METHOD AND DESCRIPTION FOR DETERMINING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR THE TRANSPORT OF AN OBJECT

• US 20120259509A1
• Filed: 04/06/2012
• Published: 10/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: WITTORF, Marten, WANNER, Sven
• Granted Patent: US 8,626,378 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/34.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A method is provided for determining and providing information for the transport of an object with a passenger car. A determining of the first parameter of the object to be transported takes place, where the at least one first parameter is selected from the group consisting of dimensions of the object and the mass of the object. In addition, a determining of a current transport capacity of the passenger car takes place. Furthermore, a determining of a probable loading state of the passenger car based on the determined first parameter and the determined current transport capacity of the passenger car takes place. In addition, an outputting of information regarding the determined probable loading state takes place.

Claims

1. A method for determining and providing information regarding a transport of at least one object with a passenger car, comprising:

determining a first parameter of an object;

determining a current transport capacity of the passenger car;

determining a probable loading state of the passenger car based on the first parameter and the current transport capacity of the passenger car;

outputting information regarding the probable loading state.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parameter is a dimension of the object.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first parameter is a mass of the object.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the outputting the information regarding the probable loading state comprises outputting of a warning message if the probable loading state exceeds a predefined threshold value.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a second parameter characterizing a stackability of the object,

wherein the determining of the probable loading state of the passenger car additionally takes place based on the second parameter.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the first parameter comprises inputting of the first parameter with an input device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the first parameter comprises providing of an object-specific identification and selecting of a data set containing the first parameter from a data base based on the object-specific identification.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the object-specific identification includes an at least one-dimensional bar code.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the object-specific identification includes an RFID-code.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the first parameter takes place with data determined by a sensor.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the sensor is an optical camera.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the current transport capacity of the passenger car comprises a determining of a vehicle type of the passenger car.

13. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the determining of the current transport capacity of the passenger car additionally takes place based on a predefined parameter,

wherein the predefined parameter characterizes visual conditions for a driver of the passenger car.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the probable loading state of the passenger car comprises determining of an arrangement of the object to be transported in the passenger car.

15. A device for determining and providing information regarding a transport of an object with a passenger car, comprising:

a first determining device configured to determine a first parameter of the object;

a second determining device configured to determine a current transport capacity of the passenger car;

a third determining device configured to determine a probable loading space of the passenger car based on the first parameter and the current transport capacity of the passenger car; and

an output device configured to output information regarding a probable loading state.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the device is part of a mobile telephone.

17. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:

a program for determining and providing information regarding a transport of at least one object with a passenger car, the program configured to;

determine a first parameter of an object;

determine a current transport capacity of the passenger car;

determine a probable loading state of the passenger car based on the first parameter and the current transport capacity of the passenger car;

output information regarding the probable loading state.

18. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the first parameter is a dimension of the object.

19. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the first parameter is a mass of the object.

20. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the outputting the information regarding the probable loading state comprises outputting of a warning message if the probable loading state exceeds a predefined threshold value.