An adverse weather condition notification system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system (1) for informing the vehicle user via the application (3) of adverse weather events that may pose a danger to driving safety on the route created based on the address information entered in the navigation application (3) run on the vehicle computer and / or mobile devices.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] AN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

[0003] Technical Field

[0004] The present invention relates to a system for informing the vehicle user via the application of adverse weather events that may pose a danger to driving safety on the route created based on the address information entered in the navigation application run on the vehicle computer and / or mobile devices.

[0005] Background of the Invention

[0006] Navigation applications are one of the most preferred applications with increasing usage area day by day. Both vehicle users and mobile device users aim to go from one location to another in the shortest time and through the shortest route by using navigation applications. Navigation applications in use today provide weather condition information when selecting a destination or entering an address. However, this notification does not warn the driver against weather events that may change on the road and pose a danger to driving safety. For this reason, today, there is a need for solutions for notifying the vehicle user before departure of adverse weather events in the form of storms, hurricanes, snow and hail that may jeopardize the driving safety of the vehicle on the route created according to the address information entered.

[0007] The international patent document no. W02009021477, an application included in the state of the art, discloses a navigation system. The invention subject to the said patent document relates to a method for operating a navigation system in a vehicle and comprises an input device into which operator control instructions or location information, in particular starting points or destination points, can be input; a routenetwork database; route-calculation unit for calculating a planned route taking intoaccount the location information and the route-network database, wherein the route leads from the starting point to the destination point; a signal-receiving unit for receiving position signals, in particular GPS signals; a position-determining unit which determines the current position from the position signals; at least one optical or acoustic output device; at least one weather condition sensor or a weather condition sensor interface via which data can be received from at least one weather condition sensor. The method comprises the following steps: determination of the current weather conditions by evaluating the measurement data of the weather condition sensor and outputting of a weather condition warning or calculating the planned route, taking into account the current weather conditions.

[0008] Summary of the Invention

[0009] An object of the present invention is to realize a system for sharing with the vehicle user the adverse weather conditions on the route created according to the address information entered on the navigation applications upon creating a route.

[0010] Another object of the present invention is to realize a system for enabling the vehicle user to avoid dangerous routes and to be more careful while driving by means of sharing the adverse weather events on the route with the vehicle user through the navigation application.

[0011] Detailed Description of the Invention

[0012] “An Adverse Weather Condition Notification System” realized to fulfil the objectives of the present invention is shown in the figure attached, in which:

[0013] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the inventive system.

[0014] The components illustrated in the figure are individually numbered, where the numbers refer to the following:1. System

[0015] 2. Electronic device

[0016] 3. Application

[0017] 4. Server

[0018] H: Weather condition server

[0019] An inventive system (1) for informing the vehicle user of the adverse weather events that may pose a danger to driving safety on a route created based on the entered address information comprises

[0020] at least one electronic device (2) which is configured to establish communication by using any remote communication protocol; to exchange data; and to run at least one application thereon;

[0021] at least one application (3) which is run on the electronic device (2) and is configured to share with the user the route information that will enable transportation to the relevant address depending on the address information entered by the users; and

[0022] at least one server (4) which is configured to establish communication with the electronic device (2) and the weather condition servers (H) by using any communication protocol; to exchange data with the application (3) through this established communication; to create a route by using the address information entered through the application (3); to query adverse weather events by using time information in the route location information through the communication established with the weather servers (H); and to share the adverse weather events, if there is any after the query, together with the route information before starting the trip through the application (3).

[0023] The electronic device (1) included in the inventive system (2) is a device in the form of a vehicle computer, mobile cell phone, tablet computer, laptop computer and / or desktop computer having at least one microphone receiving audio input, speakers for providing audio output and at least one input unit in the form of a key and / ortouch screen. The electronic device (2) is configured to establish communication and exchange data with the server (4) by using any remote communication protocol included in the state of art. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the electronic device (2) is configured to establish communication with the server (4) by using a data bus in the form of the Internet. The electronic device (2) is configured to run at least one application (3) thereon, through which users can enter the address information they want to travel to and that shares adverse weather conditions with the vehicle user according to the entered address information.

[0024] The application (3) included in the inventive system (1) is a navigation application configured to be run on the electronic device (2), to enable users to enter the address information they want to travel to and route information together with adverse weather conditions to be displayed on a route information. The application (3) is configured to transmit the entered address information to the server (4) for generating route information through the communication established between the electronic device (2) and the server (4). In the preferred embodiment, the application (3) is a mobile application run on the electronic device (2) and / or a web application.

