INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES

• US 20120146809A1
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: OH, Chang Yoon, LEE, Hee Jeong
• Application Number:
  US13/324,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20120146809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/901
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

An information providing apparatus and method for vehicles are provided. The information providing method includes determining a vehicle state based on sensing signals from one or more sensors installed on a vehicle, generating state information through analysis of the vehicle state, and transmitting the state information to a second vehicle. Hence, other vehicles may reduce their driving speed or change their course of driving according to received vehicle state information.

Claims

1. An information providing method for vehicles, the method comprising:

determining a vehicle state based on sensing signals from at least one sensor installed on a vehicle;

generating a state information through analysis of the vehicle state; and

transmitting the state information to a second vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information comprises a sensor identifier and a sensor state.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the state information comprises:

determining a driving information class indicating an emergency or a non-emergency of the vehicle by comparing the vehicle state with pre-stored conditions; and

generating driving information comprising the driving information class and driving direction of the vehicle, as the state information.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a collision detection sensor, an airbag sensor, a fire detection sensor, a flat tire sensor and a fuel sensor.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the driving information further comprising location information and driving speed of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the transmitting of the state information comprises transmitting the driving information to the second vehicle via a server.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving an action result for the emergency class driving information based on an analysis of at least one of driving information and an emergency message.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the action result comprises a vehicle location, a road name, driving direction, an emergency type, an emergency handling status, an expected arrival time of a first aid vehicle and expected completion time of emergency handling.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the state information comprises generating warning information indicating deceleration of the vehicle, as the state information, by comparing the vehicle state with pre-stored conditions.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a brake pedal switch and a speed sensor.

11. An information providing apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

at least one sensor for generating sensing signals for the vehicle;

an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) for determining a vehicle state based on the sensing signals from the at least one sensor; and

a black box for generating state information through analysis of the vehicle state and for transmitting the state information to a second vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the state information comprises a sensor identifier and a sensor state.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the black box comprises:

a determination unit for determining a driving information class indicating an emergency or a non-emergency of the vehicle and driving direction thereof by comparing the vehicle state with pre-stored conditions; and

a generation unit for generating driving information comprising the driving information class and driving direction as the state information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a collision detection sensor, an airbag sensor, a fire detection sensor, a flat tire sensor and a fuel sensor.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the driving information further comprises location information and driving speed of the vehicle.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the black box transmits the driving information to the second vehicle via a server.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a transceiver unit for receiving an action result for the emergency class driving information based on an analysis of at least one of driving information and an emergency message.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the action result comprises a vehicle location, a road name, driving direction, an emergency type, an emergency handling status, an expected arrival time of a first aid vehicle and expected completion time of emergency handling.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the black box comprises a generation unit for generating warning information indicating deceleration of the vehicle, as the state information, by comparing the vehicle state with pre-stored conditions.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a brake pedal switch and a speed sensor.