AUTOMATIC POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME

• US 20140316693A1
• Filed: 04/16/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: XIN, YANG, ZHANG, JUN, CHUANG, TSUNG-JEN, DENG, HONG-FEI
• Granted Patent: US 9,121,723 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/410
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an automatic positioning system that is in a mobile device. The mobile device communicates with a vehicle. The system includes a first detection module, a second detection module and a positioning module. The first detection module detects the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state in real-time. The second detection module detects the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state in real-time. The positioning module acquires the location of the mobile device and records the acquired location as a position where the vehicle is parked in the mobile device, when the vehicle changes from the moving state to the static state, the mobile device changes from the static state to the moving state.

Claims

1. An automatic positioning system in a mobile device, the mobile device communicating with a vehicle via a wireless network, the automatic positioning system comprising:

a first detection module that detects a motion state of the mobile device to determine if the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state in real-time;

a second detection module that detects a motion state of the vehicle to determine if the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state in real-time; and

a positioning module that acquires the location of the mobile device and records the acquired location as a position of the vehicle in the mobile device, when the vehicle changes from a moving state to a static state, the mobile device changes from a static state to a moving state.

2. The automatic positioning system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a navigation module that acquires a current location of the mobile device as a starting point, reads the recorded position as an ending point, and calculates a path from the starting point to the ending point to guide the user back to the vehicle.

3. The automatic positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises a first detection unit, the first detection module detects a current speed of the mobile device through the first detection unit, and determines if the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state according to the detected speed.

4. The automatic positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device further comprises a second detection unit, the second detection module sends a state detecting command to the vehicle to detect a current speed of the vehicle through the second detection unit, and determines if the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state according to the detected speed.

5. The automatic positioning system according to claim 2, wherein the mobile device further comprises an electronic map, the positioning module marks the acquired location on the electronic map, and the navigation module shows the calculated path on the electronic map.

6. The automatic positioning system according to claim 3, wherein the first detection unit is a speed sensor.

7. The automatic positioning system according to claim 4, wherein the second detection unit is a speed sensor.

8. The automatic positioning system according to claim 5, wherein the navigation module shows the calculated path on the electronic map as a color line.

9. The automatic positioning system according to claim 5, wherein the navigation module guides the user to the vehicle by voice.

10. An automatic positioning method implemented by a mobile device, the mobile device communicating with a vehicle via a wireless network, the method comprising:

detecting a motion state of the mobile device to determine if the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state in real-time;

detecting a motion state of the vehicle to determine if the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state in real-time; and

acquiring the location of the mobile device and records the acquired location as a position of the vehicle, when the vehicle changes from a moving state to a static state, the mobile device changes from a static state to a moving state.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

acquiring a current location of the mobile device as a starting point, reading the recorded position as an ending point, and calculating a path from the starting point to the ending point to guide the user back to the vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the mobile device further comprises a first detection unit, and detecting a motion state of the mobile device further comprising:

detecting a current speed of the mobile device through the first detection unit, and determining if the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state according to the detected speed.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the mobile device further comprises a second detection unit, and detecting a motion state of the vehicle further comprising:

sending a state detecting command to the vehicle to detect a current speed of the vehicle through the second detection unit, and determining if the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state according to the detected speed.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the mobile device further comprises an electronic map, and localization further comprises:

marking the acquired location on the electronic map; and

showing the calculated path on the electronic map.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first detection unit is a speed sensor.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the second detection unit is a speed sensor.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

showing the calculated path on the electronic map as a color line.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein navigation further comprises:

guiding the user to the vehicle by voice.