Look ahead auto dashcam (ladcam) for improved gps navigation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020202703-A1
Application number	US-201816225406-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 19, 2018
Priority date	Dec 19, 2018
Publication date	Jun 25, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system and method for assisting vehicle traffic. A first vehicle includes a recorder that obtains traffic and a first data communication device that communicates the traffic data. A second vehicle includes a second data communication device that receives the communicated traffic data and navigates based on the communicated traffic data. A server receives the video feed from the recorder of the first vehicle via the first communication device and provides the video feed to the second vehicle via the second communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for assisting vehicle traffic, comprising:
obtaining, via a recorder associated with a first vehicle, traffic data in a vicinity of the first vehicle; transmitting the traffic data, via a first communication device, from the first vehicle to a second communication device; and navigating a second vehicle according to the traffic data at the second communication device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the traffic data from the first communication device to a server and transmitting the traffic data from the server to the second communication device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving a request for traffic data at the server from the second vehicle, and providing the traffic data to the second vehicle in response to the request.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein providing the traffic data further comprises compiling a candidate list of traffic data from a plurality of recorders and sending the candidate list to the second communication device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising determining a score for each of the plurality of recorders in the candidate list.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the traffic data includes at least one of: (i) an image; (ii) a video feed of traffic in the vicinity of the first vehicle; (iii) a video feed from a public access video camera; and (iv) an audio feed.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the traffic data from the first vehicle at a display of the second vehicle.

8 . A system for assisting vehicle traffic, comprising:
a recorder associated with a first vehicle, the recorder obtaining traffic data at the first vehicle; a first data communication device associated with the first vehicle, configured to obtain and communicate traffic data; a second data communication device receivable of the communicated traffic data; and a second vehicle associated with the second data communication device for navigation based on the communicated traffic data.

9 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising a server for receiving traffic data from the first communication device and transmitting the traffic data to the second communication device.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the server is configured to receive a request for traffic data form the second communication device and provide the traffic data to the second communication device in response to the request.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the server is further configured to compile a candidate list of traffic data from a plurality of recorders and provides the candidate list to the second vehicle.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the server is further configured to provide a score for each of the plurality of recorders in the candidate list.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the traffic data includes at least one of: (i) an image; and (ii) a video feed of traffic in a vicinity of the first vehicle; (iii) a video feed from a public access video camera; and (iv) an audio feed.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the second vehicle includes a display for displaying the traffic data from the first vehicle at a display of the second vehicle.

15 . A system for assisting vehicle traffic, comprising:
a first vehicle comprising a video camera and a first communication device; a second vehicle comprising a second communication device and a display for display of a video feed; and a server for receiving the video feed from the video camera of the first vehicle via the first communication device and provide the video feed to the second vehicle via the second communication device.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the server is configured to receive a request from the second communication device and provide the video feed to the second communication device in response to the request.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the server receives a plurality of video feeds and is further configured to compile a candidate list of the plurality of video feeds.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the server is further configured to determine a score for each of the plurality of video feeds in the candidate list and provide at least one of the video feeds to the second vehicle based on the score.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the score is based on at least one of: (i) a proximity of the video feed to an area of interest; (ii) a video quality of the video feed; (iii) a past history of use of the video feed; (iv) a ranking of the video feed by previous recipients.

20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the server provides the candidate list to the second vehicle, receives a request for a video feed from the candidate list and provides the requested video feed to the second vehicle.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Mohammed Wisam
• Schipon Nancy Anne
• Yapi Jack Patern
• Ullmann Lorin

Classifications

• G01S19/14

  specially adapted for specific applications · CPC title

• G08G1/096791

  where the origin of the information is another vehicle · CPC title

• G08G1/096775

  where the origin of the information is a central station · CPC title

• G08G1/096741

  where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle · CPC title

• G08G1/04 Primary

  using optical or ultrasonic detectors · CPC title