Navigation apparatus and method for monitoring vehicle safety
First Claim
1. A navigation apparatus, comprising:
- an imaging module, for capturing an image signal;
a global positioning system (GPS) module, for generating positional data;
a tire pressure monitoring module, for receiving a wireless tire pressure signal to generate a digital tire pressure signal;
a storage module, for storing electronic map software; and
a central processing unit, coupled to the imaging module, the GPS module,the tire pressure monitoring module, and the storage module;
wherein the central processing unit is provided for receiving the image signal, generating image data, and transmitting the image data to the storage module for storage;
wherein the central processing unit is provided for executing the electronic map software, and receiving the positional data as a route guidance; and
wherein the central processing unit is provided for processing the digital tire pressure signal into tire pressure data, and identifying whether or not the tire pressure data is in compliance with a safety value.
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Abstract
A navigation apparatus including a central processing unit, an imaging module, a GPS module, a tire pressure monitoring module, and a storage module is provided. The imaging module captures an image signal. The central processing unit controls the imaging module to capture the image signal for generating image data, and further stores the image data in the storage module. The central processing unit executes the electronic map software stored in the storage module and receives the positional data generated by the GPS module for generating route guidance. The central unit receives the digital tire pressure signal received by the tire pressure monitoring module to generate tire pressure data and further identifies whether or not the tire pressure data is in compliance with a safety value.
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1. A navigation apparatus, comprising:
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an imaging module, for capturing an image signal; a global positioning system (GPS) module, for generating positional data; a tire pressure monitoring module, for receiving a wireless tire pressure signal to generate a digital tire pressure signal; a storage module, for storing electronic map software; and a central processing unit, coupled to the imaging module, the GPS module, the tire pressure monitoring module, and the storage module; wherein the central processing unit is provided for receiving the image signal, generating image data, and transmitting the image data to the storage module for storage; wherein the central processing unit is provided for executing the electronic map software, and receiving the positional data as a route guidance; and wherein the central processing unit is provided for processing the digital tire pressure signal into tire pressure data, and identifying whether or not the tire pressure data is in compliance with a safety value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring vehicle safety, applied in a motor vehicle having a plurality of tires, and the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the motor vehicle with a navigation apparatus, and the navigation apparatus generates positional data as a route guidance; connecting the navigation apparatus with a plurality of tire pressure detectors via a wireless method, wherein the tire pressure detectors are installed on the tires; receiving a wireless tire pressure signal outputted from each tire pressure detector via the navigation apparatus; processing the wireless tire pressure signal into tire pressure data via the navigation apparatus; and identifying whether or not the tire pressure data is in compliance with a safety value via the navigation apparatus, for controlling the generation of an alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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