[0025] The server (4) included in the inventive system (1) is configured to establish communication with the electronic device (2) by using any remote communication protocol included in the state of art, and to exchange data with the application (3) run on the electronic device (2) through this established communication. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the server (4) is configured to establish communication with the electronic device (2) through a data network in the form of the Internet. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the server (4) is configured to be triggered by the driver entering the desired destination address through the application (3); to create a travel route; to query adverse weather conditions on weather condition servers (H) by using location, route, time and direction information; and to share potential risk points with the user on a map on the application (3) before the vehicle moves. The server (4) is configured to sharewith the user through the application (3) the adverse weather conditions that occur during traveling by means of communication and queries at certain time intervals with the weather condition server (H). The server (4) is configured to share with the vehicle user the severity information and risk content of adverse weather conditions through an interface on the application (3) and to send a warning to the vehicle user to reduce speed.

[0026] The server (4) is configured to query for adverse weather conditions by using vehicle direction, location and time information at certain time intervals on the weather condition server (H), and to share the type, severity and coordinate information of the weather event visually and / or in writing on the map via the application (3) if there are adverse weather events within the query results. The server (4) is configured to share adverse weather conditions on the map with the vehicle user both before and during traveling. In this way, the vehicle user is informed about adverse weather conditions along the route on the navigation application (3) and can drive the vehicle more carefully.

[0027] With the inventive system ( 1 ), dangerous weather events are shared with the vehicle user on the map after entering the address information in the navigation application (3). The application (3) also shares the type, severity and content of the weather event with the vehicle user. Thus, the vehicle users are informed about the weather events that they will encounter if they follow the route. Since the system (1) also queries weather condition servers (H) at certain times, it shares instantaneous and changing weather events with the user through the application (3) by using content such as vehicle location and time information.

[0028] Within these basic concepts; it is possible to develop various embodiments of the inventive “An Adverse Weather Condition Notification System (1)”; the invention cannot be limited to examples disclosed herein and it is essentially according to claims.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A system (1) for informing the vehicle user of the adverse weather events that may pose a danger to driving safety on a route created based on the entered address information; characterized byat least one electronic device (2) which is configured to establish communication by using any remote communication protocol; to exchange data; and to run at least one application thereon;at least one application (3) which is run on the electronic device (2) and is configured to share with the user the route information that will enable transportation to the relevant address depending on the address information entered by the users; andat least one server (4) which is configured to establish communication with the electronic device (2) and the weather condition servers (H) by using any communication protocol; to exchange data with the application (3) through this established communication; to create a route by using the address information entered through the application (3); to query adverse weather events by using time information in the route location information through the communication established with the weather servers (H); and to share the adverse weather events, if there is any after the query, together with the route information before starting the trip through the application (3).

2. A system (1) according to Claim 1; characterized by the electronic device (2) which is a device in the form of a vehicle computer, mobile cell phone, tablet computer, laptop computer and / or desktop computer having at least one microphone receiving audio input, speakers for providing audio output and at least one input unit in the form of a key and / or touch screen.

3. A system (1) according to Claim 1 or 2; characterized by the electronic device (2) which is configured to establish communication and exchange data with the server (4) by using any remote communication protocol included in the state of art.

4. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the electronic device (2) which is configured to establish communication with the server (4) by using a data bus in the form of the Internet.

5. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the electronic device (2) which is configured to run at least one application (3) thereon, through which users can enter the address information they want to travel to and that shares adverse weather conditions with the vehicle user according to the entered address information.

6. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the application (3) which is a navigation application configured to be run on the electronic device (2), to enable users to enter the address information they want to travel to and route information together with adverse weather conditions to be displayed on a route information.

7. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the application (3) which is configured to transmit the entered address information to the server (4) for generating route information through the communication established between the electronic device (2) and the server (4).

8. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to establish communication with the electronic device (2) by using any remote communication protocol included in the state of art, and to exchange data with the application (3) run on the electronic device (2) through this established communication.

9. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to establish communication with the electronic device (2) through a data network in the form of the Internet.

10. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to be triggered by the driver entering the desired destination address through the application (3); to create a travel route; to query adverse weather conditions on weather condition servers (H) by using location, route, time and direction information; and to share potential risk points with the user on a map on the application (3) before the vehicle moves.

11. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to share with the user through the application (3) the adverse weather conditions that occur during traveling by means of communication and queries at certain time intervals with the weather condition server (H).

12. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to share with the vehicle user the severity information and risk content of adverse weather conditions through an interface on the application (3) and to send a warning to the vehicle user to reduce speed.

13. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to query for adverse weather conditions by using vehicle direction, location and time information at certain time intervals on the weather condition server (H), and to share the type, severity and coordinate information of the weather event visually and / or in writing on the map via the application (3) if there are adverse weather events within the query results.

14. A system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (4) which is configured to share adverse weather conditions on the map with the vehicle user both before and during traveling.

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