On-vehicle electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. An on-vehicle electronic apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication unit that makes a wireless communication via a wireless LAN;
means for acquiring travel information from vehicles around a self vehicle using the wireless communication unit, and means for taking a collision avoidance measure on the basis of the acquired travel information, wherein the means for acquiring travel information comprises;
means for acquiring position information and velocity information indicating positions and velocities of vehicles before and after the self vehicle using the wireless communication unit; and
means for calculating inter-vehicle distances between the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle with reference to map information on the basis of the acquired position information and velocity information, and wherein the means for taking the collision avoidance measure takes the collision avoidance measure when the calculated inter-vehicle distances are not more than a predetermined distance, and the velocities of the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle are not less than a predetermined velocity.
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Abstract
This invention provides an on-vehicle electronic apparatus, which has a wireless communication unit which makes a wireless communication via a wireless LAN, means for acquiring position information and velocity information of vehicles before and after the self vehicle using the wireless communication unit, means for calculating the inter-vehicle distances between the self vehicle, and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle with reference to map information on the basis of the acquired position information and velocity information, and means for, when the calculated inter-vehicle distances are equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance and the velocities of the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle are equal to or higher than a predetermined velocity, taking a collision avoidance measure.
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19 Claims
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1. An on-vehicle electronic apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communication unit that makes a wireless communication via a wireless LAN;
means for acquiring travel information from vehicles around a self vehicle using the wireless communication unit, and means for taking a collision avoidance measure on the basis of the acquired travel information, wherein the means for acquiring travel information comprises;
means for acquiring position information and velocity information indicating positions and velocities of vehicles before and after the self vehicle using the wireless communication unit; and
means for calculating inter-vehicle distances between the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle with reference to map information on the basis of the acquired position information and velocity information, and wherein the means for taking the collision avoidance measure takes the collision avoidance measure when the calculated inter-vehicle distances are not more than a predetermined distance, and the velocities of the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle are not less than a predetermined velocity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An on-vehicle electronic apparatus comprising:
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means for acquiring travel information of a travel group including a self vehicle; and
means for informing a driver of information of the travel group on the basis of the acquired travel information, wherein the means for acquiring the travel information comprises;
means for acquiring position information and velocity information indicating positions and velocities of foremost and rearmost vehicles of the travel group including the self vehicle, and of at least one vehicle that is included in the travel group and serves as a wireless transponder using a wireless LAN of vehicles included in the travel group;
means for calculating a length of the travel group using map information on the basis of the acquired position information indicating the positions of the foremost and rearmost vehicles;
means for calculating a distance from the foremost vehicle of the travel group to the self vehicle using the map information on the basis of the acquired position information of the foremost vehicle and the acquired position information of the self vehicle; and
means for calculating a time required until the self vehicle leaves the travel group, on the basis of the acquired velocity information of the respective vehicles and the calculated distance, and wherein the means for informing the information of the travel group informs the driver of the self vehicle of the calculated length of the travel group and the calculated time. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An on-vehicle electronic apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a packet containing information indicating a position of a transmission destination and information to be transmitted to the transmission destination, from another on-vehicle electronic apparatus;
means for, when the packet is received, checking if connection with the transmission destination indicated by the information contained in the packet can be established using a wireless LAN;
means for, when the connection can be established, transmitting the information to be transmitted to the transmission destination, which is contained in the packet, to the transmission destination using the wireless LAN;
means for, when the connection cannot be established, acquiring position information and velocity information of vehicles around a self vehicle using the wireless LAN;
means for selecting a vehicle closest to the transmission destination with reference to map information on the basis of the acquired position information and velocity information of the vehicles around the self vehicle, and the information that is contained in the packet and indicates the position of the transmission destination; and
means for transmitting the packet to the selected vehicle using the wireless LAN. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A collision avoidance method for an on-vehicle electronic apparatus, comprising:
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acquiring position information and velocity information indicating positions and velocities of vehicles before and after a self vehicle using a wireless communication unit that makes a wireless communication via a wireless LAN;
calculating inter-vehicle distances between the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle with reference to map information on the basis of the acquired position information and velocity information; and
taking a collision avoidance measure when the calculated inter-vehicle distances are not more than a predetermined distance, and the velocities of the self vehicle and the vehicles before and after the self vehicle are not less than a predetermined velocity.
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13. A traffic jam information notification method for an on-vehicle electronic apparatus, comprising:
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acquiring position information and velocity information each indicating positions and velocities of foremost and rearmost vehicles of a travel group including a self vehicle, and of at least one vehicle that is included in the travel group and serves as a wireless transponder using a wireless LAN of vehicles included in the travel group;
calculating a length of the travel group using map information on the basis of the acquired position information indicating the positions of the foremost and rearmost vehicles;
calculating a distance from the foremost vehicle of the travel group to the self vehicle using the map information on the basis of the acquired position information of the foremost vehicle and position information of the self vehicle;
calculating a time required until the self vehicle leaves the travel group, on the basis of the acquired velocity information of the respective vehicles and the calculated distance; and
notifying a driver of the self vehicle of the calculated length of the travel group and the calculated time.
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14. An information transmission method for an on-vehicle electronic apparatus, comprising:
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checking if a packet which contains information indicating a position of a transmission destination and information to be transmitted to the transmission destination is received from another on-vehicle electronic apparatus;
checking, when the packet is received, if connection with the transmission destination indicated by the information contained in the packet can be established using a wireless LAN;
transmitting, when the connection can be established, the information to be transmitted to the transmission destination, which is contained in the packet, to the transmission destination using the wireless LAN;
acquiring, when the connection cannot be established, position information and velocity information of vehicles around a self vehicle using the wireless LAN;
selecting a vehicle closest to the transmission destination with reference to map information on the basis of the acquired position information and velocity information of the vehicles around the self vehicle, and the information that is contained in the packet and indicates the position of the transmission destination; and
transmitting the packet to the selected vehicle using the wireless LAN.
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15. An on-vehicle electronic apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a packet containing information indicating a position of a transmission destination and information to be transmitted to the transmission destination from a first on-vehicle electronic apparatus using a wireless LAN; and
means for transmitting the received packet to a second on-vehicle electronic apparatus using the wireless LAN, wherein the transmitting means comprises;
means for checking if connection with the transmission destination indicated by the received packet can be established using the wireless LAN;
means for, when the connection can be established, transmitting the packet to the transmission destination;
means for, when the connection cannot be established, acquiring position information and velocity information of vehicles around the self vehicle using the wireless LAN; and
means for obtaining the second on-vehicle electronic apparatus closest to the transmission destination based on the acquired position information and velocity information of vehicles around a self vehicle using the wireless LAN. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An information transmission method for on-vehicle electronic apparatus, comprising:
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receiving a packet containing information indicating a position of a transmission destination and information to be transmitted to the transmission destination, from a first on-vehicle electronic apparatus using a wireless LAN; and
transmitting the received packet to a second on-vehicle electronic apparatus using the wireless LAN, wherein the transmitting comprises;
checking if connection with the transmission destination indicated by the received packet can be established using the wireless LAN;
transmitting the packet to the transmission destination when the connection can be established;
acquiring position information and velocity information of vehicles around a self vehicle using the wireless LAN when the connection cannot be established; and
obtaining the second on-vehicle electronic apparatus closest to the transmission destination based on the acquired position information and velocity information of vehicles around the self vehicle using the wireless LAN. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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