SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20130131918A1
• Filed: 11/07/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Hahne, Uwe
• Application Number:
  US13/670,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20130131918A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• 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 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method for operating an information and entertainment system of a motor vehicle is provided. The method includes providing data for a transmission to at least one additional motor vehicle by means of a communication network. The method includes determining at least one parameter characterizing a traffic situation of the motor vehicle, and classifying a current traffic situation of the motor vehicle, based on the at least one determined parameter. The method includes adapting of a parameter characterizing an availability of the motor vehicle within the communication network as a function of the classified current traffic situation.

Claims

1. A method for operating an information and entertainment system of a motor vehicle, comprising:

providing data for a transmission to at least one further motor vehicle by means of a communication network;

determining at least one parameter characterizing a traffic situation of the motor vehicle;

classifying a current traffic situation of the motor vehicle, based on the at least one determined parameter; and

adapting a parameter characterizing an availability of the motor vehicle within the communication network as a function of the classified current traffic situation.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter further comprises:

determining at least one of a type and a condition of a roadway currently travelled by the motor vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter further comprises:

determining a number of additional road users in the region of the environment of the motor vehicle

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter further comprises:

determining at least one of a current speed and of a current position of the motor vehicle.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing data takes place by means of a user input into the information and entertainment system of the motor vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the data contains information with respect to at least one of the motor vehicle and a user of the motor vehicle.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether at least one additional participant of the communication network is situated in the region of the environment of the motor vehicle; and

issuing a message with the information and entertainment system if the at least one additional participant is determined, the message containing information with respect to the at least one additional participant.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

querying the at least one additional participant for a transmission of the data; and

transmitting at least a portion of the data to the at least one additional participant, if the additional participant authorizes the transmission.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

ascertaining with a user input coupled to the information and entertainment system whether a transmission of the data to the at least one additional participant takes place or does not occur.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the data is stored in a user-specific manner, and on a starting up of the motor vehicle, the data is provided which is associated with a current driver of the motor vehicle.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending additional data to the motor vehicle from at least one additional motor vehicle by means of the communication network; and

providing the received data by means of the information and entertainment system as a function of the classified current traffic situation.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the additional data is transmitted by means of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device.

13. An information and entertainment system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

an input device for the providing of data for a transmission to at least one additional motor vehicle over a communication network;

a determining device that determines at least one parameter characterizing a traffic situation of the motor vehicle;

a classification device that classifies a current traffic situation of the motor vehicle, based on the at least one determined parameter; and

an adaptation device that generates a parameter characterizing an availability of the motor vehicle within the communication network as a function of the classified current traffic situation.

14. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium readable by a processing unit of a motor vehicle and storing instructions for execution by the processing unit for performing a method comprising;

providing data for a transmission to at least one additional motor vehicle by means of a communication network;

determining of at least one parameter characterizing a traffic situation of the motor vehicle;

classifying of a current traffic situation of the motor vehicle, based on the at least one determined parameter; and

adapting of a parameter characterizing an availability of the motor vehicle within the communication network as a function of the classified current traffic situation.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter further comprises:

determining at least one of a type and a condition of a roadway currently travelled by the motor vehicle.

16. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter further comprises:

determining a number of additional road users in the region of the environment of the motor vehicle.

17. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter further comprises:

determining at least one of a current speed and of a current position of the motor vehicle.

18. The computer program product according to claim 14, further comprising:

determining whether at least one additional participant of the communication network is situated in the region of the environment of the motor vehicle; and

issuing a message with the information and entertainment system if the at least one additional participant is determined, the message containing information with respect to the at least one additional participant.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, further comprising:

querying the at least one additional participant for a transmission of the data; and

transmitting at least a portion of the data to the at least one additional participant, if the additional participant authorizes the transmission.