7832results about "Vehicle wireless communication service" patented technology

The invention comprises a unit and system for remote monitoring and controlling of various conditions in a container during cargo. The system includes a local wireless or cable (wired) network with a local station and access points positioned in the vicinity of location of containers, a remote central station connected with the Internet and a container-mounted means for monitoring and control of reefer equipment, each of which includes a processor (CPU) and a transceiver of wireless local communication, a GPS-receiver and a transceiver of cellular communication (with all of them being connected to the said processor). In addition the processor (CPU) of the device is connected to the controller of reefer equipment, while the transceiver of wireless local communication is made so that the creation of Personal Area Network (PAN) with mobile electronic devices (e.g., Notebook, Pocket PC, PDA) is possible, and establishment of wireless communication with a communication gateway of the said local network is also possible.

Geographic location data and telematics data may be collected in real-time by a mobile device within a vehicle, or the vehicle itself. The telematics data may indicate vehicle direction, speed, motion, etc., as well as traffic hazards in the surrounding environment. A remote server may receive the location and telematics data from two vehicles. If an anomalous or hazardous condition exists in the vicinity of the first vehicle, a geographic relationship with the second vehicle is determined, and if within a predetermined distance, an alert or alternate route for the second vehicle is determined and transmitted to the second vehicle. As a result, a negative impact or risk of collision caused by the anomalous condition on the second vehicle is alleviated. The amount of the insured's usage of the telematics data-based risk mitigation or prevision functionality may be used to calculate or adjust insurance premiums, rates, or discounts.

A location-relevant service system provides location-relevant information to, or performs location-relevant service for, a first mobile unit based on the location of a second mobile unit. In one instance, the first mobile unit is fixed on a vehicle, while the second mobile unit can be provided as a cellular phone. In another instance, the first mobile unit is provided with a display panel, so that authentication can be achieved through providing the displayed location information to a location-relevant service server using the second mobile unit.

A system and method for determining adverse / dangerous road conditions based on sensor data received from a vehicle and generating alerts for other vehicles which may encounter the same condition. The system receives sensor data from a vehicle and evaluates the data to determine if the vehicle encountered a potentially dangerous road condition. The system may apply one or more thresholds to the data, where the thresholds are designed to detect various sudden movements of the vehicle. The system may monitor the location associated with the potentially dangerous road condition and evaluate sensor data from one or more other vehicles that drive near the same location to determine whether they encounter a similar condition. The system may generate one or more alerts and transmit those alerts to vehicles that are approaching the location of the dangerous condition using location data provided by the approaching vehicles.

Systems of hardware and software are provided for enabling mobile assets to communicate across a wireless network environment. Systems, computer-implemented methods and computer program products are also provided for leveraging wireless communication and / or processing capabilities of mobile assets against a robust software solution to implement enterprise wide asset management functions, to integrate mobile asset data into existing enterprise workflows and / or to enable trusted third party integration into the enterprise for enhanced asset and / or workflow management.

Systems of hardware and software are provided for enabling mobile assets to communicate across a wireless network environment. Systems, computer-implemented methods and computer program products are also provided for leveraging wireless communication and / or processing capabilities of mobile assets against a robust software solution to implement enterprise wide asset management functions, to integrate mobile asset data into existing enterprise workflows and / or to enable trusted third party integration into the enterprise for enhanced asset and / or workflow management.

The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for self-automated parking lots for autonomous vehicles based on vehicular networking, advantageous in reducing parking movements and space. It is described a device for self-automated parking lot for autonomous vehicles based on vehicular networking, comprising: a vehicle electronic module for receiving, executing and reporting vehicle movements, a parking lot controller for managing and coordinating a group of vehicles in parking and unparking maneuvers, the vehicle module and controller comprising a vehicular ad hoc networking communication system. It is also described a method comprising moving autonomously in platoon one or more rows of already parked vehicles in order to make available a parking space for a vehicle arriving to the parking space; and moving autonomously in platoon one or more rows of parked vehicles in order to make a parked vehicle able to exit the parking space.

An apparatus that includes a mobile phone detection system is provided. The apparatus comprises a wearable device having a pulse detection sensor, an RF detection sensor, and at least one processor. The pulse detection sensor is configured to detect a heart beat pulse of a body of a user wearing the wearable device. The RF detection sensor is configured to detect RF radiation signals from the body of the user wearing the wearable device. The processor may be operative responsive: to the pulse detection device detecting the pulse of the user; and the RF detection sensor detecting an RF radiation signal indicative of the user using a mobile phone; to output at least one notification signal indicative of the user using the mobile phone.

