DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD INTEGRATED WITH POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY

• US 20100182193A1
• Filed: 07/15/2009
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Tsai, Yi-Tien, Hsiang, Wei, Lyu, Ming-Long, Fan Chiang, Chun-Wei, Lin, Yeong-Sung, Wang, I-Kai, Lo, Jui-Pin, Huang, Ting-Ying, Chen, Eric, Lai, Wei-Chih
• Application Number:
  US12/503,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20100182193A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/357.400
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0045 Transmission from base station to mobile station G01S5/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0289 of multiple transceivers, e.g. in ad hoc networks

Abstract

A data processing system and method integrated with positioning technology are provided. A plurality of mobile devices perform data processing on positioning signals received from a positioning device. The mobile devices together form at least a communication group. One of the mobile devices receives coordinate information from the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group via a wireless signal transceiver module. A data computation module performs computation on the coordinate information to obtain group information, and transmits the group information via the wireless signal transceiver module such that all of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group are allowed to obtain the group information. Known problems, that is, conventional mobile devices fail to receive coordinate information from one another and thereby fail to interact with one another, are solved by the system and method.

Claims

1. A data processing system integrated with positioning technology, comprising:

a positioning device for sending positioning signals; and

a plurality of mobile devices for processing, receiving and transmitting data, wherein each of the plurality of mobile devices comprises;

a positioning signal processing module for receiving the positioning signals to generate coordinate information;

a wireless signal transceiver module for receiving and transmitting wireless signals; and

a data computation module for computing the coordinate information,

wherein the plurality of mobile devices form at least a communication group, allowing one of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group to receive the coordinate information from the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group via the wireless signal transceiver module, so as for the data computation module to compute the coordinate information to obtain group information and then transmit the group information via the wireless signal transceiver module, such that all of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group are allowed to obtain the group information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group is allowed to be selected to exchange the group information with the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices of the other one or more of the at least a communication group, so as for the group information to be communicated among different ones of the at least a communication group.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one of the plurality of mobile devices is provided with a talk function for transmitting data to and receiving data from the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices via the wireless signal transceiver module, so as for the one of the plurality of mobile devices to receive the coordinate information from the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices through the talk function, and to then compute the coordinate information according to specific processing procedures in order to generate the group information and then transmit the group information to the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one of the plurality of mobile devices is provided with a broadcast function by which the group information is transmitted to the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the one of the plurality of mobile devices is provided with a host function for communicating with the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices so as to invite the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices to join the at least a communication group.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a data processing platform for receiving the coordinate information from the plurality of mobile devices, computing the coordinate information according to the specific processing procedures so as to obtain the group information, and then transmitting the group information to the plurality of mobile devices.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a coordinate reference device for receiving the coordinate information of the plurality of mobile devices, computing the coordinate information according to the specific processing procedures so as to obtain the group information, and then transmitting the group information to the plurality of mobile devices.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the positioning device is a GPS positioning satellite, a Galileo satellite, a wireless network positioning device, or a mobile communication base station.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal transceiver module receives and transmits wireless LAN signals or wireless WAN signals.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile devices are smart phones, PDAs, or portable computers.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile devices further comprise electronic map software for displaying relative position, moving path, or route planning of the mobile devices of the at least a communication group according to the coordinate information.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the group information is status information, location information, grouping information, scoring information, or motion strategy information of the plurality of mobile devices.

13. The system of claim 3, wherein the specific processing procedures involve computing the coordinate information according to software predefined flows, rules, or methods.

14. A data processing method integrated with positioning technology, applied to a system having a positioning device and a plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising the steps of:

(1) commanding the plurality of mobile devices to form at least a communication group;

(2) commanding the plurality of mobile devices to receive positioning signals from the positioning device to generate coordinate information;

(3) commanding one of the plurality of mobile devices to receive the coordinate information from other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group via a wireless transmission approach; and

(4) commanding the one of the plurality of mobile devices to compute the coordinate information according to specific processing procedures to obtain group information and then transmit the group information to the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein step (1) further comprises the steps of:

(1-1) commanding one of the plurality of mobile devices to set to join the at least a communication group and start a talk function for transmitting data to one another via a wireless signal transceiver module; and

(1-2) commanding the one of the plurality of mobile devices to talk with other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices for inviting the other one or more of the plurality of mobile devices to join the at least a communication group.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the group information is status information, location information, grouping information, scoring information, or motion strategy information of the plurality of mobile devices of the communication group.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the processing procedures involve computing the coordinate information according to software predefined flows, rules, or methods.

18. A data processing method integrated with positioning technology, applied to a system having a positioning device, a plurality of mobile devices and a data processing platform, the method comprising the steps of:

(1) commanding the plurality of mobile devices to form at least a communication group;

(2) commanding the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group to receive positioning signals from the positioning device to generate coordinate information;

(3) commanding the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group to transmit the coordinate information to the data processing platform via a wireless transmission method; and

(4) commanding the data processing platform to compute the coordinate information according to specific processing procedures so as to obtain group information and then transmit the group information to the plurality of mobile devices of the at least a communication group.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein step (1) further comprises the steps of;

(1-1) commanding one of the plurality of mobile devices to connect the data processing platform to set to join the at least a communication group;

(1-2) commanding the data processing platform to send messages to the mobile devices close to the one of the plurality of mobile devices for inviting them to join the at least a communication group; and

(1-3) commanding the data processing platform to add the mobile devices close to the one of the plurality of mobile devices and send back confirmation messages into the at least a communication group.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the group information is status information, location information, grouping information, scoring information, or motion strategy information of the plurality of mobile devices of the communication group.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the processing procedures involve computing the coordinate information according to software predefined flows, rules, or methods.