System and method for off-route determination via threshold for safe taxi service

• US 8,996,297 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2011
• Issued: 03/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Min, Hyun-suk, Lee, Young-sik, Kim, Jong-hyun, Jeong, Dae-yeon
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Calvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): RAMESH, KRISHNAN
• Application Number:
  US13/216,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20120150427A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/409
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

Provided are a system and method for a safe taxi service. The method for a safe taxi service in a mobile device includes: transmitting input information regarding a destination to a vehicle information system; periodically receiving information regarding a current location of a vehicle from the vehicle information system; comparing the current location with an expected path to the destination; and transmitting state information to an external system when it is determined, according to the comparing, that the current location deviates from the expected path to the destination to an extent equal to or greater than a predetermined limit.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting information in a mobile device, the method comprising:

transmitting input information regarding a destination from the mobile device to a vehicle information system mounted on a vehicle, through a first communication unit of the mobile device;

periodically receiving, from the vehicle information system, information regarding a current location of the vehicle, through the first communication unit of the mobile device;

comparing, using a processor of the mobile device, the current location with an expected path regarding the destination; and

transmitting state information from the mobile device to an external system in response to determining that the current location deviates from the expected path regarding the destination to an extent equal to or greater than a predetermined limit, through a second communication unit of the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the vehicle information system, information regarding the expected path in response to the transmitting the information regarding the destination.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, to the vehicle information system, information regarding the expected path.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the vehicle information system, information regarding the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information comprises information regarding the vehicle and information regarding the current location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information is transmitted to the external system in cycles, and

transmitting the state information comprises:

transmitting, to the external system, the state information at a first cycle in response to determining that the current location is in the expected path regarding the destination with a deviation less than the predetermined limit; and

transmitting, to the external system, the state information at a second cycle, shorter than the first cycle, in response to determining that the current location deviates from the expected path regarding the destination to an extent equal to or greater than the predetermined limit.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing a method for transmitting information in a mobile device, the method comprising:

transmitting input information regarding a destination from the mobile device to a vehicle information system mounted on a vehicle, through a first communication unit of the mobile device;

periodically receiving, from the vehicle information system, information regarding a current location of the vehicle, through the first communication unit of the mobile device;

comparing, using a processor of the mobile device, the current location with an expected path regarding the destination; and

transmitting state information from a second communication unit of the mobile device to an external system in response to determining that the current location deviates from the expected path regarding the destination to an extent equal to or greater than a predetermined limit.

8. A mobile device comprising:

a first communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle information system mounted on a vehicle;

a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external system; and

a path tracking unit configured to;

transmit, to the vehicle information system through the first communication unit, information regarding a destination;

periodically receive, from the vehicle information system, information regarding a current location of the vehicle, through the first communication unit of the mobile device;

compare, using a processor of the mobile device, the current location with an expected path regarding the destination; and

transmit state information from the second communication unit of the mobile device to the external system through the second communication unit, in response to determining that the current location deviates from the expected path regarding the destination to an extent equal to or greater than a predetermined limit.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the path tracking unit is further configured to receive, from the vehicle information system, information regarding the expected path regarding the destination in response to the transmission of the information regarding the destination.

10. The mobile device of claim 8, further comprising:

a navigation unit configured to allow a user to select a preferred path regarding the destination,

wherein the path tracking unit is further configured to transmit, to the vehicle information system, information regarding the selected preferred path as information regarding the expected path regarding the destination.

11. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the path tracking unit is further configured to receive, from the vehicle information system, information regarding the vehicle.

12. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the state information comprises information regarding the vehicle and information regarding the current location.

13. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the path tracking unit is further configured to:

transmit the state information to the external system in cycles;

transmit, to the external system, the state information at a first cycle in response to determining that the current location is in the expected path regarding the destination with a deviation less than the predetermined limit, and

transmit, to the external system, the state information at a second time interval, shorter than the first cycle, in response to determining that the current location deviates from the expected path regarding the destination to an extent equal to or greater than the predetermined limit.

14. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the first communication unit comprises a local area communication module.