Driver assistance system and method for supporting a predefined service in a transportation vehicle during operation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019080333-A1
Application number	US-201816100341-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 10, 2018
Priority date	Sep 8, 2017
Publication date	Mar 14, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A driver assistance system, a computer program product, a signal sequence, a transportation vehicle and a method for assisting provision of a predefined service in a transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is traveling on an imminent route. The method includes automatically determining a criterion for the successful provision of the service, determining a driving status and/or a situation of a transportation vehicle which infringe/infringes the criterion on the route, and avoiding the driving status and/or the situation of a transportation vehicle to assist the provision of the service.

First claim

1 . A driver assistance system for assisting provision of a predefined service in a transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is traveling on an imminent route, the driver assistance system comprising:
a data input; an evaluation unit; and a data output, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to:
determine automatically a criterion for the successful provision of the service and a driving status and/or a situation of the transportation vehicle which infringe/infringes the criterion on the route in conjunction with the first data input, and
bring about avoidance of the driving status and/or of the situation of the transportation vehicle to assist the provision of the service in conjunction with the data output.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the avoidance of the driving status and/or of the situation of a transportation vehicle comprises:
using an alternative route and/or controlling the transportation vehicle with the automatically modified control variables, including:
an acceleration, and/or
shock absorber settings, and/or
longitudinal guidance and/or transverse guidance, and/or
engine control, and/or
chassis setting, and/or
heating/air conditioning system.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system detects the provision of a service in the transportation vehicle by sensor, and automatically determines the criterion of the service.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the situation of the transportation vehicle takes into account the surroundings of the transportation vehicle and including:
availability of a communication infrastructure, noise emissions and/or light emissions and/or thermal emissions and/or air humidity and/or emissions as a function of the time of day and/or time of year, along the route.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system determines a conflict between a criterion of a service and a criterion of a driving status and/or a situation of the transportation vehicle during provision of a service while a first transportation vehicle is traveling, and transmits a signal representing the conflict to alert a second transportation vehicle to the conflict in response to determining a conflict between a criterion of a service and a criterion of a driving status and/or a situation of the transportation vehicle during provision of a service while a first transportation vehicle is traveling.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the criterion of the route is determined by a sensor of the transportation vehicle and is transmitted via a data communication interface to a stationary server and/or a passenger cell (CAB) reversibly connected to a transportation vehicle carrier of the transportation vehicle and is embodied in a service-specific state.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service requires:
use of potentially hazardous objects and/or liquids; and/or a data communication.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service comprises:
making available a telecommunication line; and/or a nail care service, and/or a wellness treatment, and/or a financial advice and/or insurance advice service, and/or a service of a gastronomic nature, and/or a private tuition service, and/or a real estate service, and/or a legal advice service, and/or a city administration service, and/or a coaching service, and/or a field service, and/or a hairdressing service, and/or a multimedia presentation, and/or offering and/or sales of goods, and/or production of 3D printed products, and/or virtual reality presentations.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the criterion applies only to a predefined phase of the service and the avoidance of the driving status and/or of the situation of the transportation vehicle to assist the provision of the service occurs only for the predefined phase of the service.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the service is divided in advance into phases, to which respective criteria which are at least proportionally different from one another are assigned.

11 . A method for assisting provision of a predefined service in a transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is traveling on an imminent route, the method comprising:
automatically determining a criterion for the successful provision of the service; determining a driving status and/or a situation of a transportation vehicle which infringe/infringes the criterion on the route; and avoiding the driving status and/or the situation of a transportation vehicle to assist the provision of the service.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the avoidance of the driving status and/or of the situation of a transportation vehicle comprises:
using an alternative route and/or controlling the transportation vehicle with the automatically modified control variables, including:
an acceleration, and/or
shock absorber settings, and/or
longitudinal guidance and/or transverse guidance, and/or
engine control, and/or
chassis setting, and/or
heating/air conditioning system.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting the provision of a service in the transportation vehicle by sensor; and automatically determining the criterion of the service.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the situation of the transportation vehicle takes into account the surroundings of the transportation vehicle and including:
availability of a communication infrastructure, noise emissions and/or light emissions and/or thermal emissions and/or air humidity and/or emissions as a function of the time of day and/or time of year, along the route.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining a conflict between a criterion of a service and a criterion of a driving status and/or a situation of the transportation vehicle during provision of a service while a first transportation vehicle is traveling, and transmitting a signal representing the conflict to alert a second transportation vehicle to the conflict in response to determining a conflict between a criterion of a service and a criterion of a driving status and/or a situation of the transportation vehicle during provision of a service while a first transportation vehicle is traveling.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the criterion of the route is determined by a sensor of the transportation vehicle and is transmitted via a data communication interface to a stationary server and/or a passenger cell (CAB) reversibly connected to a transportation vehicle carrier of the transportation vehicle and is embodied in a service-specific state.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the service requires:
use of potentially hazardous objects and/or liquids; and/or a data communication.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the service comprises:
making available a telecommunication line; and/or a nail care service, and/or a wellness treatment, and/or a financial advice and/or insurance advice service, and/or a service of a gastronomic nature, and/or a private tuition service, and/or a real estate service, and/or a legal advice service, and/or a city administration service, and/or a coaching service, and/or a field service, and/or a hairdressing service, and/or a multimedia presentation, and/or offering and/or sales of goods, and/or production of 3D printed products, and/or virtual reality presentations.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the criterion applies only to a predefined phase of the service and the avoidance of the driving status and/or of the

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Höflich Sebastian
• Römmeler Volker
• Wehinger Jan

Classifications

• B60P3/0257

  the object being a vending stall, restaurant or food kiosk · CPC title

• B60W50/0097

  Predicting future conditions · CPC title

• B60R16/02 Primary

  electric {constitutive elements} · CPC title

• B60P3/025

  the object being a shop, cafeteria or display {the object being a theatre or stage}(the object being a workshop B60P3/14) · CPC title

• B60W2556/50

  of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data · CPC title