Methods and cloud processing systems for processing data streams from data producing objects of vehicles, location entities and personal devices

• US 10,821,850 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2017
• Issued: 11/03/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emerging Automotive, LLC
• Original Assignee: Emerging Automotive, LLC
• Inventors: Penilla, Angel A., Penilla, Albert S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): Omar, Ahmed H
• Application Number:
  US15/787,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20180060742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 320104, 320109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/18 by enquiring driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/025 Extracting rules from data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 : Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 : in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 : Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for cloud processing data streamed from a vehicle and a home (e.g., any location) associated with a user account. One method includes receiving a data stream from the vehicle entity, where the data stream from the vehicle entity includes metadata from one or more data producing objects of the vehicle entity. And, receiving a data stream from the home entity, where the data stream from the home entity includes metadata from one or more data producing objects of the home entity. The method includes accessing action conditions associated with a user account. The action conditions identify a position where at least one or more states of the metadata from each of the home entity and the vehicle entity intersect. And, each action condition identifies a type or types of control information to be processed. The method includes processing the received metadata from the vehicle entity and the home entity. The processing identifies metadata of the home entity and the vehicle entity that includes an intersection of said at least one or more states of said respective metadata of the home entity and the vehicle entity. The intersection is indicative that a specific action condition being satisfied. The method includes sending, in response to the specific action condition being satisfied, control information to the user account. The logic associated with the user account determines when the control information is sent to the vehicle entity or the home entity for surfacing information or making a setting regarding the satisfied specific action condition. Intersections can also be identified with user devices that may be associated with the user account.

Claims

1. A method for processing data streams by a server of a cloud processing service, received from a vehicle and a user device associated with a user account of the cloud processing service, comprising,

receiving, by the server, a vehicle data stream from the vehicle, the vehicle data stream including information of one or more data producing objects associated with the vehicle;

receiving, by the server, a user device data stream from the user device, the user device data stream including information obtained from one or more data producing objects associated with the user device;

processing, by the server, metadata for said one or more data producing objects associated with the vehicle;

processing, by the server, metadata for said one or more data producing objects associated with the user device;

processing, by the server, an action rule of a plurality of action rules, said action rule requires at least one condition that relates to at least one data producing object of the vehicle and at least one condition that relates to a data producing object of the user device, wherein the conditions are determined based on content identified by the processed metadata; and

sending, by the server, control information to one of the vehicle or the user device to recommend or make a setting to one of the data producing objects when one of the action rules are satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the action rules are not processed until the content of the metadata for said data producing objects of said vehicle and user device relates to one of the action rules.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

receiving, by the server, user feedback data of a user regarding user action taken in response to a setting being made responsive to said sent control information or a recommended setting sent responsive to said sent control information;

using said user feedback data in a learning process to learn preferences of said user; and

saving the learned preferences to the user account.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

identifying, by said server, a user account for a second user of said vehicle or said user device, the user account of the second user being associated with privileges that identify priorities of preferences for specific data producing objects of the vehicle or the user device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

receiving, from the vehicle, geo-location information to determine proximity of the vehicle to the user device, said proximity is at least in part utilized to select one or more of said action rules, the geo-location information being produced by a data producing object of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said action rules that utilize said proximity of the vehicle to the user device include action rules that include determinations of when said vehicle is,

in route to a location associated with the user device;

leaving the location associated with the user device;

or

is present at the location associated with the user device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

