Method and terminal for acquiring road condition information

• US 9,448,075 B2
• Filed: 07/01/2013
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Zou, Wei, Wang, Yan
• Primary Examiner(s): Trivedi, Atul
• Application Number:
  US14/398,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20150112589A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 701/522
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

A method and a terminal for acquiring road condition information are provided, wherein, the method includes: forming an Ad Hoc network with other terminals; acquiring own position information through positioning; exchanging position information with other terminals in a network through the Ad Hoc network; and acquiring the road condition information according to the exchanged position information. The present method realizes a technical effect of acquiring the road condition information without an operator.

Claims

1. A method for acquiring road condition information, comprising:

forming an Ad Hoc network with other terminals by a terminal with a positioning system;

acquiring own position information through the positioning system;

communicating with other terminals in a network through the Ad Hoc network to exchange position information;

acquiring the road condition information according to the exchanged position information, comprising;

exchanging a terminal ID with the other terminals in the network through the Ad Hoc network;

setting a relative distance D2 to a designated terminal ID, and

raising an alarm when detecting that a relative distance between a position of the designated terminal ID and the own position is greater than D2 according to the exchanged position information to prevent queue members from getting separated.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of exchanging position information with other terminals in a network through the Ad Hoc network comprises:

exchanging the position information with the other terminals in the network through the Ad Hoc network every other preset time;

or, exchanging the position information with the other terminals in the network through the Ad Hoc network when the own position information changes.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, the step of acquiring the road condition information according to the exchanged position information comprises:

setting a relative distance D1, and raising an alarm when detecting that a relative distance between a position of the other terminal and an own position is less than D1 according to the exchanged position information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of acquiring the road condition information according to the exchanged position information comprises:

setting a relative distance D1, and raising an alarm when detecting that a relative distance between a position of the other terminal and an own position is less than D1 according to the exchanged position information.

5. A terminal for acquiring road condition information, comprising a positioning system configured to acquiring own position information, and a processor configured to:

form an Ad Hoc network with other terminals;

communicate with other terminals in a network through the Ad Hoc network to exchange position information; and

acquire the road condition information according to exchanged position information, comprising;

exchanging a terminal ID with the other terminals in the network through the Ad Hoc network;

setting a relative distance D2 to a designated terminal ID, and

raising an alarm when detecting that a relative distance between a position of the designated terminal ID and the own position is greater than D2 according to the exchanged position information to prevent queue members from getting separated.

6. The terminal according to claim 5, wherein:

the processor is configured to exchange the position information with the other terminals in the network through the Ad Hoc network every other preset time;

or, exchange the position information with the other terminals in the network through the Ad Hoc network when the own position information changes.

7. The terminal according to claim 6, wherein:

the road condition information acquiring module is configured to set a relative distance D1, and raise an alarm when detecting that a relative distance between a position of the other terminal and an own position is less than D1 according to the exchanged position information.

8. The terminal according to claim 5, wherein:

the road condition information acquiring module is configured to set a relative distance D1, and raise an alarm when detecting that a relative distance between a position of the other terminal and an own position is less than D1 according to the exchanged position information.