Communication apparatus for vehicle and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10755574-B2
Application number	US-201716463226-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2017
Priority date	Nov 22, 2016
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed is a communication apparatus for a vehicle, including: an interface unit configured to receive sensing information regarding a first other vehicle located in a vicinity of the vehicle and incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication; a transmitter configured to transmit information to a second other vehicle capable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication; and a processor configured to generate recognition information for the first other vehicle based on the sensing information, and transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle to the second other vehicle through the transmitter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A communication apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
an interface unit configured to receive sensing information regarding a first other vehicle located in a vicinity of the vehicle and incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
a transmitter configured to transmit information to a second other vehicle capable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication; and
a processor configured to generate recognition information for the first other vehicle based on the sensing information, and transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle to the second other vehicle through the transmitter;
wherein the processor is further configured to: receive situation information of the first other vehicle through the interface unit; and based on the situation information of the first other vehicle, control the transmitter not to transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle; and
wherein the processor is further configured to: receive first situation information indicating that the first other vehicle is travelling in a dedicated lane; and based on the first situation information, control the transmitter not to transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle.

2. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive information on a relative distance between the vehicle and the first other vehicle and information on a relative speed between the vehicle and the first other vehicle through the interface unit; and
generate the recognition information for the first other vehicle based on the information on the relative distance and the information on the relative speed.

3. The communication apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive location information of the vehicle through the interface unit; and
generate the recognition information for the first other vehicle further based on the location information.

4. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit recognition information for the vehicle to the second other vehicle, along with the recognition information for the first other vehicle.

5. The communication apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to alternately transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle and the recognition information for the vehicle to the second other vehicle.

6. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the recognition information for the first other vehicle in a Basic Safety Message (BSM) format or a Contextual Awareness Message (CAM) format.

7. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a receiver configured to receive recognition information for at least one other vehicle capable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication,
wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the first other vehicle is a vehicle incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication, by comparing the recognition information for the at least one other vehicle and the sensing information regarding the first other vehicle.

8. The communication apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when the first other vehicle is located in front of the vehicle, generate the recognition information for the first other vehicle.

9. The communication apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to: through the interface unit,
receive first sensing information for a first-a other vehicle positioned at a first location with reference to the vehicle and incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
receive second sensing information for a first-b other vehicle positioned at a second location with reference to the vehicle and incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
generate and transmit recognition information for the first-a other vehicle based on the first sensing information in a first time period; and
generate and transmit recognition information for the first-b other vehicle based on the second sensing information in a second time period,
wherein the first time period and the second time period are in sync with the at least one other vehicle.

10. The communication apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive license plate information of the first other vehicle through the interface unit; and
generate the recognition information for the first other vehicle with the license plate information included therein.

11. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: receive second situation information indicating that a difference in speed between the first other vehicle and the vehicle is equal to or greater than a reference value; and based on the second situation information, control the transmitter not to transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle.

12. The communication apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: receive third situation information indicating that a direction of travel of the first other vehicle is different from a direction of travel of the vehicle; and based on the third situation information, control the transmitter not to transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle.

13. A vehicle comprising:
a communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive information from a plurality of other vehicles, and a processor configured to receive, through the receiver, recognition information for a first other vehicle incapable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
a transmitter configured to transmit information to a second other vehicle capable of performing vehicle-to-vehicle communication;
a user interface apparatus configured to, based on the recognition information for the first other vehicle, output a graphic image corresponding to the first other vehicle;
wherein the processor is configured to: receive situation information of the first other vehicle through the user interface; and based on the situation information of the first other vehicle, control the transmitter not to transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle; and
wherein the processor is further configured to: receive first situation information indicating that the first other vehicle is travelling in a dedicated lane; and based on the first situation information, control the transmitter not to transmit the recognition information for the first other vehicle.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive first recognition information for the first other vehicle from A other vehicle through the receiver; and
receive second recognition information for the first other vehicle from B other vehicle through the receiver, and

wherein the user interface apparatus is further configured to generate the graphic image based on a combination of the first recognition information and the second recognition information.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 ,
wherein the first recognition information comprises first location information and first speed information for the first other vehicle generated by the A other vehicle, and
wherein the second recognition information comprises second location information and second speed information for the first other vehicle generated by the B other vehicle.

16. The vehicle of claim 14 ,
wherein the user interface apparat

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Park Suho
• Bae Jaeseung
• Kim Hansung
• Yoon Jaehwan

Classifications

• G08G1/091 Primary

  Traffic information broadcasting (broadcasting communication H04H) · CPC title

• G08G1/017

  identifying vehicles (G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence) · CPC title

• G08G1/166

  for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes · CPC title

• H04W4/023

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• G08G1/09 Primary

  Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions ({railroad crossing signals B61L; reflectors E01F, G08B}; indicating arrangements for variable information by selection or combination of individual elements G09F9/00) · CPC title