Intelligent selectively-targeted communications methods

• US 8,340,836 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2010
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Taylor, Lance G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Algahaim, Helal A
• Application Number:
  US12/952,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20110066304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 701/2, 701/96, 340/902, 340/903
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/00 Traffic control systems for road vehicles arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ; automatic vehicle control B62D
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle

Abstract

A method for receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information in a vehicle-mounted system, comprising: receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information from a transmitting unit using a receiving unit; determining whether the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit; and if the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit, outputting the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information.

Claims

1. A method for receiving at least one of advisory information and vehicle control information, the method comprising:

reading positioning data using a positioning system;

determining at least one of a location, heading, and speed of the positioning system using the positioning data;

receiving information about a target footprint at a receiving unit, or determining a target footprint using the at least one of the location, heading, and speed of the positioning system using the receiving unit;

determining whether the receiving unit is in the target footprint based on the current geographic location;

receiving the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information from a transmitting unit using the receiving unit;

determining whether the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit, wherein the receiving unit determines whether the advisory information is directed to the receiving unit when the advisory information is received; and

outputting the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information when the at least one of the advisory information and the vehicle control information is directed to the receiving unit and the receiving unit is in the target footprint.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit is associated with law enforcement.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the advisory information is audibly output in the vehicle.

4. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the advisory information is based on a live voice transmission.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the vehicle control information is output to a control interface for shutting down an engine of the vehicle.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the vehicle control information is output to a control interface for at least one of controlling brakes of the vehicle, controlling steering of the vehicle, and controlling acceleration of the vehicle.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein a remote user controls at least one of shutting down an engine of the vehicle, the brakes of the vehicle, the steering of the vehicle, and the acceleration of the vehicle.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of whether the receiving unit is in the target footprint is based in part on a heading and speed of the transmitting unit;

further comprising reducing a volume of an audio system prior to outputting the advisory information, wherein the advisory information is repeatedly output at predetermined intervals.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising determining whether to output the advisory information based on at least one of the current speed and heading of the receiving unit when the receiving unit is in the target footprint, wherein the receiving unit generates the target footprint, the target footprint being smaller than a broadcasting range of the transmitting unit.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining whether to output the advisory information based on at least one of the current speed and heading of the receiving unit when the receiving unit is in the target footprint, wherein the receiving unit generates the target footprint, the target footprint being smaller than a broadcasting range of the transmitting unit.