System and method for providing information relating to a vehicle and/or a driver of a vehicle to an occupant of another vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023094217-A1
Application number	US-202117448786-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2021
Priority date	Sep 24, 2021
Publication date	Mar 30, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system for providing information relating to a remote vehicle and/or a driver of the remote vehicle to an occupant of a host vehicle. The system includes an interface configured to be mounted in the host vehicle, and a controller configured to be mounted in the host vehicle and provided in communication with the interface. The controller is configured to transmit via a communication module on-board the host vehicle a wireless request message to the remote vehicle, the request message including a request for information relating to the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle. The controller is configured to receive via the communication module a wireless response message including information relating to the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle. The controller is also configured to provide via the interface the information of the response message to the occupant of the host vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for providing information relating to a remote vehicle and/or a driver of the remote vehicle to an occupant of a host vehicle, the system comprising:
an interface configured to be mounted in the host vehicle; and a controller configured to be mounted in the host vehicle and provided in communication with the interface, wherein the controller is configured to transmit via a communication module on-board the host vehicle a wireless request message to the remote vehicle, the request message comprising a request for information relating to the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to receive via the communication module a wireless response message comprising information relating to the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle, and wherein the controller is configured to provide via the interface the information of the response message to the occupant of the host vehicle.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the communication module is a vehicle-to-x (V2X) communication module.

3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the host vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle, the occupant is a law enforcement officer, the controller is configured to transmit the request message via the V2X communication module in response to a command received via the interface from the occupant, and the information of the request message or the response message comprises registration information relating to the remote vehicle, insurance information relating to the remote vehicle, and/or driver's license information relating to the driver of the remote vehicle.

4 . The system of claim 2 wherein the interface comprises a human machine interface or a personal computer system.

5 . The system of claim 2 wherein each of the request message and the response message comprises a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) message.

6 . The system of claim 2 further comprising an audio system and/or a video system to provide telecommunication between the occupant of the host vehicle and the driver of the remote vehicle.

7 . The system of claim 2 wherein the information of the response message is retrieved from a storage device on-board the remote vehicle.

8 . The system of claim 3 wherein the controller is configured to transmit via the V2X communication module an information message to the remote vehicle and/or a remote database, the information message comprising information relating to a civil infraction or a civil citation associated with the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle.

9 . A system for providing information relating to a host vehicle and/or a driver of the host vehicle to an occupant of a remote vehicle, the system comprising:
an interface for use on-board the host vehicle; and a controller for use on-board the host vehicle, the controller to be provided in communication with the interface, wherein the controller is configured to receive via a communication module a wireless request message from the remote vehicle, the request message comprising a request for information relating to the host vehicle and/or the driver of the host vehicle, wherein, in response to a command received from the controller, the interface is configured to prompt the driver of the host vehicle for an authorization to provide information relating to the host vehicle and/or the driver of the host vehicle to the remote vehicle in response to the request message received from the remote vehicle, and wherein, in response to receiving via the interface the authorization from the driver of the host vehicle, the controller is configured to transmit via the communication module a wireless response message comprising information relating to the host vehicle and/or the driver of the host vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 9 wherein the communication module is a vehicle-to-x (V2X) communication module.

11 . The system of claim 10 wherein the remote vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle, the occupant is a law enforcement officer, and the information of the request message or the response message comprises registration information relating to the host vehicle, insurance information relating to the host vehicle, and/or driver's license information relating to the driver of the host vehicle.

12 . The system of claim 10 wherein the interface and controller are part of a mobile device, or wherein the interface comprises a human machine interface configured to be mounted in the host vehicle and the controller is configured to be mounted in the host vehicle.

13 . The system of claim 10 wherein each of the request message and the response message comprises a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) message.

14 . The system of claim 10 further comprising an audio system and/or a video system to provide telecommunication between the driver of the host vehicle and the occupant of the remote vehicle.

15 . The system of claim 10 wherein the information of the response message is retrieved from a storage device on-board the host vehicle.

16 . The system of claim 11 wherein the controller is configured to receive via the V2X communication module an information message from the remote vehicle, the information message comprising information relating to a civil infraction or a civil citation associated with the host vehicle and/or the driver of the host vehicle.

17 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored computer executable instructions for providing information relating to a remote vehicle and/or a driver of the remote vehicle to an occupant of a host vehicle comprising an interface and a controller in communication with the interface, the computer executable instructions configured to cause the controller to:
transmit via a communication module on-board the host vehicle a wireless request message to the remote vehicle, the request message comprising a request for information relating to the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle; receive via the communication module a wireless response message comprising information relating to the remote vehicle and/or the driver of the remote vehicle; and provide via the interface the information of the response message to the occupant of the host vehicle.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the host vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle, the occupant is a law enforcement officer, the communication module is a vehicle-to-x (V2X) communication module, the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the controller to transmit the request message via the V2X communication module in response to a command received via the interface from the occupant, and the information of the request message or the response message comprises registration information relating to the remote vehicle, insurance information relating to the remote vehicle, and/or driver's license information relating to the driver of the remote vehicle.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the controller to retrieve the information of the response message from a storage device on-board the remote vehicle.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured to cause the controller to transmit via the V2X communication module an information message to the remote vehicle and/or a remote data

Assignees

• Lear Corp

Inventors

• Gallagher David

Classifications

• H04W4/46 Primary

  for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] · CPC title

• B60W2050/146

  Display means · CPC title

• B60W50/10

  Interpretation of driver requests or demands · CPC title

• B60W50/14 Primary

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title