A method for presenting informational content stored in a mobile device includes the steps of: receiving a plurality of broadcasts, wherein each broadcast includes both informational content for presentation to a person and broadcast-identifying information; for each respective broadcast of the plurality, storing the informational content of the respective broadcast within the mobile device for presentation to a person using the mobile device, wherein the informational content is stored in association with the broadcast-identifying information for the respective broadcast; receiving, through a user interface of the mobile device, input from a person using the mobile device; identifying informational content to present to the person using the mobile device as a function of the received input and the broadcast-identifying information associated with the stored informational content; and presenting the selected informational content to the person using the mobile device.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system for monitoring, recording, and analyzing driver activity. An exemplary system comprises a sensor module configured to receive data from one or more sensors that measure acceleration or deceleration associated with a vehicle. A stop detection module is configured to receive the sensor module data, process the sensor module data, and determine an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event. A location module is configured to retrieve the location of the vehicle simultaneous with an abrupt acceleration or deceleration event. The system stores the location of the abrupt acceleration or deceleration event in an event record in an event database.

A method is provided for efficiently processing messages staged for authentication in a security layer of a protocol stack in a wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communication system. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication system includes a host vehicle receiver for receiving messages transmitted by one or more remote vehicles. The host receiver is configured to authenticate received messages in a security layer of a protocol stack. A wireless message broadcast by a remote vehicle is received. The wireless message contains characteristic data of the remote vehicle. The characteristic data is analyzed for determining whether the wireless message is in compliance with a predetermined parameter of the host vehicle. The wireless message is discarded prior to a transfer of the wireless message to the security layer in response to a determination that the wireless message is not in compliance with the predetermined parameter of the host vehicle. Otherwise, the wireless message is transferred to the security layer.

The invention discloses a full-automatic parking method and system. The full-automatic parking method comprises the steps of receiving a starting instruction sent by a user, and activating the full-automatic parking system according to the starting instruction; controlling a vehicle to move forwards automatically, searching for whether or not available parking spaces exist on the two sides of thevehicle in the advancing process, and when available parking spaces exist, recognizing basic information of the target parking space; according to the basic information of the recognized target parking space, performing parking path planning, and obtaining the parking initial point and the parking path from the parking initial point to the parking end point; controlling the vehicle to automatically move forward to the parking initial point; controlling the vehicle to be automatically parked according to the planned parking path, and parking the vehicle into the parking space. According to thefull-automatic parking method and system, the vehicle automatically runs forwards, the idle parking space is searched for and recognized, the vehicle is automatically parked into the parking space, noartificial participation is needed in the whole parking space searching and parking process, and full-automatic parking can be achieved.

It is provided a method, comprising assigning a first direct resource of a radio interface to a first vehicle-to-vehicle service based on a resource information received from a base station in a cellular mode via a cellular resource of the radio interface, wherein, in the resource information, the first direct resource and the first vehicle-to-vehicle service are indicated as being correlated, and the first vehicle-to-vehicle service is to be used or to be provided by at least a first one of one or more vehicle devices, and wherein, in the cellular mode, a communication of an apparatus performing the method with each of the one or more vehicle devices different from the apparatus is performed via the base station; performing the first vehicle-to-vehicle service via the first direct resource in a vehicle-to-vehicle mode, wherein, in the vehicle-to-vehicle mode, the communication of the apparatus with each of the one or more vehicle devices is performed directly with the respective vehicle device and does not involve the base station.

An electronic, real-time system performs maneuver recognition of vehicles based on dynamically measured telematics data, particularly the sensory data of smartphone sensors, and more particularly data from the accelerometer sensor and the global positioning system (GPS) sensor and / or the gyroscope sensor of a smartphone. The axes of the smartphone may be moving independently relative to the axes of the vehicle and thus do not need to be aligned with the axes of the vehicle. Driver behaviors and operational parameters are automatically measured and discriminated, based on automatically individuated and measured driver maneuvers within various measured to vehicle trajectories, and an output signal is generated based upon derived risk measure parameters and / or crash attitude measure parameters. The system can use score-driven, especially risk-score driven, operations associated with motor vehicles or transportation modes for passengers or goods, and reliant on a dynamic, telematics-based data aggregation and dynamically measured driving maneuvers, respectively.

A vehicular diagnostic communications system, and components thereof, are provided for an apparatus and technique for communicating vehicular diagnostic information over a cellphone network. The system includes a code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port. The code reader also has a local connectivity network circuit for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the vehicle diagnostic port connector and a local connectivity circuit. A cellphone is arranged in communication with the local connectivity network for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a cellular telephone network.

A method for controlling the operability and functionality of an electronic device with an electronic device detection system begins by determining whether an electronic device is located within the vehicle and proximate to an operator of the vehicle. The electronic device detection system defines a restricted zone in which electronic device use is partially or fully prohibited and a safe zone in which all or some of the functionality of electronic devices is enabled. Once it is determined that an electronic device is in use and within a restricted zone, a determination is made as to whether any usage prohibition conditions are satisfied. If usage prohibition conditions are satisfied, then particular functions of the electronic device may be disabled in a restricted zone. If prohibition conditions are not met, the electronic device may be totally enabled, partially enabled to allow certain functions, or the electronic device is never disabled.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an information transmission method, device and system. The method is applied to user equipment (UE) in Internet of vehicles architecture. The method comprisesthe following steps: the UE obtains sidelink retransmission configuration information; and the UE carries out sidelink feedback or sidelink retransmission according to the sidelink retransmission configuration information.

