METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING DRIVING USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20140309812A1
• Filed: 04/11/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Jeong-Ho, LEE, Hee-Kwang, KWON, Il-Won, RYU, Seung-Bo
• Granted Patent: US 9,197,705 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• 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

Abstract

A method of allowing a local Driving Assistance Service (DAS) center within a base station to provide a DAS to a vehicle by using a communication network is provided. The method includes receiving, from a vehicle terminal, local DAS information and surrounding information of the vehicle, generating Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information by using the received local DAS information, and transmitting, when the DAS is provided by using the generated A-local DAS information, the A-local DAS information to the vehicle terminal.

Claims

1. A method of allowing a local Driving Assistance Service (DAS) center to provide a DAS to a vehicle by using a communication network, the method comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle terminal, local DAS information including at least one of driving information of the vehicle and surrounding information of the vehicle;

generating Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information by using the received local DAS information; and

transmitting, when the DAS is provided by using the generated A-local DAS information, the generated A-local DAS information to the vehicle terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the DAS is not provided by using the generated A-local DAS information,

transmitting the generated A-local DAS information to a broad DAS center;

generating Analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information for assisting driving of the vehicle, by using the received integrated DAS information; and

transmitting the generated A-integrated DAS information to the vehicle terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the DAS corresponds to a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

wherein the local DAS information corresponds to vehicle safety information relating to the safe driving of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the DAS corresponds to a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the DAS corresponds to a black box service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the DAS corresponds to a remote driving service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the DAS corresponds to a charging service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to charging state information of the vehicle.

45. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the method of claim 1.

8. A method of allowing a broad Driving Assistance Service (DAS) center to provide a DAS by using a communication network, the method comprising:

receiving, from a local DAS center, Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated from local DAS information of a vehicle terminal;

generating integrated DAS information by using the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS center; and

transmitting the generated integrated DAS information to the local DAS center.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the broad DAS information comprises at least one piece of the A-local DAS information received from at least one of other local DAS centers rather than the local DAS center, and road information within a coverage of the broad DAS center.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the DAS corresponds to a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

the local DAS information corresponds to vehicle safety information relating to the safe driving of the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the DAS corresponds to a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to driving information of the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the DAS corresponds to a black box service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to driving information of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the DAS corresponds to a remote driving service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to driving information of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the DAS corresponds to a charging service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to charging state information of the vehicle.

15. A method of allowing a vehicle comprising a local Driving Assistance Service (DAS) terminal to receive a DAS by using a communication network, the method comprising:

collecting local DAS information comprising at least one of driving information of the vehicle and surrounding information of the vehicle;

transmitting the collected local DAS information to a local DAS center;

receiving, from the local DAS center, control information generated by using the local DAS information; and

controlling driving of the vehicle according to the control information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the control information corresponds to Analyzed-local (A-local DAS) information generated by the local DAS center by using the local DAS information.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the control information corresponds to Analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information generated by analyzing integrated DAS information generated in a broad DAS center by using Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated by analyzing the local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS center.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the DAS corresponds to a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

the local DAS information corresponds to vehicle safety information relating to the safe driving of the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the DAS corresponds to a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the DAS corresponds to a black box service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein the DAS corresponds to a remote driving service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

22. The method of claim 15, wherein the DAS corresponds to a charging service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to charging state information of the vehicle.

23. A local Driving Assistance Service (DAS) center device for providing a DAS to a vehicle by using a communication network, the local DAS center device comprising:

a transmission/reception unit configured to receive, from a vehicle terminal, local DAS information comprising at least one of driving information of the vehicle and surrounding information of the vehicle;

a DAS information processing unit configured to generate Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information by using the received local DAS information;

a controller configured to, when the DAS is provided by using the generated A-local DAS information, transmit, to the vehicle terminal, the generated A-local DAS information through the transmission/reception unit.

24. The local DAS center device of claim 23, wherein the controller transmits the generated A-local DAS information to a broad DAS center when the DAS is not provided by using the generated A-local DAS information,

the transmission/reception unit receives, from the broad DAS center, integrated DAS information generated by using the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS center, and

the DAS information processing unit generates Analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information for assisting driving of the vehicle by using the received integrated DAS information, and transmits the generated A-integrated DAS information to the vehicle terminal through the transmission/reception unit.

25. The local DAS center device of claim 23, wherein the DAS corresponds to a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

the local DAS information corresponds to vehicle safety information relating to the safe driving of the vehicle.

26. The local DAS center device of claim 23, wherein the DAS corresponds to a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

27. The local DAS center device of claim 23, wherein the DAS corresponds to a black box service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

28. The local DAS center device of claim 23, wherein the DAS corresponds to a remote driving service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

29. The local DAS center device of claim 23, wherein the DAS corresponds to a charging service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to charging state information of the vehicle.

30. A broad Driving Assistance Service (DAS) center device for providing a DAS by using a communication network, the broad DAS center device comprising:

a transmission/reception unit configured to receive, from a local DAS center, Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated from local DAS information of a vehicle terminal;

a DAS information processing unit configured to generate integrated DAS information by using the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS center, and to transmit the generated integrated DAS information to the local DAS center.

31. The broad DAS center device of claim 30, wherein the broad DAS information comprises at least one piece of A-local DAS information received from at least one of other local DAS centers rather than the local DAS center and road information within a coverage of the broad DAS center.

32. The broad DAS center device of claim 30, wherein the DAS corresponds to a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

the local DAS information corresponds to vehicle safety information relating to the safe driving of the vehicle.

33. The broad DAS center device of claim 30, wherein the DAS corresponds to a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to driving information of the vehicle.

34. The broad DAS center device of claim 30, wherein the DAS corresponds to a black box service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to driving information of the vehicle.

35. The broad DAS center device of claim 30, wherein the DAS corresponds to a remote driving service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to driving information of the vehicle.

36. The broad DAS center device of claim 30, wherein the DAS corresponds to a charging service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to charging state information of the vehicle.

37. A local Driving Assistance Service (DAS) terminal device within a vehicle to receive a DAS provided using a communication network, the local DAS terminal device comprising:

a local DAS information collection unit configured to collect local DAS information comprising at least one of driving information of the vehicle and surrounding information of the vehicle;

a transmission/reception unit configured to transmit the collected local DAS information to a local DAS center, and to receive, from the local DAS center, control information generated by using the local DAS information; and

a controller configured to control driving of the vehicle according to the control information.

38. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the control information corresponds to Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated in the local DAS center by using the local DAS information.

39. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the control information corresponds to Analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information generated by analyzing integrated DAS information generated in a broad DAS center by using Analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated by analyzing the local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS center.

40. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the DAS corresponds to a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

the local DAS information corresponds to vehicle safety information relating to the safe driving of the vehicle.

41. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the DAS corresponds to a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

42. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the DAS corresponds to a black box service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

43. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the DAS corresponds to a remote driving service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to the at least one of driving information of the vehicle.

44. The local DAS terminal device of claim 37, wherein the DAS corresponds to a charging service using the communication network, and the local DAS information corresponds to charging state information of the vehicle.