Transmitter augmented radar/laser detection using local mobile network within a wide area network

• US 9,002,347 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2013
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Pitt, Lance Douglas, DeLapp, Daniel D., Lawrence, Sarah Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nimesh
• Application Number:
  US13/954,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20130314266A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 342/20, 342/57, 342/58, 455/422.1, 455/440, 455/456.1, 455/456.6
• US Class Current: 455/422.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/021 Auxiliary means for detecting or identifying radar signals or the like, e.g. radar jamming signals
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/022 Road traffic radar detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4806 Road traffic laser detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A radar/laser emission detector is augmented with a cellular communications capability to provide the capability to share emission detection information amongst drivers to give other drivers even more advanced warning. A network of a plurality of cellular augmented radar/laser emission detector devices may be formed, each having the capability to source the location of radar or laser emission detections to others requesting access to such information, and each being warned when within a proximity of a recent radar or laser emission detection reported by at least one of the plurality of hybrid radar/laser detector devices. A local area, mobile area wireless network (MAWN) is formed in a cellular network to share radar/laser detection information among drivers. Mobile Position Centers (MPCs) are provided in ANSI-41 networks and Gateway Mobile Location Centers (GMLCs) (GSM networks), to determine other members that are proximate to a device that is detecting radar emission.

Claims

1. A method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network, comprising:

populating a physical warning database with current location information for each of a plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion, said current location information being stored with at least a primary optimization indices having a first resolution and a secondary optimization indices having a second resolution greater than said first resolution;

querying at least one of said primary optimization indices and said secondary optimization indices of said physical warning database to determine a subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a given wireless warning detector in motion, said proximity being determined based on a common optimization indices between said given wireless warning detector in motion and said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion; and

transmitting a warning event, local to said given wireless warning detector, to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

2. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting detection of a radar emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

3. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting detection of a laser emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

4. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 1, wherein:

said second resolution of said secondary optimization indices represents a greater geographical area with respect to said first resolution of said first resolution of said primary optimization indices; and

said proximity is determined based on said given wireless warning detector in motion and each of said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion being currently located within a same secondary optimization indices.

5. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 1, wherein:

said wide area network is a cellular phone network.

6. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 1, wherein:

said mobile area wireless network comprises driver warning devices within a given area.

7. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 1, further comprising:

querying a gateway to determine wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a querying wireless warning detector in motion.

8. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 1, further comprising:

querying a mobile positioning center (MPC) in an ANSI-41 wide area network.

9. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 1, further comprising:

querying a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) wide area network.

10. A wireless warning detector formed mobile area wireless network within a wide area network, comprising:

a physical warning database to obtain current location information for each of a plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion, said physical warning database storing said obtained current location information with at least a primary optimization indices having a first resolution and a secondary optimization indices having a second resolution greater than said first resolution, and to provide a determination of a subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a given wireless warning detector in motion based on a common optimization indices between said given wireless warning detector in motion and said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion; and

a transmitter to transmit a warning event, local to said given wireless warning detector, to only said subset of wireless warning detectors in motion.

11. The wireless warning detector forming a area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said transmitter transmits detection of a radar emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of proximate wireless warning detectors in motion.

12. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said transmitter transmits detection of a laser emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of proximate wireless warning detectors in motion.

13. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said second resolution of said secondary optimization indices represents a greater geographical area with respect to said first resolution of said first resolution of said primary optimization indices; and

said proximity is based on said given wireless warning detector in motion being currently located within a same secondary optimization indices.

14. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said mobile area network is a cellular phone network.

15. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said mobile area wireless network comprises driver warning devices within a given area.

16. The wireless warning detector forming a area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said transmitter transmits a query to a gateway to determine wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a querying wireless warning detector in motion.

17. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, wherein:

said current location information is derived from querying a mobile positioning center (MPC) in an ANSI-41 wide area network.

18. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 10, further comprising:

said current location information is derived from querying a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) wide area network.

19. A method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network, comprising:

populating a physical warning database with current location information for each of a plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion, said current location information being stored with at least a primary optimization indices having a first resolution and a secondary optimization indices having a second resolution greater than said first resolution;

querying at least one of said primary optimization indices and said secondary optimization indices of said physical warning database to determine a subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a given wireless warning detector in motion, said proximity being determined based on a common optimization indices between said given wireless warning detector in motion and said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion; and

transmitting vehicle dynamics based information from said given wireless warning detector to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

20. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 19, wherein:

said vehicle dynamics based information includes at least one of accelerating, braking, emergency braking, and beginning to change lanes information.

21. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 19, further comprising:

transmitting detection of a radar emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

22. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 19, further comprising:

transmitting detection of a laser emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

23. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 19, wherein:

said second resolution of said secondary optimization indices represents a greater geographical area with respect to said first resolution of said first resolution of said primary optimization indices; and

said proximity is determined based on said given wireless warning detector in motion and each of said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion being currently located within a same secondary optimization indices.

24. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 19, wherein:

said wide area network is a cellular phone network.

25. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 19, wherein:

said mobile area wireless network comprises driver warning devices within a given area.

26. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 19, further comprising:

querying a gateway to determine wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a querying wireless warning detector in motion.

27. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network in motion within a wide area network according to claim 19, further comprising:

querying a mobile positioning center (MPC) in an ANSI-41 wide area network.

28. The method of forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 19, further comprising:

querying a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) wide area network.

29. A wireless warning detector formed mobile area wireless network within a wide area network, comprising:

a physical warning database to obtain current location information for each of a plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion, said physical warning database storing said obtained current location information with at least a primary optimization indices having a first resolution and a secondary optimization indices having a second resolution greater than said first resolution, and to provide a determination of a subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a given wireless warning detector in motion based on a common optimization indices between said given wireless warning detector in motion and said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion; and

a transmitter to transmit vehicle dynamics based information from said given wireless warning detector to only said subset of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

30. The wireless warning detector forming a area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said transmitter transmits detection of a radar emission by said given wireless warning detector in motion to only said subset of said plurality of proximate wireless warning detectors in motion.

31. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said second resolution of said secondary optimization indices represents a geographical area; and

said proximity is based on said given wireless warning detector in motion being currently located within a same secondary optimization indices.

32. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said primary resolution is associated with a first geographical quadrant system, and said secondary resolution is associated with a second geographical quadrant system having larger quadrants than said first geographical quadrant system; and

said proximity is based on a common secondary geographical quadrant between said given wireless warning detector in motion and all other of said plurality of wireless warning detectors in motion.

33. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said mobile area network is a cellular phone network.

34. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said mobile area wireless network comprises driver warning devices within a given area.

35. The wireless warning detector forming a area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said transmitter transmits a query to a gateway to determine wireless warning detectors in motion that are proximate to a querying wireless warning detector in motion.

36. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said current location information is derived from querying a mobile positioning center (MPC) in an ANSI-41 wide area network.

37. The wireless warning detector forming a mobile area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, further comprising:

said current location information is derived from querying a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) wide area network.

38. The wireless warning detector forming a area wireless network within a wide area network according to claim 29, wherein:

said vehicle dynamics based information includes at least one of accelerating, braking, emergency braking, and beginning to change lanes information.