Method and system for providing driving guidance

• US 10,493,998 B2
• Filed: 05/17/2018
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Joon Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Lieu, Julie B
• Application Number:
  US15/982,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20180334176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 565 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0088 Adaptive recalibration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/04 Traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/58 Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A method for providing a driving in at a vehicle can include: recognizing, by a vehicle controller, driving conditions relating to a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a behavior of the vehicle using information obtained via one or more of a sensor and an electronic device; identifying, by the vehicle controller, a recommended pattern corresponding to the recognized driving conditions from among a plurality of previously classified patterns; outputting, by the vehicle controller, feedback information corresponding to the identified recommended pattern; and transmitting, by the vehicle controller, information relating to the identified recommended pattern.

Claims

1. A method for providing driving guidance in a vehicle, the method comprising:

recognizing, by a vehicle controller, driving conditions relating to a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a behavior of the vehicle using information obtained via one or more of a sensor and an electronic device;

identifying, by the vehicle controller, a recommended pattern corresponding to the recognized driving conditions from among a plurality of previously classified patterns;

outputting, by the vehicle controller, feedback information corresponding to the identified recommended pattern; and

transmitting, by the vehicle controller, information relating to the identified recommended pattern,

wherein the driving conditions relating to the surrounding environment includes a behavior of at least one other vehicle located in a vicinity of the vehicle and a behavior of a pedestrian located in the vicinity of the vehicle, and

wherein the identifying of the recommended pattern comprises identifying the recommended pattern based on whether there is action of protecting a nearby vehicle or pedestrian.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor is provided in the vehicle or in the at least one other vehicle, and the electronic device belongs to the pedestrian.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying of the recommended pattern further comprises identifying the recommended pattern based on at least one of traffic regulations and whether there is action of promoting safety of the vehicle, the at least one other vehicle, and the pedestrian.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying of the recommended pattern comprises determining whether there is a recommended pattern identical or similar to the recognized driving conditions.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising, after the determining of whether there is the identical or similar recommended pattern, generating indexed information indicating a degree of considerate driving based on a number of cases in which the identical or similar recommended pattern is present.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the transmitting of the information relating to the identified recommended pattern comprises transmitting the indexed information, and

the generating of the indexed information comprises dividing a number of cases accumulated during a particular time period according to accumulated driving distance during the particular time period.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the information relating to the identified recommended pattern in a remote storage device; and

granting a service provider access to browse the stored information relating to the identified recommended pattern.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a service provided by the service provider includes at least one of an action of allowing other people to recognize the information relating to the identified recommended pattern by posting information online, an action of using the information relating to the identified recommended pattern as a basis for calculating an insurance premium of the vehicle, and an action of using the information relating to the identified recommended pattern in post-processing traffic violations committed by the driver.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising, after the identifying of whether there is the identical or similar recommended pattern, providing an improvement guide based on a number or a frequency of cases in which the identical or similar recommended pattern is not present.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising outputting the improvement guide via a terminal provided in the vehicle or a terminal belonging to a driver of the vehicle.

11. A system for providing driving guidance in a vehicle, the system comprising:

a vehicle equipped with a vehicle controller configured to recognize driving conditions relating to a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a behavior of the vehicle using information obtained via one or more of a sensor and an electronic device, identify a recommended pattern corresponding to the recognized driving conditions from among a plurality of previously classified patterns, and output feedback information corresponding to the identified recommended pattern; and

a server configured to receive information relating to the identified recommended pattern from the vehicle and store the received information,

wherein the driving conditions relating to the surrounding environment includes a behavior of at least one other vehicle located in a vicinity of the vehicle and a behavior of a pedestrian located in the vicinity of the vehicle, and

wherein the controller is configured to identify the recommended pattern based on whether there is action of protecting a nearby vehicle or pedestrian.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the sensor is provided in the vehicle or in the at least one other vehicle, and the electronic device belongs to the pedestrian.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the vehicle controller is further configured to identify the recommended pattern is-based on at least one of traffic regulations and whether there is action of promoting safety of the vehicle, the at least one other vehicle, and the pedestrian.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the vehicle controller is further configured to determine whether there is a recommended pattern identical or similar to the recognized driving conditions.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the vehicle controller is further configured to, after the determining of whether there is the identical or similar the recommended pattern, generate indexed information indicating a degree of considerate driving based on a number of cases in which the identical or similar recommended pattern is present.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising an online service entity configured to post the information relating to the identified recommended pattern on the server when a driver grants access to the information relating to the identified recommended pattern.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein a service provided by the online service entity includes at least one of an action of allowing other people to recognize the information relating to the identified recommended pattern by posting information online, an action of using the information relating to the identified recommended pattern as a basis for calculating an insurance premium of the vehicle, and an action of using the information relating to the identified recommended pattern in post-processing traffic violations committed by the driver.

18. A vehicle for providing driving guidance, the vehicle comprising:

an information recognition unit configured to obtain information relating to a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a behavior of the vehicle using information obtained via one or more of a sensor and an electronic device;

a determination unit configured to recognize driving conditions using the information obtained by the information recognition unit and identify a recommended pattern corresponding to the recognized driving conditions from among a plurality of previously classified patterns;

an output unit configured to output feedback information corresponding to the identified recommended pattern; and

a wireless communication unit configured to transmit information relating to the identified recommended pattern,

wherein the driving conditions relating to the surrounding environment includes a behavior of at least one other vehicle located in a vicinity of the vehicle and a behavior of a pedestrian located in the vicinity of the vehicle, and

wherein the determination unit further configured to identify the recommended pattern based on whether there is action of protecting a nearby vehicle or pedestrian.