INTELLIGENT SELECTIVELY-TARGETED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20110066304A1
• Filed: 11/22/2010
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Taylor, Lance G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,340,836 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/00 Traffic control systems for road vehicles arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ; automatic vehicle control B62D
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle

Abstract

A method for receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information in a vehicle-mounted system, comprising: receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information from a transmitting unit using a receiving unit; determining whether the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit; and if the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit, outputting the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information.

Claims

1. A method for receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information in a vehicle-mounted system, comprising:

receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information from a transmitting unit using a receiving unit;

determining whether the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit; and

if the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit, outputting the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit is associated with law enforcement.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the advisory information is audibly output in the vehicle.

4. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the advisory information is based on a live voice transmission.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the vehicle control information is output to a control interface for shutting down an engine of the vehicle.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the vehicle control information is output to a control interface for at least one of controlling brakes of the vehicle, controlling steering of the vehicle, and controlling acceleration of the vehicle.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein a remote user controls the at least one of the shutting down the engine of the vehicle, the brakes of the vehicle, the steering of the vehicle, and the acceleration of the vehicle.