receiving, by the server, a home data stream from the home, the home data stream including information obtained from one or more data producing objects associated with the home.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein action rules are defined for when said vehicle is in route to a location associated with the home or leaving the location associated with the home or is present at the location associated with the home or causes one of an interaction input to one or more data producing objects of the home, or causes a notification to be sent to the user device associated with said vehicle and said home, the notification providing data regarding said recommendation to make a setting or input or settings or inputs made in regard to one of the data producing objects associated with the home.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said data producing objects of the home include one or more of home lighting, home HVAC, home watering, home entertainment, home streaming of video or audio systems, home motions sensors, home camera systems, home occupancy sensors, home smoke detectors, home carbon monoxide sensors, home thermostats, home user interface devices, home speakers systems, home electronic door locks, home garage doors, home exterior doors, home alarm systems, home alerts, home notification systems, home internet devices, home internet of things (IOTs) devices, home networks, or combinations of two or more thereof.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said data producing objects of the vehicle include one or more of a speedometer, a tire pressure sensor, a heat sensor, engine sensors, electric vehicle (EV) battery sensors, oil sensors, seat sensors, global positioning satellite (GPS) sensor(s), GPS producing logic or circuits, communication circuitry enabling wireless communication, in-vehicle entertainment settings, application use and settings in the vehicle, window settings, windshield wiper settings, impact settings, collision detection sensors, alarm sensors, maintenance sensors, application use sensors while driving, motion sensors, text monitors, camera sensors, tactile feedback sensors, passenger sensors, seat temperature sensors, biometric sensors, face detection sensors, fingerprint sensors, gesture sensors, button/touch screen input sensors, objects that collect data, objects that sense data, objects that process data, objects that examine data, objects that store data, objects that communicate data, interface objects and present or display data, display screens, dashboard data or sensors, or combinations of two or more thereof.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein making a setting includes sending control data to make a setting, program a state, update data, change state, or program data, at or of one of the data producing objects of the vehicle or home.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more learning processes are executed by the server to examine the user device data stream and the vehicle data stream, the learning processes used to adjust one or more of the action rules.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein one or more learning processes are executed by the server to examine a home data stream, the learning processes used to adjust one or more of the action rules.

14. A method for processing data streams by a server of a cloud processing service, received from a vehicle and a home associated with a user account of the cloud processing service, comprising,

receiving, by the server, a vehicle data stream from the vehicle, the vehicle data stream including information of one or more data producing objects associated with the vehicle;

receiving, by the server, a home data stream from the home, the home data stream including information obtained from one or more data producing objects associated with the home;

processing, by the server, metadata for said one or more data producing objects associated with the vehicle;

processing, by the server, metadata for said one or more data producing objects associated with the home;

processing, by the server, an action rule of a plurality of action rules, said action rule requires at least one condition that relates to at least one data producing object of the vehicle and at least one condition that relates to a data producing object of the home, wherein the conditions are determined based on content identified by the processed metadata;

processing, by the server, a personal data stream from one or more devices associated with the user account;

sending, by the server, control information to one of the vehicle or the home based on combined analysis of the home data stream, the vehicle data stream and the personal data stream to recommend or make a setting to one of the data producing objects when one of the action rules are satisfied.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising,

processing, by the server, metadata for said personal data stream, said metadata for said personal data stream used in conjunction with the metadata for data producing objects of the vehicle and the home used to identify the action rule or another action rule to influence a type of said control information sent to one of the vehicle, the home or to one or more devices associated with the user account.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein at least some of said action rules are custom settings or based on inputs associated with the user account or inputs received in response to setting made via said user account, wherein at least some of said custom settings or inputs are provided via a user interface that identifies selectable options of action rules.

17. A method for processing data streams by a server of a cloud processing service, received from a vehicle and connected devices associated with a user account of the cloud processing service, comprising,

receiving, by the server, a vehicle data stream from the vehicle, the vehicle data stream including information of one or more data producing objects associated with the vehicle;

receiving, by the server, a location data stream from a location, the location data stream including information obtained from one or more data producing objects associated with the location;

processing, by the server, metadata for said one or more data producing objects associated with the vehicle;

processing, by the server, metadata for said one or more data producing objects associated with the location;

processing, by the server, an action rule of a plurality of action rules, said action rule requires at least one condition that relates to at least one data producing object of the vehicle and at least one condition that relates to a data producing object of the location, wherein the conditions are determined based on content identified by the processed metadata;

sending, by the server, control information to one of the vehicle or the location to recommend or make a setting to one of the data producing objects when one of the action rules are satisfied.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the action rules are not processed until the content of the metadata for said data producing objects of said vehicle and location relates to one of the action rules.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising,

receiving, by the server, user feedback data of a user regarding user action taken in response to a setting being made responsive to said sent control information or a recommended setting sent responsive to said sent control information;

using said user feedback data in a learning process to learn preferences of said user; and

saving the learned preferences to the user account.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising,

identifying, by said server, a user account for a second user of said vehicle or said location, the user account of the second user being associated with privileges that identify priorities of preferences for specific data producing objects of the vehicle or the location.