Road side data exchange net and method thereof

• US 8,768,619 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2012
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
• Original Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
• Inventors: Hsieh, Yu-Tsen, Hsu, Chih-Wei, Cheng, Yuan-Po, Tsai, Ming-Jer
• Primary Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US13/491,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20130261963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 701/24, 701/117, 701/118, 701/119, 701/409, 701/468, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/225, 709/245, 709/220, 709/221, 709/222, 709/223, 709/226, 709/227, 709/228, 709/229, 709/224, 340/10.2, 340/440, 340/901, 340/905, 340/928, 340/933, 340/990, 340/995.23, 340/902, 340/907, 370/244, 370/397, 370/440, 370/395.3, 342/42, 342/51, 342/357.31, 235/384, 731/160.6, 455/517, 379/211.02
• US Class Current: 701/484
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/02 by astronomical means G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/66 using electric or magnetic means G01P3/80 takes precedence; measuring short time intervals G04F8/00, G04F10/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/072 Ionosphere corrections
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0081 Transmission between base stations

Abstract

A road side data exchange net and method thereof is provided. The road side data exchange net includes a plurality of road side data exchange devices set on neighboring roads separately. The road side data exchange device includes a positioning system for receiving satellite data regularly, a calculator for calculating a calibration value of the satellite data to generate an analyzed result data, and a database for storing the analyzed result data. Further, each of the road side data exchange devices broadcasts the analyzed result data from its database to all of neighboring road side data exchange devices to provide the analyzed result data to an electronic device.

Claims

1. A road side data exchange net, comprising:

a plurality of road side data exchange devices, disposed on neighboring roads separately wherein the road side data exchange device comprises;

a positioning system for receiving satellite data periodically;

a calculator for calculating a calibration value of the satellite data to generate an analyzed result data; and

a database for storing the analyzed result data;

wherein each of the road side data exchange devices broadcasts the analyzed result data from its database to all of neighboring road side data exchange devices to supply the analyzed result data to an electronic device.

2. The net according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises:

a communication device, for receiving at least one of the analyzed result data of the database; and

a global positioning system, using the analyzed result data to perform satellite positioning.

3. The net according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device is disposed in a vehicle.

4. The net according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is a vehicular device.

5. The net according to claim 4, wherein the communication device is an onboard unit and the onboard unit uses a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) protocol to communicate with at least one of the neighboring road side data exchange device.

6. The net according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device is a portable device.

7. The net according to claim 1, wherein the road side data exchange device broadcasts the analyzed result data every a preset period of time to have the road side data exchange devices exchange the analyzed result data in their databases.

8. The net according to claim 7, wherein the database comprises a timer to set the preset period of time.

9. The net according to claim 1, wherein the road side data exchange device is a small collection station.

10. The net according to claim 1, wherein the analyzed result data is a positioning error calibration value.

11. A method of road side data exchange, comprising:

providing a plurality of road side data exchange devices separately disposed on road sides to exchange satellite calibration data through broadcasting to form a road side data exchange net;

providing an electronic device to search a road side data exchange device having the nearest distance with the electronic device;

communicating with the nearest road side data exchange device via a preset communication protocol to acquire the satellite calibration data by a processor;

calibrating satellite positioning data according to the satellite calibration data; and

performing satellite positioning according the calibrated satellite positioning data.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the road side data exchange device is a small collection station.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device is a vehicular communication device.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the preset communication protocol is a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) protocol.