CN203149847U - Road condition sharing server - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a road conditions sharing device, including map module, orientation module, image acquisition device, processing module and wireless transmission module. The map module captures map data; the positioning module positions the first vehicle corresponding to the map data to generate first vehicle coordinate data; the image capturing device is used for capturing a first road condition image; the processing module is electrically connected with the map module, the positioning module and the image capturing device so as to form a first road condition sharing signal; the wireless transmission module uploads the first road condition sharing signal to the road condition sharing server and can download the second road condition image. The road condition sharing server comprises a wireless transmission unit and a processing unit, and transmits the road condition image to a designated vehicle according to the instruction of a user so as to share the road condition image.

Description

traffic sharing server

technical field

The utility model relates to a road condition sharing device and a road condition sharing server, in particular to a road condition sharing device and a road condition sharing server which use a network to share road condition information. the

Background technique

Generally, when driving a vehicle, a driver often relies on a navigation device to locate the position of the vehicle, or uses the navigation device to plan a driving route. However, during the driving of a vehicle, whether it is due to human factors or vehicle failures, sometimes driving accidents inevitably occur. In order to clearly clarify the responsibility for the accident and restore the truth, existing vehicles are usually equipped with There is a driving recorder to record images while the vehicle is driving. the

In the prior art, in order to reduce the number of devices installed in the vehicle, the driving recorder is usually integrated with the navigation device. However, although most of the vehicles are equipped with driving recorders and navigation devices, it is a pity that the devices among the vehicles cannot share information. Therefore, the inventor of this case believes that it is necessary to develop a new road condition sharing device and a road condition sharing server, so that vehicles equipped with a road condition sharing device can share road condition images with each other. the

Utility model content

Technical problem and purpose that the utility model intends to solve:

In view of the above, in the prior art, navigation devices and driving recorders are usually used to achieve the functions of positioning, navigation and image recording, but the driving images between vehicles cannot be shared with each other. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a road condition sharing device and a road condition sharing server, so that vehicles equipped with the road condition sharing device can share driving images during driving. the

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

A road condition sharing device is provided, which is applied to a first vehicle to share road condition images with a second vehicle through a traffic condition sharing server. The road condition sharing device includes: a map module, a positioning module, an image capture device, a processing module and a wireless transmission module. The map module retrieves map data. The positioning module positions the first vehicle corresponding to the map data to generate first vehicle coordinate data of the position of the first vehicle. The image capturing device is used for capturing a first road condition image at the position of the first vehicle coordinate data according to the first vehicle coordinate data. The processing module is electrically connected to the map module, the positioning module and the image capture device, so as to receive the first vehicle coordinate data and the first road condition image to form a first road condition sharing signal. The wireless transmission module is electrically connected to the processing module, and is connected to the road condition sharing server by wireless communication, so as to upload the first traffic condition sharing signal to the traffic condition sharing server, and is used to receive the traffic uploaded by the second vehicle from the traffic condition sharing server. Sharing the second road condition sharing signal of the server, and then sending the second traffic condition sharing signal to the processing module. Wherein, the operation options generated by the processing module according to the second traffic sharing signal are provided for the user to operate, so as to display the traffic image of the second sharing signal. the

Preferably, the road condition sharing device also includes a man-machine interface, which is electrically connected to the processing module, and the wireless transmission module receives the second road condition sharing signal from the traffic condition sharing server, and generates operation options from the man-machine interface to display the second road condition sharing signal. The second vehicle coordinates and the second road condition image. the

Preferably, when the user operates the man-machine interface and designates the second vehicle coordinate data as the dynamic destination, the processing module calculates the car-following route based on the map data, the first vehicle coordinate data and the second vehicle coordinate data, and uses the following The car path is displayed on the man-machine interface. the

Preferably, the man-machine interface is further operated by the user to designate the second vehicle as the sharing object. the

Preferably, the operation options include touch options or voice control options, the touch options are displayed on the man-machine interface, and the voice control options are provided by the man-machine interface. the

Preferably, the touch option has display parameters, and the display parameters include patterns, symbols, characters or colors. the

Preferably, when the user operates the man-machine interface to trigger the touch option, the processing module generates a request command corresponding to the second vehicle coordinate data according to the touch option, and transmits the request command to the road condition sharing server via the wireless transmission module, The traffic condition sharing server transmits the corresponding second traffic condition sharing signal to the wireless transmission module according to the request command, so that the second traffic condition image of the second traffic condition sharing signal is displayed on the man-machine interface. the