System and method for tracking assets comprises determining if an asset is inside a geofence area, using a first set of asset monitoring parameters to monitor operation of the asset, if the asset is inside the geofence area, and using a second set of asset monitoring parameters to monitor operation of the asset, if the asset is outside the geofence area. The invention further comprises a system and method for providing one or more competitors with an asset tracking device, wherein the asset tracking device allows each competitor's location to be monitored, defining one or more geofence areas on a racetrack, and detecting when the competitors enter a designated geofence area.

Disclosed is a scanning device including: a photonic emitter assembly (PTX) to emit at least one pulse of inspection photons in accordance with at least one adjustable pulse parameter, a photonic reception and detection assembly (PRX) to receive reflected photons reflected back from an object, the PRX including a detector to detect in accordance with at least one adjustable detection parameter the reflected photons and produce a detected scene signal, and a closed loop controller to: (a) control the PTX and PRX, (b) receive the detected scene signal from the detector and (c) update said at least one pulse parameter and at least one detection parameter at least partially based on a work plan derived at least partially from the detected scene signal.

The invention relates to a method and system for booking reservations in a booking system and synchronizing bookings among several booking systems. The system comprises at least one booking system; at least one service provider; a mediator service; a client, and at least one client terminal device that can be a mobile device and that includes a dialogue. The client uses the dialogue to enter information into the system and the mediator receives inquiries and answers from the at least one booking system, the at least one service provider, and the at least one client. The mediator transfers and adapts information between them. The method and system are particularly suited for use with mobile phone users by Small Message Service messages.

A mobile device can obtain wireless network signal strength map data that indicates, for various nearby geographical regions, the wireless network signal strength in each such region. A mobile device can transmit that data to a vehicular navigation system responsible for automatically selecting a high-quality route of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination. The system can take the wireless network signal map data into account when selecting that route. When selecting from among multiple different routes of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination, the system may employ an algorithm that considers wireless network signal strengths along those routes, in addition to the other factors. Consequently, the system can select a longer route having better signal strength over a shorter route having worse signal strength. The system can present the selected route within a set of suggested routes, potentially along with reasons for each route's suggestion.

A vehicular diagnostic communications system, and components thereof, are provided for an apparatus and technique for communicating vehicular diagnostic information over a cellphone network. The system includes a code reader having a vehicle diagnostic port connector for receiving vehicle diagnostic information from the vehicle diagnostic port. The code reader also has a local connectivity network circuit for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the vehicle diagnostic port connector and a local connectivity circuit. A cellphone is arranged in communication with the local connectivity network for communicating vehicle diagnostic information between the code reader and a cellular telephone network.

A control method for incoming messages includes steps of: controlling a mobile terminal to enter into a safe driving mode in response to a receiving of a command for controlling the mobile terminal to enter into the safe driving mode; obtaining a predetermined block condition and determining whether there is a need to automatically block an incoming message or not according to the obtained predetermined block condition when the incoming message is received by the mobile terminal; and rejecting and responding the incoming message with a predetermined message when it is determined that there is a need to automatically block the incoming message. A mobile terminal is also provided.

A communication system involving an access point, a vehicle and a user is provided. The vehicle and user possess a registration code, the user possesses a public and private key pair, and the access point and vehicle possess certificates and associated private keys. The access point issues a certificate to the user associated with the user's public and private keys, and the certificate of the access point is known and trusted by the vehicle. The access point signs a message granting ownership of the vehicle to the user, and the identity of the user indicates the user's certificate. The vehicle conditionally accepts the ownership registration request of the user.

Disclosed are an system and method of regulating mobile device communications while operating a motor vehicle. One example method may include determining a speed event indicating that a speed of the motor vehicle has performed at least one of exceeded a first threshold above which mobile device usage restriction policies are invoked and fallen below a second threshold allowing the mobile device restriction policies to be removed. The first threshold may be equal to or greater than the second threshold. As a result of obtaining the speed event, the method may also provide transmitting the speed event to a remote edge gateway server located remotely from the motor vehicle, which stores the speed event for reference purposes when determining a policy for routing a particular mobile device call, text message and / or mobile data session.

The present disclosure proposes a method for transmitting and receiving data through sidelink in a wireless communication system supporting Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication.Particularly, the method performed by a first User Equipment includes receiving, from a base station, Downlink Control Information (DCI) including information related to a transmission of first control information; transmitting, to the second User Equipment, the first control information based on the received DCI; and transmitting, to the second User Equipment, one or more data through the sidelink.

A control system and method are provided for a station to dispense fuel to a vehicle, including an electric vehicle, without requiring dedicated access to a communications network, with the advantage that authorization for fleet vehicles or individuals can be obtained from an access management system, using a portable, wireless device, such as a smart phone or a dashboard appliance. The authorization is wirelessly relayed to the station by the wireless device, to enable the dispensing of fuel. Subsequently, a log comprising the transaction is provided to the access management system, through the same or a different wireless, mobile computing device. The log may also report status and other events, such as load shedding.