SAFETY INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SAFETY INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

• US 20160189543A1
• Filed: 09/09/2014
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Infotechnology Center Co., Ltd. (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Infotechnology Center Co., Ltd. (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: ALTINTAS, Onur, KREMO, Haris, TANAKA, Hideaki
• Granted Patent: US 9,754,486 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/008 with transmission via TV or radio broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A safety information transmission method includes a step wherein a first portable terminal transmits the safety information to the vehicle-mounted terminal, a step wherein the vehicle-mounted terminal stores the safety information received from the first portable terminal, a step wherein the vehicle-mounted terminal transmits the safety information to another vehicle-mounted terminal by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication, a step wherein the vehicle-mounted terminal stores the safety information received from the other vehicle-mounted terminal by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and a step wherein any of the vehicle-mounted terminals transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to an information server via an access point when the vehicle-mounted terminals has reached a communication possible area of the access point, or transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to a second portable terminal when the vehicle-mounted terminal has become capable of communicating with the second portable terminal.

Claims

1. A safety information transmission method in a safety information transmission system constituted by a portable terminal and a plurality of vehicle-mounted terminals, comprising:

a first step in which a first portable terminal transmits safety information to the vehicle-mounted terminal;

a second step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal stores the safety information received from the first portable terminal;

a third step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal transmits the safety information to another vehicle-mounted terminal by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication;

a fourth step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal stores the safety information received from the other vehicle-mounted terminal by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication; and

a fifth step in which any of the vehicle-mounted terminals transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to an information server via an access point in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has reached a communication possible area of the access point, or transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to a second portable terminal in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has become capable of communicating with the second portable terminal.

2. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, further comprising:

a step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal receives a disaster occurrence notification;

a step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal distributes a disaster application program to the first portable terminal in response to the reception of the disaster occurrence notification; and

a step in which the first portable terminal installs the disaster application program distributed from the vehicle-mounted terminal, wherein

the transmission of the safety information from the first portable terminal to the vehicle-mounted terminal is performed via the disaster application program.

3. The safety information transmission method according to claim 2, further comprising a step in which the first portable terminal distributes the disaster application program distributed from the vehicle-mounted terminal to another portable terminal.

4. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, further comprising a step in which a disaster application program is pre-installed in the first portable terminal, wherein

the transmission of the safety information from the first portable terminal to the vehicle-mounted terminal is performed via the disaster application program.

5. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, wherein

the safety information transmitted from the first portable terminal includes a terminal ID, position information, and time information.

6. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, wherein

the safety information transmitted from the first portable terminal includes a terminal ID, and

in the second step, the vehicle-mounted terminal acquires position information and time information and stores the position information and the time information such that the safety information includes the position information and the time information.

7. The safety information transmission method according to claim 5, wherein

in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has received the safety information from the other vehicle-mounted terminal, if the vehicle-mounted terminal already stores the safety information of the same portable terminal, the vehicle-mounted terminal updates the stored safety information with the received safety information if the time information of the received safety information is newer than the time information of the stored safety information.

8. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, wherein

the safety information transmitted from the first portable terminal includes a message inputted by a user of the portable terminal.

9. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, wherein

registration information is pre-stored in the first portable terminal, and

the safety information includes the registration information.

10. The safety information transmission method according to claim 1, further comprising a step in which the second portable terminal transmits a request for the safety information related to a predetermined portable terminal to the vehicle-mounted terminal, wherein

in the fifth step, the safety information meeting the request is transmitted to the second portable terminal.

11. A safety information transmission method in a safety information transmission system constituted by a portable terminal and a plurality of vehicle-mounted terminals, comprising:

a first step in which a first portable terminal transmits data including a terminal ID;

a second step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal stores as safety information the terminal ID received from the first portable terminal in association with position information and time information acquired by the vehicle-mounted terminal;

a third step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal transmits the safety information to another vehicle-mounted terminal by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication;

a fourth step in which the vehicle-mounted terminal stores the safety information received from the other vehicle-mounted terminal by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication; and

a fifth step in which any of the vehicle-mounted terminals transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to an information server via an access point in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has reached a communication possible area of the access point, or transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to a second portable terminal in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has become capable of communicating with the second portable terminal.

12. A safety information transmission system constituted by a portable terminal and a plurality of vehicle-mounted terminals, wherein

the portable terminal comprises a safety information transmitter configured to transmit safety information to the vehicle-mounted terminal,

the vehicle-mounted terminal comprises:

a safety information receiver configured to receive the safety information from the portable terminal;

a safety information storage configured to store the safety information received by the safety information receiver; and

a safety information transmitter configured to transmit the safety information, and

the vehicle-mounted terminal transmits the safety information to another vehicle-mounted terminal by a vehicle-to-vehicle transmission using the safety information transmitter, and transmits the safety information to an information server via an access point in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has reached a communication possible area of the access point or transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to a second portable terminal in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has become capable of communicating with the second portable terminal.

13. A safety information transmission system constituted by a portable terminal and a plurality of vehicle-mounted terminals, wherein

the portable terminal comprises a transmitter configured to transmit data including a terminal ID,

the vehicle-mounted terminal comprises:

a receiver configured to receive the data transmitted by the portable terminal;

a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information;

a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire time information;

a safety information storage configured to store as safety information the terminal ID received by the receiver in association with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit and the time information acquired by the time information acquisition unit; and

a safety information transmitter configured to transmit the safety information, and

the vehicle-mounted terminal transmits the safety information to another vehicle-mounted terminal by a vehicle-to-vehicle communication using the safety information transmitter, and transmits the safety information to an information server via an access point in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has reached a communication possible area of the access point or transmits the safety information stored in the vehicle-mounted terminal to a second portable terminal in a case where the vehicle-mounted terminal has become capable of communicating with the second portable terminal.