Vehicle-mounted communication device, method for the same, and vehicle

• US 10,549,689 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2018
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Zhang, Ying, Gu, Yu, Ding, Hongli
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Quang
• Application Number:
  US16/013,173
• Publication Number:
  US 20190061618A1
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/14 having dimming means
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/143 combined with another condition, e.g. using vehicle recognition from camera images or activation of wipers
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2300/47 Direct command from other road users, i.e. the command for switching or changing the beam is sent by other vehicles or road devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a vehicle-mounted communication device, a method for the same, and a vehicle. The vehicle-mounted communication device comprises: a first signal transmission module configured to transmit a turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off a high beam on condition that it is determined that a particular region of the vehicle is illuminated by the high beam; a first signal reception module configured to receive a turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off a high beam transmitted by another vehicle; a processor configured to perform one of the following operations on condition that the high beam of the vehicle is turned on and the first signal reception module receives the turn-off alert signal: switching the vehicle to low beam illumination; and generating a prompt signal for prompting to switch to low beam illumination.

Claims

1. A vehicle-mounted communication device provided in a vehicle, comprising:

an illumination detection module to detect whether a particular region of the vehicle is illuminated by a high beam;

a first signal transmission module to transmit a turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off the high beam on condition that the illumination detection module detects that the particular region is illuminated by the high beam;

a first signal reception module to receive a turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off a high beam illumination transmitted by another vehicle;

an execution module to perform one of the following operations on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on and the first signal reception module receives the turn-off alert signal transmitted by the another vehicle;

switching the vehicle from the high beam illumination to a low beam illumination; and

generating a prompt signal for prompting a driver of the vehicle to switch to the low beam illumination from the high beam illumination,

a control module electrically connected to the illumination detection module, the first signal transmission module, the first signal reception module, and the execution module,

wherein the control module;

controls the illumination detection sensor and the first signal transmission module to be turned on and the first signal reception module to be turned off on condition that the low beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on, and

controls the illumination detection module and the first signal transmission module to be turned off and the first signal reception module to be turned on on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on.

2. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an ambient light sensing module to detect brightness of ambient light,

wherein the execution module executes an operation of switching the vehicle to the low beam illumination on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on, the first signal reception module receives the turn-off alert signal transmitted by the another vehicle, and the brightness of the ambient light is greater than a preset threshold.

3. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first signal transmission module is a visible light transmission module and the first signal reception module is a visible light reception module.

4. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 3, wherein the first signal transmission module comprises a first controller, a first communication light, and a first optical filter, wherein the first controller controls the first communication light to flicker at a first frequency, and the first optical filter allows light of a first color in light emitted by the first communication light to pass through, so that the turn-off alert signal transmitted by the first signal transmission module is an optical signal of the first color which flickers at the first frequency;

and

the first signal reception module comprises a first reception head and a third optical filter, wherein the third optical filter allows the light of the first color to pass through, and the first reception head receives an optical signal passing through the third optical filter.

5. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 4, wherein the first signal reception module further comprises

a signal processing module to filter out signals of frequencies other than the first frequency.

6. A vehicle comprising the vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 1.

7. A method for the vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 1, comprising:

determining, by the illumination detection module, whether the particular region of the vehicle is illuminated by the high beam; and

when the particular region of the vehicle is illuminated by the high beam, transmitting, by the first signal transmission module, the turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off the high beam;

receiving, by the first signal reception module, the turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off the high beam illumination transmitted by the another vehicle; and

when the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on and said turn-off alert signal is received, performing, by the execution module, one of the following operations;

switching the vehicle to the low beam illumination from the high beam illumination; and

generating the prompt signal for prompting the driver of the vehicle to switch to the low beam illumination from the high beam illumination;

controlling, by the control module, the illumination detection module and the first signal transmission module to be turned on and the first signal reception module to be turned off on condition that the low beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on, and

controlling, by the control module, the illumination detection module and the first signal transmission module to be turned off and the first signal reception module to be turned on on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

detecting, by an ambient light sensing module connected to the control module, brightness of ambient light; and

when the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on, the turn-off alert signal, transmitted by the another vehicle, is received, and the detected brightness of the ambient light is greater than a preset threshold, performing, by the execution module, an operation of switching the vehicle from the high beam illumination to the low beam illumination.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the turn-off alert signal is visible light signal.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first signal transmission module comprises a first controller, a first communication light, and a first optical filter, wherein the first controller controls the first communication light to flicker at a first frequency, and the first optical filter allows light of a first color in light emitted by the first communication light to pass through, so that the turn-off alert signal is an optical signal of a first color which flickers at a first frequency.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

filtering out, by a signal processing module of the first signal reception module, signals of frequencies other than the first frequency.

