METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DYNAMIC VECTOR CONTROL OF AUTOMATIC VARIABLE RANGE AND DIRECTIONAL RECEPTION OF GPS GLOBAL POSITIONING SIGNALS, DYNAMIC VEHICLE TRACKING, REMOTE NOTIFICATION OF COLLISION AND SYNTHETIC VOICE DATA COMMUNICATIONS

• US 6,756,887 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2001
• Issued: 06/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Venus Locations LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Wayne W. Evans
• Inventors: Evans, Wayne W.
• Primary Examiner(s): SWARTHOUT, BRENT
• Application Number:
  US09/911,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20030016147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• Field of Search: 340/988, 340/995.1, 340/435, 340/903, 340/436, 340/961, 701/301.2 B, 342/457
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

A Dynamic Vector Control of an Automatic Variable Range and Directional Reception of GPS Global Positioning signals, Dynamic Vehicle Tracking, Remote Notification of Collision and Synthetic Voice Data Communications. The Dynamic Vector Control of vehicle location, collision notification, and synthetic voice communication having, if desired, three distinct operating modes: pre-collision, collision, and post-collision with another vehicle or object. The Dynamic Vector Control commands and controls a plurality of data structures formulated into instruction modules formulated the present or projected geographical position of a vehicle.

Claims

1. An apparatus for automatic vector generation of vehicle location, collision notification, and synthetic voice communication, the apparatus having a controller with a memory, a Global Positioning System transmitting navigational data, and means for wireless communication connectively disposed within a vehicle, the memory having stored therein a plurality of data structures formulated into instruction modules to direct the functioning of the controller, the memory further having stored therein at least one navigational location record comprising:

a) a Dynamic Vector Control Module selectively receiving data from the Global Positioning System, said Dynamic Vector Control Module selectively translating said received data into a vector geographical location of the vehicle'"'"'s global navigational position;

b) an Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module receiving at least one vehicle collision indicator from at least one vehicle collision sensor;

c) said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module deriving a collision event from said vehicle collision indicator relative to said vector geographical location;

d) a Data to Speech Translation Module in communication with said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module, said Data to Speech Translation Module translating said collision event into a synthetic voice;

e) a Dynamic Speed Differential to Deceleration and Acceleration Generator in communication with said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module;

f) said Dynamic Speed Differential to Deceleration and Acceleration Generator receiving navigational data;

g) said Dynamic Speed Differential to Deceleration and Acceleration Generator translating the received navigational data into an Acceleration data structure;

h) said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module calculating acceleration of the vehicle via said Acceleration data structure;

i) said Dynamic Speed Differential to Deceleration and Acceleration Generator translating the received navigational data into a Deceleration data structure;

j) said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module calculating deceleration of the vehicle via said Deceleration data structure;

k) said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module determining a collision event;

l) a Nearest Location Detector calculating the vectorial distance between any two given vector geographical locations;

m) said Nearest Location Detector compensating for relative longitudinal variation in linear distance;

n) said Nearest Location Detector compensating for relative latitudinal variation in linear distance;

o) a GPS Data to Base Code Translator Module in communication with said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module;

p) said GPS Data to Base Code Translator Module generating error free navigational data to said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module;

q) a Longitude, Speed, Time and Direction Detection Module in communication with said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module;

r) said Longitude, Speed, Time and Direction Detection Module generating a direction of travel function;

s) said direction of travel function comprising at least one segmental direction of travel record;

t) said Data to Speech Translation Module translating said segmental direction of travel record into a synthetic voice;

u) a Virtual Directional Global Positioning System having a Virtual Antenna;

v) said Virtual Directional Global Positioning System in communication with said Longitude, Speed, Time and Direction Detection Module;

w) said Virtual Antenna receiving at least one delta vector data structure via said Longitude, Speed, Time and Direction Detection Module;

x) said Virtual Antenna reception angle calculated from said delta vector data structure;

y) said Virtual Antenna'"'"'s positional rotation calculated from said delta vector data structure;

whereby said Virtual Antenna being positionally rotated and said selected reception angle calculated thereby providing a dead-reckoning of the vehicle.

2. An apparatus for automatic vector generation of vehicle location as recited in claim 1 wherein said delta vector data structure being the relative change in any two sequential said vector geographical locations.

3. An apparatus for automatic vector generation of vehicle location as recited in claim 2 wherein said delta vector data structure containing selectable distance data.

4. An apparatus for automatic vector generation of vehicle location as recited in claim 3 wherein said delta vector data structure containing speed data.

5. An apparatus for automatic vector generation of vehicle location as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

a) a Speed to Record Detector Range Converter in communication with said Data to Speech Translation Module;

b) said Speed to Record Detector Range Converter selectively receiving said delta vector data structure;

c) said Speed to Record Detector Range Converter deriving an R-factor from said delta vector data structure;

whereby Data to Speech Translation Module enunciates geographical position relative to said R-factor.

6. An apparatus for automatic vector generation of vehicle location as recited in claim 5 further comprising:

d) a Rapid Directional Change Detector in communication with said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module;

e) said Rapid Directional Change Detector responsive to said vector geographical location;

f) said Rapid Directional Change Detector generating a selected collision threshold level data structure;

whereby said Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module formulating said collision event.