Preferably, the road condition sharing device further includes a vehicle speed detection device electrically connected to the processing module to detect the vehicle speed of the first vehicle, so that the processing module can capture the first vehicle coordinate data, the first road condition image and the vehicle speed Based on this, the first road condition sharing signal is formed. the

Preferably, the wireless communication connection between the wireless transmission module and the road condition sharing server has a transmission bandwidth, and the transmission bandwidth is composed of a fixed upload bandwidth and a floating download bandwidth. the

Preferably, the wireless transmission module further has a bandwidth detection unit, which is used to detect the transmission bandwidth, and accordingly generate the image transmission format parameters to the processing module, so that the processing module forms the image transmission format parameters in the first road condition sharing signal, In order to make the road condition sharing server transmit the stream image or image screenshot of the second traffic condition image to the wireless transmission module according to the image transmission format parameter. the

Preferably, the processing module further includes a compression unit, so that the processing module compresses the first vehicle coordinate data and the first road condition image to form a first road condition sharing signal. the

In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the utility model also provides a traffic sharing server, which receives traffic sharing signals transmitted by at least two traffic sharing devices, and transmits the traffic sharing signals to one of them according to the user's request. The road condition sharing device and the traffic condition sharing server include: a wireless transmission unit and a processing unit. The wireless transmission unit is wirelessly connected to the road condition sharing device, and receives the traffic condition sharing signal. The processing unit is electrically connected to the wireless transmission unit to receive the user's request instruction, and transmit the road condition sharing signal to the road condition sharing device corresponding to the request instruction through the wireless transmission unit. the

Preferably, the road condition sharing server also includes a storage unit, which is electrically connected to the processing unit, and stores the traffic condition sharing signal as traffic history information with a time parameter, so that users can search for the traffic history previously stored in the storage unit information. the

Preferably, the road condition sharing server further includes a compression unit electrically connected to the processing unit for decompressing the traffic condition sharing signal. the

Preferably, the request command further has an image transmission format parameter, and the processing unit further transmits the streaming image or screenshot of the road condition image to the road condition sharing device corresponding to the request command according to the image transmission format parameter. the

Preferably, the road condition sharing server further includes a weather information providing unit electrically connected to the processing unit for providing weather information. the

The utility model compares the effect of prior art:

As can be seen from the above, compared with the navigation device and driving recorder described in the prior art, the road condition sharing device and the road condition sharing server of the present utility model can share the road condition information of each road condition sharing device through the network for providing The user judges whether it is necessary to change the driving route or make other preparations through the images of road conditions at different locations. the

The specific embodiments adopted by the utility model will be further described through the following embodiments and drawings. the

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the system diagram of the road condition sharing device and the road condition sharing server of the present utility model;

Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of displaying the first vehicle and the second vehicle on the man-machine interface;

Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of the second road condition image displayed on the man-machine interface;

Fig. 4 shows the schematic diagram of the connection between the road condition sharing server of the present invention and a plurality of road condition sharing devices;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram representing the operation options of the first vehicle and the second vehicle displayed on the man-machine interface; and

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a car-following path displayed when a user designates a second vehicle as a dynamic destination. the

【Description of main component symbols】

1. 1a Road Condition Sharing Device 11 Map Module 12 Positioning Module 13 Image Capture Device

14 processing module 141 compression unit 15 wireless transmission module 151 bandwidth detection unit

16 Vehicle speed detection device 17 Man-machine interface 2 Road condition sharing server 21 Wireless transmission unit

22 processing unit 23 storage unit 24 compression unit 25 weather information providing unit

HW Expressway IM1 First Traffic Image IM2 Second Traffic Image SS1 First Traffic Sharing Signal

SS1a second traffic sharing signal MD map data VC1 first vehicle coordinate data OP1, OP1a operation options

OP2, OP2a operation options OP3 operation options

Detailed ways

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the system of the road condition sharing device and the traffic condition sharing server of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the utility model provides a road condition sharing device 1 and a road condition sharing server 2. The traffic condition sharing device 1 includes a map module 11, a positioning module 12, an image capture device 13, a processing module 14, a wireless transmission module 15, and a vehicle speed detector. The measuring device 16 and the man-machine interface 17, and the traffic sharing server 2 includes a wireless transmission unit 21 and a processing unit 22. Wherein, the road condition sharing device 1 is applied to a first vehicle (not shown in the figure), so as to share the road condition image with a second vehicle (not shown in the figure) via the road condition sharing server 2 . the

The map module 11 retrieves the map data MD; in this embodiment, the map module 11 stores the map data MD for retrieval, but it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the map module 11 can also be connected via a network. Extract the map data MD. the