12. A vehicle-mounted communication device provided in a vehicle, comprising:

a first signal transmission module to transmit a turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off a high beam illumination of another vehicle on condition that a second signal reception module receives a high beam indication signal transmitted by the another vehicle;

(the vehicle is in low beam)

a first signal reception module to receive a turn-off alert signal for alerting to turn off the high beam illumination of the vehicle transmitted by another vehicle;

(the vehicle is in high beam)

a second signal transmission module to transmit the high beam indication signal indicating that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is in a turn-on state;

(the vehicle is in high beam)

the second signal reception module to receive the high beam indication signal indicating that the high beam illumination of the another vehicle is in a turn-on state and transmitted by the another vehicle;

(the vehicle is in low beam)

an execution module to perform one of the following operations on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on and the first signal reception module receives the turn-off alert signal transmitted by the another vehicle;

switching the vehicle from the high beam illumination to a low beam illumination; and

generating a prompt signal for prompting a driver of the vehicle to switch to the low beam illumination from the high beam illumination,

a control module electrically connected to the first signal transmission module, the first signal reception module, the second signal transmission module, the second signal reception module, and the execution module,

wherein the control module;

controls the second signal reception module and the first signal transmission module to be turned on and the second signal transmission module and the first signal reception module to be turned off on condition that the low beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on, and

controls the second signal reception module and the first signal transmission module to be turned off and the second signal transmission module and the first signal reception module to be turned on on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on.

13. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 12, further comprising:

an ambient light sensing module to detect brightness of ambient light, wherein the execution module executes an operation of switching the vehicle to the low beam illumination on condition that the high beam illumination of the vehicle is turned on, the first signal reception module receives the turn-off alert signal transmitted by the another vehicle, and the brightness of the ambient light is greater than a preset threshold.

14. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 12, wherein the first signal transmission module and the second signal transmission module are visible light transmission modules, and the first signal reception module and the second signal reception module are visible light reception modules,

wherein each turn-off alert signal and each high beam indication signal are different in at least one of the following aspects:

a light flickering frequency, a light color, a light signal duty ratio, and light intensity.

15. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 14, wherein the first signal transmission module comprises a first controller, a first communication light, and a first optical filter, wherein the first controller controls the first communication light to flicker at a first frequency, and the first optical filter allows light of a first color in light emitted by the first communication light to pass through, so that the turn-off alert signal transmitted by the first signal transmission module is an optical signal of the first color which flickers at the first frequency;

and

the first signal reception module comprises a first reception head and a third optical filter, wherein the third optical filter allows the light of the first color to pass through, and the first reception head receives an optical signal passing through the third optical filter.

16. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 15, wherein the second signal transmission module comprises a second controller, a second communication light, and a second optical filter, wherein the second controller controls the second communication light to flicker at a second frequency, and the second optical filter allows light of a second color in light emitted by the second communication light to pass through, so that the high beam indication signal transmitted by the second signal transmission module is an optical signal of the second color which flickers at the second frequency;

and

the second signal reception module comprises a second reception head and a fourth optical filter, wherein the fourth optical filter allows the light of the second color to pass through, and the second reception head receives an optical signal passing through the fourth optical filter.

17. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 16, further comprising:

a signal processing module to filter out signals of frequencies other than the first frequency and the second frequency.

18. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 16, wherein the second frequency is a frequency which is generated randomly according to a plurality of preset fixed frequencies.

19. The vehicle-mounted communication device according to claim 16, wherein each high beam indication signal has a duty ratio less than that of each turn-off alert signal.