Intelligent video navigation for automobiles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016010998-A1
Application number	US-201314769274-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 25, 2013
Priority date	Feb 25, 2013
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of vehicle navigation guidance includes: receiving at least three satellite positioning data; receiving road marking data from a driver assistance device; calculating a first position of a vehicle according to the at least three satellite positioning data and according to the road marking data; determining a turning action of the vehicle according to the road marking data; determining an acceleration force of the vehicle according to the road marking data; and calculating a second position of the vehicle according to the first position, according to the turning action, and according to the acceleration force.

First claim

1 - 15 . (canceled)

16 . A method of vehicle navigation guidance, the method comprising:
receiving at least three satellite positioning data; receiving road marking data from a driver assistance device; calculating a first position of a vehicle according to the at least three satellite positioning data and according to the road marking data; determining a turning action of the vehicle according to the road marking data; determining an acceleration force of the vehicle according to the road marking data; and calculating a second position of the vehicle according to the first position, according to the turning action, and according to the acceleration force.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising determining a changing of lane of the vehicle according to the road marking data.

18 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising generating a map database that comprises:
receiving image data from the driver assistance device; detecting at least one object data surrounding the vehicle in the image data; assigning a position data to the object data; and storing the object data with the position data.

19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the detecting of the at least one object data comprises detecting a bus stop.

20 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the detecting of the at least one object data comprises detecting a building of interest.

21 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising a video conferencing that comprises:
transmitting an image data of the surrounding of the vehicle; receiving the image data by a routing service location; and transmitting a routing guidance according the image data from the routing service location to the vehicle.

22 . A vehicle navigation device for providing route guidance, the vehicle navigation device comprising:
a satellite positioning data receiver; a driver assistance device image data receiving port; a navigation display port; a navigation audio port; and a processor communicatively connecting to the satellite positioning receiver, to the driver assistance device image data receiver port, to the display port, and to the audio port, wherein the vehicle navigation device is configured to provide:
a data collection mode,
a first position determination mode, and
a second position determination mode,
in the data collection mode,
the satellite positioning data receiver receives at least three satellite positioning data, and the driver assistance device image data receiving port obtains road marking data,
in the first position determination mode,
the processor calculates a first position of a vehicle according to the at least three satellite positioning data and the road marking data, and
in the second position determination mode,
the processor determines at least one turning action of the vehicle according to the road marking data,
the processor determines at least one acceleration force of the vehicle according to the road marking data, and
the processor calculates a second position of the vehicle according to the first position, to the turning action, and to the acceleration force.

23 . The vehicle navigation device according to claim 22 , wherein the second position determination mode further comprises the processor determining a tilt of the vehicle according to a direction of the acceleration force.

24 . The vehicle navigation device according to claim 22 , wherein the vehicle navigation device is configured to further provide a map generation mode,
in the map generation mode,
the processor receives image data from the driver assistance device image data receiving port,
the processor detects at least one object data in the image data,
the processor assigns a position data to the object data, and
the processor stores the object data with the position data.

25 . A vehicle comprising:
a driver assistance device that comprises at least two vision image sensors for providing image data and a navigation device according to claim 22 connected to the driver assistance device.

26 . The vehicle according to claim 25 , wherein the vision image sensors comprise an infrared sensor.

27 . The vehicle according to claim 25 , wherein the vision image sensors comprise a camera sensor.

28 . The vehicle according to claim 25 , wherein the driver assistance device further comprises at least two radar image sensors for providing image data.

29 . The vehicle according to claim 25 , wherein the image data comprises road marking data.

30 . The vehicle according to claim 25 , wherein the image data comprises data of objects surrounding the vehicle.

Assignees

• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Chia Wei Ming Dan
• Lim Chuan Hock
• Kong Bee Ching

Classifications

• G01C21/26

  specially adapted for navigation in a road network · CPC title

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• H04N7/181

  for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources · CPC title

• G01S19/13

  Receivers · CPC title

• G01C21/34 Primary

  Route searching; Route guidance · CPC title