Vehicle approach warning system, portable warning terminal and in-vehicle communication apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
- an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and
a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinthe in-vehicle communication apparatus identifies a road category to which a vehicle-travel-road belongs;
the vehicle-travel-road is a road on which the vehicle is presently located;
the in-vehicle communication apparatus puts information about the identified road category in the vehicle travel data;
the portable warning terminal determines whether the road category indicated in the vehicle travel data meets a stored road category condition; and
when the portable warning terminal determines that the road category indicated in the vehicle travel data does not meet the stored road category condition, the portable warning terminal prohibits warning about approach of the vehicle from being given to the pedestrian.
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Abstract
A vehicle approach warning system is disclosed. The vehicle approach warning system includes: an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to give, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, a warning about approach of the vehicle to the pedestrian in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a threshold.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinthe in-vehicle communication apparatus identifies a road category to which a vehicle-travel-road belongs; the vehicle-travel-road is a road on which the vehicle is presently located; the in-vehicle communication apparatus puts information about the identified road category in the vehicle travel data; the portable warning terminal determines whether the road category indicated in the vehicle travel data meets a stored road category condition; and when the portable warning terminal determines that the road category indicated in the vehicle travel data does not meet the stored road category condition, the portable warning terminal prohibits warning about approach of the vehicle from being given to the pedestrian. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinthe portable warning terminal includes a vibrator; when the portable warning terminal receives the vehicle travel data transmitted wirelessly from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the portable warning terminal continuously vibrates the vibrator with a first amplitude if the electric field strength at the time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than the first threshold, and then the portable warning terminal intermittently vibrates the vibrator with a second amplitude for a period of only one cycle length in each intermittent vibration if the electric field strength becomes greater than or equal to a second threshold; the second amplitude is larger than the first amplitude; and the second threshold is larger than the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinthe vehicle travel data further includes a vehicle ID for individual vehicle identification; the portable warning terminal prospectively stores therein a vehicle ID warning condition that defines which of vehicle IDs serves as a warning trigger object and which of vehicle IDs is excluded from the warning trigger object; when the portable warning terminal receives the vehicle travel data transmitted wirelessly from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the portable warning terminal determines whether the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data serves as the warning trigger object, based on the vehicle ID warning condition and the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data; when the portable warning terminal determines that vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data serves as the warning trigger object, the portable warning terminal warns the pedestrian about the approach of the vehicle in the way other than the auditory stimulation; and when the portable warning terminal determines that the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data does not serve as the warning trigger object, the portable warning terminal prohibits warning about the approach of the vehicle from being given to the pedestrian in the way other than the auditory stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinthe vehicle travel data includes a vehicle ID for individual vehicle identification; the vehicle ID has a vehicle category indicator part indicative of a vehicle category to which the vehicle belongs; the portable warning terminal prospectively stores therein a vehicle ID warning condition that defines which of vehicle IDs having the vehicle category indicator part indicative of the vehicle category servers as a warning trigger object and which of vehicle IDs having the vehicle category indicator part indicative of the vehicle category is excluded from the warning trigger object; when the portable warning terminal receives the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the portable warning terminal determines whether the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data servers as the warning trigger object, based on the vehicle ID warning condition and the vehicle ID included in the received vehicle travel data; and when the portable warning terminal determines that the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data does not serve as the warning trigger object, the portable warning terminal prohibits warning about the approach of the vehicle from being given to the pedestrian in the way other than the auditory stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinwhen the portable warning terminal warns the pedestrian about the approach of the vehicle, the portable warning terminal sends a reply to the in-vehicle communication apparatus; when the in-vehicle communication apparatus receives the reply form the portable warning terminal, the in-vehicle communication apparatus gives a warning notification to a driver of the vehicle; the vehicle travel data includes a vehicle ID for individual vehicle identification; the portable warning terminal prospectively stores therein a vehicle ID reply condition that defines which of vehicle IDs necessitates the reply which of vehicle IDs does not necessitate the reply; when the portable warning terminal receives the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the portable warning terminal determines whether the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data necessitates the reply, based on the vehicle ID reply condition and the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data; when the portable warning terminal determines that vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data necessitates the reply, the portable warning terminal sends the reply to the in-vehicle communication apparatus; and when the portable warning terminal determines that the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data does not necessitate the reply, the portable warning terminal does not send the reply to the in-vehicle communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinwhen the portable warning terminal warns the pedestrian about the approach of the vehicle, the portable warning terminal sends a reply to the in-vehicle communication apparatus; when the in-vehicle communication apparatus receives the reply form the portable warning terminal, the in-vehicle communication apparatus gives a warning notification to a driver of the vehicle; the vehicle travel data includes a vehicle ID for individual vehicle identification; the vehicle ID has a vehicle category indicator part indicative of a vehicle category to which the vehicle belongs; the portable warning terminal prospectively stores therein a vehicle ID reply condition that defines which of vehicle ID shaving the vehicle category indicator part indicative of the vehicle category necessitates the reply and which of vehicle IDs having the vehicle category indicator part indicative of the vehicle category does not necessitates the reply; when the portable warning terminal receives the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the portable warning terminal determines whether the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data necessitates the reply, based on the vehicle ID reply condition and the vehicle ID included in the received vehicle travel data; when the portable warning terminal determines that vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data necessitates the reply, the portable warning terminal sends the reply to the in-vehicle communication apparatus; and when the portable warning terminal determines that the vehicle ID in the received vehicle travel data does not necessitate the reply, the portable warning terminal does not send the reply to the in-vehicle communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A vehicle approach warning system comprising:
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an in-vehicle communication apparatus to be mounted to a vehicle, the in-vehicle communication apparatus being configured to wirelessly transmit vehicle travel data to surroundings of the vehicle; and a portable warning terminal to be carried by a pedestrian, the portable warning terminal being configured to warn, in response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the pedestrian about approach of the vehicle in a way other than auditory stimulation if electric field strength at a time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a first threshold;
whereinin response to receiving the vehicle travel data wirelessly transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus, the portable warning terminal warns the pedestrian about the approach of the vehicle in the way other than auditory stimulation if the electric field strength at the time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than the first threshold and if a rate of change in the electric field strength at the time of receiving the vehicle travel data is larger than a change rate threshold. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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