METHOD FOR PROVIDING INCIDENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION AT A VEHICLE COMPUTER

• US 20180330612A1
• Filed: 05/11/2017
• Published: 11/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: LIN, LIN
• Granted Patent: US 10,902,722 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/001 Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indicators in a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/202 Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching

Abstract

A method for providing incident specific information at a vehicle computer. In operation, the vehicle computer receives an incident assignment including information related to a current incident from a dispatch computer. The vehicle computer further receives an information request and in response, identifies a first context parameter by co-relating the information request with information related to the current incident and a second context parameter by co-relating the information request with information not related to the current incident. The vehicle computer generates a response to the information request based on the first context parameter when the current incident status identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident. Otherwise, the vehicle computer generates a response to the information request based on the second context parameter.

Claims

1. A method for providing incident specific information at a vehicle computer, the method comprising:

receiving, at a network interface of the vehicle computer, an incident assignment including information related to a current incident from a dispatch computer;

receiving, at an input interface of the vehicle computer, a query from an occupant of a vehicle associated with the vehicle computer;

identifying, at an electronic processor of the vehicle computer, a first context parameter by co-relating the query with information related to the current incident and a second context parameter by co-relating the query with information not related to the current incident;

determining, at the electronic processor, in response to receiving the query, whether a current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident or not responding to the current incident;

generating, at the electronic processor, a response to the query based on the first context parameter when the current incident status identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident; and

generating, at the electronic processor, a response to the query based on the second context parameter when the current incident status identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the input interface, a signal indicating acceptance of the incident assignment; and

updating, at a memory, the current incident status to identify that the vehicle is responding to the current incident in response to receiving the signal.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, at the electronic processor, a location of the vehicle; and

updating, at a memory, the current incident status to identify that the vehicle is responding to the current incident when the location of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is en-route to a location of the current incident.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the current incident includes at least one of an identifier of the current incident, location of the current incident, type and severity level of the current incident, and user profiles related to the current incident.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first context parameter is identified based at least on one of an identifier of the current incident, location of the current incident, type and severity level of the current incident, user profiles related to the current incident, operating conditions of the vehicle, location of the vehicle, and information related to a user associated with the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the query includes a request to contact another user and further wherein generating the response further comprises:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the first context parameter, contact information of a first user profile related to the current incident that matches with the request, and

configuring a radio associated with the vehicle to initiate a communication based on the contact information of the first user profile; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the second context parameter, contact information of a second user profile that is not related to the current incident and further matches with the request, and

configuring the radio to initiate a communication based on the contact information of the second user profile.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the query includes a request to join a talk group and further wherein generating the response comprises:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the first context parameter, first talk group information related to the current incident, and

configuring a radio associated with the vehicle to join one or more talk groups of the current incident based on the first talk group information; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the second context parameter, second talk group information that is not related to the current incident, and

configuring the radio to join one or more talk groups based on the second talk group information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the query includes a request to check status of one or more users and further wherein generating the response further comprises:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the first context parameter, status of one or more first user profiles related to the current incident; and

providing, at an output interface of the vehicle computer, notification identifying the status of the one or more first user profiles; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the second context parameter, status of one or more second user profiles that are not related to the current incident; and

providing, at the output interface, notification identifying the status of the one or more second user profiles.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the query includes a request for navigation and further wherein generating the response based on the first context parameter further comprises:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the first context parameter, a first location that is related to the current incident, and

providing, at an output interface of the vehicle computer, information identifying one or more routes to the first location of the current incident; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident;

obtaining, based on the second context parameter, a second location that is not related to the current incident; and

providing, at the output interface, information identifying one or more routes to the second location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the query includes a request to adjust an operating condition of the vehicle and further wherein generating the response further comprises:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the first context parameter, a first set of one or more operating parameters for the vehicle that is mapped to the current incident, and

adjusting the operating condition of the vehicle based on the first set of one or more operating parameters; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtaining, based on the second context parameter, a second set of one or more operating parameters for the vehicle that is not mapped to the current incident; and

adjusting the operating condition of the vehicle based on the second set of one or more operating parameters.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the query is received via an audio signal, the method further comprising:

processing the audio signal to extract one or more keywords;

identifying the first context parameter by comparing the extracted keywords with information related to the current incident; and

identifying the second context parameter by comparing the extracted keywords with information not related to the current incident.

12. A vehicle computer, comprising

a network interface configured to receive an incident assignment including information related to a current incident from a dispatch computer;

an input interface configured to receive a query from an occupant of a vehicle associated with the vehicle computer; and

an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and the input interface, wherein the electronic processor is configured to

identify a first context parameter by co-relating the query with information related to the current incident and a second context parameter by co-relating the query with information not related to the current incident,

determine, in response to receiving the query from the occupant of the vehicle, whether a current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident or not responding to the current incident,

generate a response to the query based on the first context parameter when the current incident status identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident, and

generate a response to the query based on the second context parameter when the current incident status identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident.

13. The vehicle computer of claim 12, further comprising:

a memory configured to store non-transitory computer readable instructions including the current incident status, wherein the electronic processor updates the current incident status at the memory to identify that the vehicle is responding to the current incident when a signal indicating acceptance of the incident assignment is received at the input interface.

14. The vehicle computer of claim 13, wherein the electronic processor determines a location of the vehicle and updates the current incident status at the memory to identify that the vehicle is responding to the current incident when a location of the vehicle indicates that the vehicle is en-route to a location of the current incident.

15. The vehicle computer of claim 12, wherein the information related to the current incident includes at least one of an identifier of the current incident, location of the current incident, type and severity level of the current incident, and user profiles related to the current incident.

16. The vehicle computer of claim 12, wherein the first context parameter is identified based at least on one of an identifier of the current incident, location of the current incident, type and severity level of the current incident, user profiles related to the current incident, operating conditions of the vehicle, location of the vehicle, and information related to a user associated with the vehicle.

17. The vehicle computer of claim 12, wherein the query includes a request to contact another user and further wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the first context parameter, contact information of a first user profile related to the current incident that matches with the request, and

configure a radio associated with the vehicle to initiate a communication based on the contact information; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the second context parameter, contact information of a second user profile that is not related to the current incident and further matches with the request, and

configure the radio to initiate a communication based on the contact information of the second user profile.

18. The vehicle computer of claim 12, wherein the query includes a request to join a talk group and further wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the first context parameter, first talk group information related to the current incident, and

configure a radio associated with the vehicle to join one or more talk groups of the current incident based on the first talk group information; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the second context parameter, second talk group information that is not related to the current incident, and

configure the radio to join one or more talk groups based on the second talk group information.

19. The vehicle computer of claim 12, wherein the query includes a request for navigation and further wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the first context parameter, a first location of the current incident, and

provide, at an output interface of the vehicle computer, information identifying one or more routes to the first location of the current incident; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident;

obtain, based on the second context parameter, a second location that is not related to the current incident; and

provide, at the output interface, information identifying one or more routes to the second location.

20. The vehicle computer of claim 12, wherein the query includes a request to adjust an operating condition of the vehicle and further wherein the electronic processor is configured to:

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the first context parameter, a first set of one or more operating parameters for the vehicle that is mapped to the current incident, and

adjust the operating condition of the vehicle based on the first set of one or more operating parameters; and

when the current incident status of the vehicle identifies that the vehicle is not responding to the current incident,

obtain, based on the second context parameter, a second set of one or more operating parameters for the vehicle that is not mapped to the current incident; and

adjust the operating condition of the vehicle based on the second set of one or more operating parameters.