information, electronic map information, weather information, tourist spot information, activity information, and emergency rescue information.