GPS BASED VEHICULAR CONTROL

• US 20150251665A1
• Filed: 03/07/2014
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Shenoy, Shakti Prasad
• Application Number:
  US14/201,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20150251665A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/346 with automatic actuation
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/40 having mechanical, electric or electronic automatic return to inoperative position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/143 Speed control B60W30/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/00 Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers

Abstract

One example embodiment discloses a GPS receiver having an antenna for receiving GPS signals and a cue generator generating a set of cues; a cue translator having: a cue extractor which selects a subset of the cues generated by the GPS receiver; a vehicle state input receiver receiving information from a vehicle controller indicating an operational state of a vehicle; and a vehicle action generator translating the cues and state into a set of vehicle action signals; and a vehicle controller coupled to the vehicle action generator and translating the vehicle action signals into vehicle commands which control the vehicle hardware or software systems.

Claims

1. A system for GPS based vehicular control, comprising:

a processor that is adapted to execute stored instructions; and

a memory device that stores instructions, wherein the instructions comprise;

receiving a cue from a GPS Device which is responsive to a navigational state of a vehicle;

translating the cue into a vehicle action;

translating the vehicle action into a vehicle control signal; and

commanding the vehicle to change the vehicle'"'"'s operational state based on the vehicle control signal.

2. The instructions of claim 1, wherein only the GPS Device determines the navigational state of the vehicle.

3. The instructions of claim 2, wherein the navigational state of the vehicle includes a current position of the vehicle with respect to natural and constructed objects and with respect to other vehicles.

4. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the cue is at least one from a group consisting of:

an audible speech message;

a text message;

a visual image;

a change in a screen displayed;

a pop-up menu;

displayed colors;

an electronic signal; and

a software message.

5. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the cue includes at least one from a group consisting of:

all information output by a GPS device;

all items on a GPS display screen and all audible GPS sound signals.

6. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control signal is a machine-to-machine (M2M) communication signal.

7. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control signal controls at least one from a group consisting of:

a turn-signal;

a headlight;

a light;

a camera;

HVAC;

an electric motor;

a battery;

a chemical fuel engine;

a transmission;

a door lock; and

a communication device.

8. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control signal controls power supplied to a device within the vehicle.

9. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control signal includes a signal to place a device within the vehicle on standby.

10. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control signal includes a signal to place a device within the vehicle on standby.

11. The instructions of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control signal includes a signal to activate a turn signal in response to a turn cue from the GPS Device and a signal to deactivate the turn signal in response to a turn completed cue from the GPS Device.

12. A system for GPS based vehicular control, comprising:

a GPS receiver having an antenna for receiving GPS signals and a cue generator generating a set of cues;

a cue translator having;

a cue extractor which selects a subset of the cues generated by the GPS receiver;

a vehicle state input receiver receiving information from a vehicle controller indicating an operational state of a vehicle; and

a vehicle action generator translating the cues and state into a set of vehicle action signals; and

a vehicle controller coupled to the vehicle action generator and translating the vehicle action signals into vehicle commands which control the vehicle hardware or software systems.

13. An article of manufacture comprising at least one non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium containing executable computer instructions for GPS based vehicular control, the instructions comprising:

receiving a cue from a GPS Device which is responsive to a navigational state of a vehicle;

translating the cue into a vehicle action;

translating the vehicle action into a vehicle control signal; and

commanding the vehicle to change the vehicle'"'"'s operational state based on the vehicle control signal.