METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORWARDING ITEMS OF INTEREST

• US 20150274073A1
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: BEKIARES, TYRONE D., TUMMALAPENTA, SATYANARAYANA, TINE, STEVEN D., MODI, MOHIT YOGESH
• Application Number:
  US14/230,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20150274073A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/56 exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing information on an item of interest is provided herein. During operation a server will determine a vehicle'"'"'s speed and direction. Information on items of interest will then be provided to the vehicle/user based on the vehicle speed and direction.

Claims

1. A method for forwarding items of interest, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a speed and location of a vehicle;

determining a figure shape or region based on the vehicle speed;

using the location of the vehicle to determine items within the figure, shape, or region;

providing information on/from an item within the figure, shape, or region; and

wherein the figure, shape, or region has a shape that changes with vehicle speed.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the figure, shape or region begins at a distance from the vehicle, wherein the distance is based on the vehicle speed.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the figure, shape, or region is also based on a predetermined route to be taken by the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the predetermined figure, shape, or region extends an increasing distance from the route as the route'"'"'s distance increases from the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the figure, shape, or region is a cone.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the figure, shape, or region changes from a first shape to a second shape as the vehicle slows down.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of determining the speed of the vehicle comprises the step of receiving vehicle telemetry data from the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the information on/from the item comprises a camera stream from a camera.

9. A method for forwarding a camera stream to a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a speed of the vehicle;

receiving a location of the vehicle;

determining a figure shape or region based on the speed of the vehicle;

using the location of the vehicle to determine cameras within the figure, shape, or region;

providing the camera stream from a camera within the figure, shape, or region; and

wherein the figure, shape, or region has a shape that changes with vehicle speed and wherein the figure, shape or region begins at a distance from the vehicle that increases with vehicle speed.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the figure, shape, or region is also based on a predetermined route to be taken by the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the figure, shape, or region is conical.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the figure, shape, or region changes from a first shape to a second shape as the vehicle slows down.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of determining the speed of the vehicle comprises the step of receiving vehicle telemetry data from the vehicle.

14. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver receiving a location and speed of a vehicle;

logic circuitry determining a figure shape or region based on the speed, using the location to determine items within the figure, shape, or region, wherein the figure, shape, or region has a shape that changes with vehicle speed; and

a transmitter providing information on/from an item within the figure, shape, or region.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the figure, shape or region begins at a distance from a vehicle, wherein the distance is based on the vehicle speed.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the logic circuitry also determines a route for the vehicle, and the figure, shape, or region is also based on the route.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the predetermined figure, shape, or region extends an increasing distance from the route as the route'"'"'s distance increases from the vehicle.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the figure, shape, or region is conical.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the figure, shape, or region changes from a first shape to a second shape as the vehicle slows down.

20. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the wherein the information on/from the item comprises a camera stream from a camera.