Multi-level video processing within a vehicular communication network

• US 10,848,438 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2019
• Issued: 11/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Yousefi, Nariman, Kim, Yongbum, Walley, John, Chen, Sherman (Xuemin), Diab, Wael W., Ilyadis, Nicholas
• Primary Examiner(s): Senfi, Behrooz M
• Application Number:
  US16/580,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20200021538A1
• Time in Patent Office: 427 Days
• Field of Search: 37524002
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/00 Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun or wind, B60L8/00; for monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways B60L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/03 for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0315 using multiplexing techniques multiplexing for transmission of signals G08C15/00; multiplexing for electrical communication in general H04J
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 19/03 characterised by material, e.g. composite B60R19/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4022 using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network G06F13/4009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/76 Arrangements for rearranging, permuting or selecting data according to predetermined rules, independently of the content of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0866 the electronic data carrier being a digital video recorder in combination with video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/46 Interconnection of networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/56 Packet switching systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/74 Address processing for routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2433 Allocation of priorities to traffic types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/6275 : based on priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/76 : using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation requested by the user or requested by the network in response to changing network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/821 : Prioritising resource allocation or reservation requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/25 : Routing or path finding in a switch fabric
• 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 69/08 : Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 : Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/102 : characterised by the element, parameter or selection affected or controlled by the adaptive coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 : for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/08 : Load balancing or load distribution transferring a connection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 : for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 : for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 : for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 : Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 : using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 : based on priority criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/18 : Network protocols supporting networked applications, e.g. including control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A system and method for performing vehicle safety processing within a vehicle includes determining whether a driver is present in a vehicle, receiving driver sensed data, processing the driver sensed data to recognize a safety issue. The method continues by determining if the driver sensed data also indicates an externally sensed safety issue. For the driver sensed data without the externally sensed safety issue, the method includes generating one or more control signals to activate a driver awareness measure. For the driver sensed data with an externally sensed safety issue, the method includes activating auto safety precaution measures, determining whether the auto safety measures were successful in avoiding an accident, and, if not, recording the driver sensed data in a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device.

Claims

1. A vehicle safety system comprises:

a vehicle safety processor configured to;

determine whether occupants are present in a vehicle;

for a driver occupant, receive driver sensed data;

process the driver sensed data to recognize a safety issue;

determine if the driver sensed data also indicates an externally sensed safety issue;

for the driver sensed data without the externally sensed safety issue, generate one or more control signals to activate a driver awareness measure;

for the driver sensed data with an externally sensed safety issue, activate auto safety precaution measures;

determine whether the auto safety precaution measures were successful in avoiding an accident; and

if not, record the driver sensed data in a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver sensed data without the externally sensed safety issue further includes an environmental adjustment for an ambient temperature above or below a desired setting.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the environmental adjustment for an ambient temperature above or below a desired setting includes an adjustment made to a temperature setting and/or to a fan rate.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the environmental adjustment includes a change in an occupant'"'"'s seat position, generating corresponding commands.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the corresponding commands are provided, via a network fabric, to appropriate seat actuators.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the externally sensed safety issue includes any of:

a potential collision detection, icy road conditions detection, or tire blowout detection.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver awareness measure includes any of:

an audible alarm, a visual alarm, or move a seat.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the auto safety precaution measures include any of:

auto braking, auto steering, or auto transmission adjustment.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the driver awareness measure includes a response to a driver'"'"'s potentially inattentiveness to driving.

10. A vehicle safety method comprises:

determining whether a driver is present in a vehicle;

receiving driver sensed data;

processing the driver sensed data to recognize a safety issue;

determining if the driver sensed data also indicates an externally sensed safety issue;

for the driver sensed data without the externally sensed safety issue, generating one or more control signals to activate a driver awareness measure;

for the driver sensed data with an externally sensed safety issue, activating auto safety precaution measures;

determining whether the auto safe precaution measures were successful in avoiding an accident; and

if not, recording the driver sensed data in a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the driver sensed data without the externally sensed safety issue further includes an environmental adjustment for an ambient temperature above or below a desired setting.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the environmental adjustment includes a change in an occupant'"'"'s seat position, generating corresponding commands.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the corresponding commands are provided, via a network fabric, to appropriate seat actuators.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the externally sensed safety issue includes any of:

a potential collision detection, icy road conditions detection, or tire blowout detection.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the driver awareness measure includes any of:

an audible alarm, a visual alarm, or move a seat.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the auto safety precaution measures include any of:

auto braking, auto steering, or auto transmission adjustment.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the driver awareness measure includes a response to a driver'"'"'s potentially inattentiveness to driving.

18. A vehicle safety system comprises:

a vehicle safety processor configured to;

determine whether a driver occupant is present in a vehicle;

for a driver occupant present in a vehicle, receive driver sensed data;

process the driver sensed data sensed data to recognize an indication of an environmental adjustment, a control gesture, or a safety issue;

for an environmental adjustment, send control signals to vehicle actuators;

for a control gesture, adjust the vehicle environment based on the driver sensed data;

for a safety issue, determine whether there is also an externally sensed safety issue;

for no externally sensed safety issue, generate one or more control signals to activate a driver awareness measure in response to driver occupant inattentiveness to driving;

for an externally sensed safety issue, activate auto safety precaution measures;

determine whether the auto safety precaution measures were successful in avoiding an accident and

if not, record the driver sensed data in a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the driver awareness measure includes any of:

an audible alarm, a visual alarm, or move a seat.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the auto safety precaution measures include any of:

auto braking, auto steering, or auto transmission adjustment.