System and method for assisting driver when reversing motor vehicle

• US 8,570,166 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2011
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: GE, CHI-SHENG, Fan, Chen-Huang
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US13/210,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20120050027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 805 Days
• Field of Search: 340/438, 340/903, 340/932.2, 340/436, 340/463, 340/937, 340/435, 701/1
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/28 with an adjustable field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/806 for aiding parking

Abstract

An exemplary system for assisting a driver while reversing his or her car is used in conjunction with the car being fitted with a real-time information acquiring module to collect information concerning a road behind the car. The system includes a wireless communication device for wirelessly communicating with the real-time information acquiring module. The wireless communication device includes a detection module to detect movement information of the car, and a control module to compare the movement information with pre-stored standard parameter information. The standard parameter information can include the acceleration value of the car becoming zero, and a backward movement beginning within 20 seconds after the acceleration value becomes zero. The control module signals the real-time information acquiring module when the movement information matches the pre-stored standard parameter information. The wireless communication device further includes a display to display information of the road at the rear of the car.

Claims

1. A system for assisting a driver while reversing a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising a real-time information acquiring module to collect information of a road at the rear of the motor vehicle, the system comprising:

a wireless communication device configured for wirelessly communicating with the real-time information acquiring module, the wireless communication device comprising;

a detection module configured to detect movement information of the motor vehicle;

a control module configured to compare the movement information with pre-stored standard parameter information and to signal the real-time information acquiring module when the movement information matches the pre-stored standard parameter information, wherein the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle collected by the real-time information acquiring module is capable of being wirelessly sent to the wireless communication device; and

a display configured to display the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle received from the real-time information acquiring module;

wherein the detection module comprises an acceleration sensor and a gravity sensor, the acceleration sensor is configured to detect the acceleration of the motor vehicle, the gravity sensor is configured to detect if there is a backward movement of the motor vehicle in a predetermined time period after the acceleration of the motor vehicle becomes zero.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises a storage unit and a comparison unit, the storage unit stores the standard parameter information, and the comparison unit is configured to compare the movement information with the standard parameter information.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device further comprises a digital compass to detect turning information reflecting whether the motor vehicle turns, the turning information is capable of being sent to the real-time information acquiring module, and the real-time information acquiring module is configured to collect the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle based on the turning information.

4. A method for assisting a driver to navigate while moving a motor vehicle in reverse, the method utilizing a wireless communication device, the motor vehicle comprising a real-time information acquiring module to collect information of a road at the rear of the motor vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting movement information of the motor vehicle via the wireless communication device;

determining whether the motor vehicle is in reverse gear according to the movement information; and

actuating the real-time information acquiring module when the motor vehicle is in reverse gear, and sending the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle to the wireless communication device for display by the wireless communication device;

wherein the wireless communication device comprises an acceleration sensor and a gravity sensor to detect the movement information, the acceleration sensor is configured to detect the acceleration of the motor vehicle, and the gravity sensor is configured to detect if there is a backward movement of the motor vehicle in a predetermined time period after the acceleration of the motor vehicle becomes zero.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the wireless communication device comprises a control module configured to compare the movement information with pre-stored standard parameter information, and determine that the motor vehicle in reverse gear when the movement information matches the pre-stored standard parameter information.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the wireless communication device further comprises a digital compass to detect turning information reflecting whether the motor vehicle turns, and the method further comprises sending the turning information to the real-time information acquiring module, and the real-time information acquiring module collecting the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle based on the turning information.

7. A motor vehicle comprising:

a real-time information acquiring module to collect information of a road at the rear of the motor vehicle

a wireless communication device configured for wirelessly communicating with the real-time information acquiring module, the wireless communication device comprising;

an acceleration sensor and a gravity sensor, the acceleration sensor being configured to detect the acceleration of the motor vehicle, the gravity sensor being configured to detect if there is a backward movement of the motor vehicle in a predetermined time period after the acceleration of the motor vehicle becomes zero;

a control module configured to signal the real-time information acquiring module when there is a backward movement of the motor vehicle in a predetermined time period after the acceleration of the motor vehicle becomes zero, wherein the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle collected by the real-time information acquiring module is capable of being wirelessly sent to the wireless communication device; and

a display configured to display the information of the road at the rear of the motor vehicle received from the real-time information acquiring module.