SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION CONTAINED IN MOTOR VEHICLES

• US 20160019729A1
• Filed: 03/04/2013
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gloria Eisman Maraver, Pedro David Gonzalez Vera
• Original Assignee: Gloria Eisman Maraver, Padro David Gonzalez Vera
• Inventors: RUFO TORRES, Julio Francisco
• Granted Patent: US 9,633,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/04 the devices being headlights
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0234 related to maintenance or repairing of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2208 associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3291 mounted in or on other locations inside the vehicle or vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication

Abstract

System and method for the access to information contained in motor vehicles. The system comprises:—a control unit (206) configured for: •capturing determined information of the vehicle (100) coming from some electronic component, preferable from the ECU (214); •generating a data message from said information—an optical transmitter (216) for the transmission of said data message (122) by means of visible optical communication through some light (104) of the vehicle. The information is captured by a communications terminal (102) by means of an optical receiver (106) and is sent to an analysis terminal (114) for its processing, being able to be employed for the control of access or diagnostic of the vehicle, among other applications.

Claims

1. System for the access to information contained in motor vehicles, characterised in that it comprises:

a control unit (206) configured for;

capturing determined vehicle information (100) coming from at least one electronic component thereof;

generating a data message from said information;

an optical transmitter (216) controlled by the control unit (206) and configured for the transmission of said data message (122) by means of visible optical communication using at least one light (104) of the vehicle.

2. System according to the previous claim, wherein the vehicle information captured by the control unit (206) comes from the ECU (214) of the vehicle.

3. System according to any one of the previous claims, wherein the vehicle information captured by the control unit (206) comes from a sensor or system for capturing data installed in the vehicle (100).

4. System according to claim 3, wherein the information of the vehicle captured by the control unit (206) comes from a tachograph.

5. System according to any one of the previous claims, wherein the control unit (206) is configured to start the capturing of information once the information request signal (120) has been received.

6. System according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle information to be captured and transmitted is specified in the information request signal (120).

7. System according to any one of the claims 5 to 6, that comprises a wireless receiver (110) installed in the vehicle (100) responsible for receiving the information request signal (120).

8. System according to any one of the previous claims, that comprises a communications terminal (102) external to the vehicle (100) and with an optical receiver (106) for the capturing of the data message transmitted by at least one light (104) of the vehicle.

9. System according to claim 8, wherein the communications terminal (102) comprises a wireless emitter (108) for sending the information request signal (120).

10. System according to claim 9, wherein the communications terminal (102) comprises a presence sensor, the wireless emitter (108) being configured to carry out the sending of the information request signal (120) when said sensor detects the presence of the vehicle (100).

11. System according to any one of the claims 8 to 10, wherein the communications terminal (102) comprises a control unit (506) with one communications module (512) for the transmission of a message (130) based on the information captured by the optical receiver (106) to an analysis terminal (114).

12. System according to claim 11, that comprises an analysis terminal (114) with means of data processing configured for analysing the message received and performing at least one action depending on said analysis.

13. System according to claim 12, wherein the analysis carried out by the analysis terminal (114) is directed to a control of access of the vehicle at a determined facility, and wherein the at least one action to be performed is directed to permitting or not permitting the access of the vehicle into the facility depending on the analysis carried out.

14. System according to claim 12, wherein the analysis carried out by the analysis terminal (114) is directed at a diagnostic for detecting possible breakdowns or malfunctioning in the vehicle, and wherein the at least one action to be performed is directed at communicating said faulty situation should it occur.

15. System according to any one of the previous claims, wherein the control unit (206) forms part of the ECU (214) of the vehicle.

16. Method for the access to information contained in motor vehicles, characterised in that it comprises:

capturing determined information of the vehicle (100) coming from at least one electronic component thereof;

generating a data message from said information;

transmitting said data message (122) by means of visible optical communication through at least one light (104) of the vehicle.

17. Method according to claim 16, wherein the data message (122) is transmitted through at least one of the headlights of the vehicle.

18. Method according to any one of the claims 16 to 17, wherein the information captured from the vehicle comes from the ECU (214) of the vehicle.

19. Method according to any one of the claims 16 to 18, wherein the information captured from the vehicle comes from a sensor or system of capturing data installed in the vehicle (100).

20. Method according to claim 19, wherein the information captured from the vehicle comes from a tachograph.

21. Method according to any one of the claims 16 to 20, wherein the capturing of information starts once the information request signal (120) is received.

22. Method according to claim 21, wherein the vehicle information to be captured and transmitted is specified in the information request signal (120).

23. Method according to any one of the claims 21 to 22, wherein the information request signal (120) is send by a wireless emitter (108) external to the vehicle and is received by a wireless receiver (110) installed in the vehicle (100).

24. Method according to claim 23, that comprises detecting the presence of the vehicle by means of a presence sensor, and wherein the information request signal (120) is subsequently sent to the detection of the vehicle.

25. Method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, that comprises capturing, by means of an optical receiver (106) external to the vehicle (100), the data message transmitted by at least one light (104) of the vehicle.

26. Method according to claim 25, that comprises transmitting a message (130) based on the information captured by the optical receiver (106) to an analysis terminal (114).

27. Method according to claim 26, that comprises analysing the message received in the analysis terminal (114) and performing at least one action depending on said analysis.

28. Method according to claim 27, wherein the analysis of the message received in the analysis terminal (114) is directed to a control for vehicle access to a determined facility, and wherein the at least one action to be performed is directed to permitting or not permitting the access of the vehicle to the facility depending on the analysis performed.

29. Method according to claim 27, wherein the analysis of the message received in the analysis terminal (114) is directed at a diagnostic for detecting possible breakdowns or malfunctioning in the vehicle, and wherein the at least one action to be performed is directed to communicating said faulty situation should it occur.