Method and apparatus for supporting driving using wireless communication network and system thereof

• US 9,197,705 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2014
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dunn, Alex C
• Application Number:
  US14/250,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20140309812A1
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 701/2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 for providing a driving assistance service (DAS) by a local DAS server in 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 based on the received local DAS information;

transmitting the generated A-local DAS information to the vehicle terminal if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is available,

transmitting the generated A-local DAS information to a broad DAS server if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is not available; and

receiving, from the broad DAS server, integrated DAS information based on the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS server,

wherein the local DAS server is located out of the vehicle and receives the local DAS information from each of at least one vehicle terminal within a coverage of the local DAS server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information for assisting driving of the vehicle, based on 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 includes a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

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

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the DAS includes a navigation service using the communication network, and the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein the DAS includes a black box service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein the DAS includes a remote driving service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1,

wherein the DAS includes a charging service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes charging state information of the vehicle.

41. 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 for providing a driving assistance service (DAS) by a broad DAS server in a communication network, the method comprising:

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

generating integrated DAS information based on the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS server; and

transmitting the generated integrated DAS information to the local DAS server,

wherein the local DAS server is located out of a vehicle and receives the local DAS information from each of at least one vehicle terminal within a coverage of the local DAS server.

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 servers rather than the local DAS server, and road information within a coverage of the broad DAS server.

10. The method of claim 8,

wherein the DAS includes a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

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

11. The method of claim 8,

wherein the DAS includes a navigation service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 8,

wherein the DAS includes a black box service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 8,

wherein the DAS includes a remote driving service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 8,

wherein the DAS includes a charging service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes charging state information of the vehicle.

15. A method for receiving driving assistance service (DAS) at a vehicle comprising a local DAS terminal in 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 server;

receiving, from the local DAS server, control information generated based on the local DAS information; and

controlling driving of the vehicle according to the control information,

wherein the control information includes analyzed-local (A-local DAS) information generated by the local DAS server based on the local DAS information if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is available,

wherein the control information corresponds to analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is not available,

wherein the A-integrated DAS information is generated by analyzing integrated DAS information generated in a broad DAS server based on analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated by analyzing the local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS server, and

wherein the local DAS server is located out of the vehicle and receives the local DAS information from each of at least one vehicle terminal within a coverage of the local DAS server.

16. The method of claim 15,

wherein the DAS includes a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

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

17. The method of claim 15,

wherein the DAS includes a navigation service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 15,

wherein the DAS includes a black box service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 15,

wherein the DAS includes a remote driving service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

20. The method of claim 15,

wherein the DAS includes a charging service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes charging state information of the vehicle.

21. A local driving assistance service (DAS) server for providing a DAS to a vehicle in a communication network, the local DAS server 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 based on the received local DAS information;

a controller configured to;

transmit, to the vehicle terminal, the generated A-local DAS information through the transmission/reception unit if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is available, and

transmit the generated A-local DAS information to a broad DAS server if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is not available,

wherein the transmission/reception unit receives, from the broad DAS server, integrated DAS information based on the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information in the broad DAS server, and

wherein the local DAS server is located out of the vehicle and receives the local DAS information from each of at least one vehicle terminal within a coverage of the local DAS server.

22. The local DAS server of claim 21, wherein

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

23. The local DAS server of claim 21,

wherein the DAS includes a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

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

24. The local DAS server of claim 21,

wherein the DAS includes a navigation service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

25. The local DAS server of claim 21,

wherein the DAS includes a black box service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

26. The local DAS server of claim 21,

wherein the DAS includes a remote driving service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

27. The local DAS server of claim 21,

wherein the DAS includes a charging service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes charging state information of the vehicle.

28. A broad driving assistance service (DAS) server for providing the DAS in a communication network, the broad DAS server comprising:

a transmission/reception unit configured to receive, from a local DAS server, analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated local based on DAS information of a vehicle terminal;

a DAS information processing unit configured to;

generate integrated DAS information based on the A-local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS, and

transmit the generated integrated DAS information to the local DAS server,

wherein the local DAS server is located out of a vehicle and receives the local DAS information from each of at least one vehicle terminal within a coverage of the local DAS server.

29. The broad DAS server of claim 28, wherein the broad DAS information comprises at least one piece of A-local DAS information received from at least one of other local DAS servers rather than the local DAS server and road information within a coverage of the broad DAS server.

30. The broad DAS server of claim 28,

wherein the DAS includes a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

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

31. The broad DAS server of claim 28,

wherein the DAS includes a navigation service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

32. The broad DAS server of claim 28,

wherein the DAS includes a black box service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

33. The broad DAS server of claim 28,

wherein the DAS includes a remote driving service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

34. The broad DAS server of claim 28,

wherein the DAS includes a charging service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes charging state information of the vehicle.

35. A local driving assistance service (DAS) terminal within a vehicle to receive the DAS in a communication network, the local DAS terminal 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 server, and

receive, from the local DAS server, control information generated based on the local DAS information; and

a controller configured to control driving of the vehicle based on the control information,

wherein the control information includes analyzed-local (A-local DAS) information generated by the local DAS server based on the local DAS information if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is available, and

wherein the control information includes analyzed-integrated (A-integrated) DAS information if the DAS based on the generated A-local DAS information is not available,

wherein the A-integrated DAS information is generated by analyzing integrated DAS information generated in a broad DAS server based on analyzed-local (A-local) DAS information generated by analyzing the local DAS information and broad DAS information within the broad DAS server,

wherein the local DAS server is located out of a vehicle and receives the local DAS information from each of at least one vehicle terminal within a coverage of the local DAS server.

36. The local DAS terminal of claim 35,

wherein the DAS includes a safety connection service which provides information on safe driving of the vehicle, and

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

37. The local DAS terminal of claim 35,

wherein the DAS includes a navigation service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

38. The local DAS terminal of claim 35,

wherein the DAS includes a black box service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

39. The local DAS terminal of claim 35,

wherein the DAS includes a remote driving service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes driving information of the vehicle.

40. The local DAS terminal of claim 35,

wherein the DAS includes a charging service using the communication network, and

wherein the local DAS information includes charging state information of the vehicle.