Data collecting system, server, and data processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11511769-B2
Application number	US-202016743404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2020
Priority date	Mar 26, 2019
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A data collecting system includes a server and a data processing apparatus. The server holds at least one piece of request data including at least a content of a request for collection of traveling state data on a vehicle and a requisite condition for the collection of the traveling state data. The server sends request data of interest to the data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus acquires the traveling state data on the vehicle on the basis of the request data of interest received from the server, and sends the acquired traveling state data to the server.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A data collecting system comprising:
a server configured to hold at least one piece of request data, the at least one piece of request data including at least i) a content of a request for collection of traveling state data on a vehicle and ii) a requisite condition for the collection of the traveling state data, the content of the request and the requisite condition being set by a client; and
a first data processing apparatus associated with the vehicle, the vehicle being associated with a consignee,
wherein, when the server determines that the consignee or the vehicle satisfies the requisite condition, the server is configured to send request data of interest to the first data processing apparatus, the request data of interest being selected from the at least one piece of request data held in the server,
wherein the first data processing apparatus is configured to acquire, from the vehicle of the consignee, traveling state data of the vehicle on a basis of the request data of interest received from the server, and to send the acquired traveling state data of the vehicle to the server,
wherein the first data processing apparatus is configured to acquire the traveling state data on a basis the request data satisfying a request acceptance condition, the request acceptance condition comprising a condition under which the consignee undertakes the request for collection of the traveling state data,
wherein the server is configured to execute either (1) or (2) of:
(1) when the at least one piece of request data comprises a plurality pieces of request data, the server is configured to send the plurality pieces of request data to the first data processing apparatus such that the first data processing apparatus is configured to acquire the traveling state data on a basis of a result of selection of a request by the consignee, the selection of the request by the consignee being based on the request acceptance condition; and
(2) the server is configured to select the request data of interest to be sent to the first data processing apparatus on a basis of the request acceptance condition received from the first data processing apparatus, and to send the request data of interest to the first data processing apparatus,

wherein the data on the vehicle includes detection accuracy of a sensor provided in the vehicle, and
wherein, when the sensor satisfies a predetermined criterion of verification of detection accuracy of the sensor, the first data processing apparatus acquires a result of the verification of the detection accuracy of the sensor.

2. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the requisite condition for the collection of the traveling state data includes data on the vehicle.

3. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the request acceptance condition includes a capacity of the consignee, the capacity of the consignee being directed to a time for execution of the request or a physical effect caused by the execution of the request.

4. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the request acceptance condition includes a current position of the vehicle or a destination.

5. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle is configured to perform an automatic traveling operation, and
the request acceptance condition includes an automatic traveling condition to be satisfied upon a start of the automatic traveling operation, the automatic traveling condition being set by the consignee.

6. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the request acceptance condition includes an attribution of a driver of the vehicle.

7. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to calculate traveling route data on a basis of the request data of interest, the traveling route data indicating a traveling route of the vehicle.

8. The data collecting system according to claim 7 , wherein the server is configured to send, to the first data processing apparatus, the traveling route data together with the request data of interest.

9. The data collecting system according to claim 7 , wherein the first data processing apparatus is configured to calculate traveling route data on a basis of the request data of interest received from the server, the traveling route data indicating a traveling route of the vehicle.

10. The data collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one piece of request data includes data on a reward for the request.

11. The data collecting system according to claim 10 , wherein
the server is configured to send the traveling state data to a second data processing apparatus on a side of the client, and
the server or the second data processing apparatus is configured to send the data on the reward to the first data processing apparatus in response to reception of the traveling state data.

12. The data collecting system according to claim 10 , wherein the reward is set to be variable depending on the requisite condition for the collection of the traveling state data.

13. A server comprising
circuitry configured to:
hold at least one piece of request data, the at least one piece of request data including at least a content of a request for collection of traveling state data on a vehicle and a requisite condition for the collection of the traveling state data, the content of the request and the requisite condition being set by a client; and
when the vehicle or a consignee associated with the vehicle satisfies the requisite condition, send request data of interest to a first data processing apparatus associated with the vehicle of the consignee, the request data of interest being selected from the at least one piece of request data held in the server,

wherein the first data processing apparatus is configured to acquire the traveling state data on a basis the request data satisfying a request acceptance condition, the request acceptance condition comprising a condition under which the consignee undertakes the request for collection of the traveling state data,
wherein the circuitry is configured to execute either (1) or (2) of:
(1) when the at least one piece of request data comprises a plurality pieces of request data, the circuitry is configured to send the plurality pieces of request data to the first data processing apparatus such that the first data processing apparatus acquires the traveling state data on a basis of a result of selection of a request by the consignee, the selection of the request by the consignee being based on the request acceptance condition; and
(2) the circuitry is configured to select the request data of interest to be sent to the first data processing apparatus on a basis of the request acceptance condition received from the first data processing apparatus, and to send the request data of interest to the first data processing apparatus,

wherein the data on the vehicle includes detection accuracy of a sensor provided in the vehicle, and
wherein, when the sensor satisfies a predetermined criterion of verification of detection accuracy of the sensor, the first data processing apparatus acquires a result of the verification of the detection accuracy of the sensor.

14. A data processing apparatus equipped on a vehicle, the data processing apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a communicator configured to communicate with an external device outside the vehicle,
wherein, when the vehicle or a consignee associated with the vehicle satisfies a requisite condition for collecting traveling state data of the vehicle, the communicator is configured to r

Assignees

• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Sumikawa Ryuichi
• Okada Tomoyuki
• Takebayashi Yosuke

Classifications

• B60W60/001 Primary

  Planning or execution of driving tasks · CPC title

• G05D1/0212

  with means for defining a desired trajectory (involving a plurality of land vehicles G05D1/0287) · CPC title

• G05D1/0276

  using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle (involving a plurality of vehicles G05D1/0287; automatically controlling vehicle speed responsive to externally generated signals B60K31/0058) · CPC title

• H04W4/029 Primary

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• G08G1/0112

  from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD] · CPC title