VEHICLE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE EARLY WARNING METHOD

• US 20150130600A1
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Chi-Fa
• Granted Patent: US 9,159,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection

Abstract

A vehicle early warning system and a vehicle early warning method are provided. The vehicle early warning system comprises an inter-vehicle communication device, a processor and a notice device. The inter-vehicle communication device receives an other-vehicle message package having an other-vehicle identification code and an other-vehicle sense message. The processor determines whether the other-vehicle identification code is valid. The processor determines whether the other-vehicle sense message is valid when the other-vehicle identification code is valid. The processor determines whether a driving location is on a predicated collision path according to the other-vehicle sense message when the other-vehicle sense message is valid. The notice device outputs a notice signal when the driving location is on a predicated collision path.

Claims

1. A vehicle early warning method, comprising:

receiving an other-vehicle message package having an other-vehicle identification code and an other-vehicle sense message;

determining whether the other-vehicle identification code is valid;

determining whether the other-vehicle sense message is valid when the other-vehicle identification code is valid;

determining whether a driving location is on a predicted collision path according to the other-vehicle sense message when the other-vehicle sense message is valid; and

outputting a notice signal when the driving location is on the predicted collision path.

2. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 1, wherein the other-vehicle sense message has an other-vehicle warning identification code and an other-vehicle location, the step of determining the predicted collision path determines whether the driving location is on the predicted collision path according to the other-vehicle warning identification code and the other-vehicle location.

3. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 2, wherein the step of determining the predicted collision path further determines whether the other-vehicle warning identification code belongs to an emergent electronic brake warning, a front collision warning, a rear collision warning, a left side collision warning, a right side collision warning, a head-on collision warning or an intersection collision warning.

4. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 3, wherein the notice signal is a alerting signal when the distance between the driving location and the other-vehicle location is within an alerting range, the notice signal is a warning signal when the distance between the driving location and the other-vehicle location is within a warning range, the notice signal is a reminder signal when the distance between the driving location and the other-vehicle location is within a reminder range, the reminder range is greater than the warning range, and the warning range is greater than the alerting range.

5. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 4, further comprising:

providing a vehicle condition through a detection device;

generating a vehicle warning identification code according to the vehicle condition;

generating a vehicle sense message according to the vehicle warning identification code and the driving location; and

generating a vehicle message package according to the vehicle sense message and a vehicle identification code.

6. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 5, wherein the detection device comprises a front collision warning system, a blind spot detection and warning system and a rear collision warning system.

7. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 6, wherein the driving location is provided by a positioning device.

8. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 7, wherein the positioning device is a global positioning system (GPS).

9. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 7, wherein the positioning device is an on-board unit (OBU).

10. The vehicle early warning method according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing a vehicle condition through a detection device;

generating a vehicle warning identification code according to the vehicle condition;

generating a vehicle sense message according to the vehicle warning identification code and the driving location; and

generating a vehicle message package according to the vehicle sense message and a vehicle identification code.

11. A vehicle early warning system, comprising:

an inter-vehicle communication device for receiving an other-vehicle message package having an other-vehicle identification code and an other-vehicle sense message;

a processor for determining whether the other-vehicle identification code is valid, wherein the processor determines whether the other-vehicle sense message is valid when the other-vehicle identification code is valid, and determines whether a driving location is on a predicted collision path according to the other-vehicle sense message when the other-vehicle sense message is valid; and

a notice device for outputting a notice signal when the driving location is one the predicted collision path.

12. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 11, wherein the other-vehicle sense message has an other-vehicle warning identification code and an other-vehicle location, and the processor determines whether the a driving location is one the predicted collision path according to the other-vehicle warning identification code and the other-vehicle location.

13. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 12, wherein the step of determining the predicted collision path further determines whether the other-vehicle warning identification code belongs to an emergent electronic brake warning, a front collision warning, a rear collision warning, a left side collision warning, a right side collision warning, a head-on collision warning or an intersection collision warning.

14. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 13, wherein the notice signal is an alerting signal when the distance between the driving location and the other-vehicle location is within a alerting range, the notice signal is a warning signal when the distance between the driving location and the other-vehicle location is within a warning range, the notice signal is a reminder signal when the distance between the driving location and the other-vehicle location is within a reminder range, the reminder range is greater than the warning range, and the warning range is greater than the alerting range.

15. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 14, further comprising:

a detection device for providing a vehicle condition, wherein the processor generates a vehicle warning identification code according to the vehicle condition, generates a vehicle sense message according to the vehicle warning identification code and the driving location, and generates a vehicle message package according to the vehicle sense message and a vehicle identification code.

16. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 15, wherein the detection device comprises a front collision warning system, a blind spot detection and warning system and a rear collision warning system.

17. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 16, further comprising:

a positioning device for providing the driving location.

18. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 17, wherein the positioning device is a global positioning system (GPS).

19. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 17, wherein the positioning device is an on-board unit (OBU).

20. The vehicle early warning system according to claim 11, further comprising:

a detection device for providing a vehicle condition, wherein the processor generates a vehicle warning identification code according to the vehicle condition, generates a vehicle sense message according to the vehicle warning identification code and the driving location, and generates a vehicle message package according to the vehicle sense message and a vehicle identification code.