The positioning module 12 locates the position of the first vehicle corresponding to the map data MD, and generates first vehicle coordinate data VC1 of the position of the first vehicle accordingly. Wherein, the positioning module 12 is a satellite positioning module, an inertial positioning system, a wireless network positioning module or a mobile communication positioning module. Preferably, the satellite positioning module includes Global Positioning System (Global Positioning System, GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), Beidou Satellite Navigation System or Galileo Positioning System (Galileo), and the wireless network positioning module includes wireless compatibility certification (Wifi ) positioning module or Zigbee positioning module, and the mobile communication positioning module includes Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) positioning module or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) positioning module. the

The image capture device 13 is used for capturing a first road condition image IM1 located at the first vehicle coordinate data VC1 . Wherein, the first road condition image IM1 displays the road condition in front of the first vehicle. the

The processing module 14 is electrically connected to the map module 11 , the positioning module 12 and the image capture device 13 to capture the first vehicle coordinate data VC1 and the first road condition image IM1 to form the first road condition sharing signal SS1 . Wherein, the processing module 14 has a compression unit 141, and the compression unit 141 is used to compress the first vehicle coordinate data VC1 and the first road condition image IM1 to form the first road condition sharing signal SS1. the

The wireless transmission module 15 is electrically connected to the processing module 14, and the wireless transmission module 15 is further wirelessly connected to the road condition sharing server 2, so as to upload the first traffic condition sharing signal SS1 to the traffic condition sharing server 2, and receive the transmission from the traffic condition sharing server 2 The second road condition sharing signal (not shown) may include second vehicle coordinate data (not shown) and a second road condition image (not shown). Wherein, the wireless transmission module 15 is connected to the road condition sharing server 2 by means of wireless compatibility authentication signal, 3G signal or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax) wireless communication. In addition, the wireless communication link between the wireless transmission module 15 and the road condition sharing server 2 has a transmission bandwidth, and the transmission bandwidth is composed of a fixed upload bandwidth and a floating download bandwidth, and the wireless transmission module 15 further has a bandwidth detection unit 151 for detecting transmission bandwidth, and accordingly generate the image transmission format parameters to the processing module 14, so that the processing module 14 transmits the image transmission format parameters to the road condition sharing server 2 via the wireless transmission module 15, so that the traffic condition sharing server transmits the second image transmission format parameters according to the image transmission format parameters. Streaming images or screenshots of traffic images are sent to the wireless transmission module. the

The vehicle speed detection device 16 is electrically connected to the processing module 14 to detect the vehicle speed of the first vehicle and transmit the vehicle speed to the processing module 14 so that the processing module 14 forms the vehicle speed into the first road condition sharing signal SS1. the

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of displaying the first vehicle and the second vehicle on the human-machine interface; FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of displaying the second road condition image on the human-machine interface. As shown in the figure, the man-machine interface 17 is electrically connected to the processing module 14, and the man-machine interface 17 displays the first vehicle coordinate data VC1 corresponding to the position in the map data MD as an operation option OP1, and displays the second The vehicle coordinate data corresponds to the position in the map data MD and is displayed as an operation option OP2. the

In this embodiment, the operation options OP1 and OP2 are touch options, and when the user touches and clicks the operation option OP2, the processing module 14 generates a request command corresponding to the second vehicle coordinate data according to the touch option OP2, and Send the request command to the road condition sharing server 2 through the wireless transmission module 15, so that the traffic condition sharing server 2 transmits the corresponding second road condition image IM2 to the wireless transmission module 15 through the second traffic condition sharing signal according to the request command, so that the second traffic condition The image IM2 is displayed on the man-machine interface 17 . the

Wherein, since the bandwidth detection unit 151 of the wireless transmission module 15 generates the image transmission format parameter according to the size of the transmission bandwidth, when the transmission bandwidth is too small, the image transmission format parameter is, for example, an image file format updated every 10 seconds, so that The road condition sharing server 2 transmits image screenshots every 10 seconds, and when the transmission bandwidth is sufficient, the image transmission format parameter is, for example, a streaming image, whereby the wireless transmission module 15 can upload the first road condition image IM1 with a fixed upload bandwidth and effectively, And according to the size of the transmission bandwidth, one of the streaming images or image screenshots is downloaded with a floating download bandwidth. For example, when the fixed upload bandwidth is preset as 300kbps and the transmission bandwidth is 400kbps, the floating download bandwidth is 100kbps. At this time, the bandwidth detection unit 151 will determine that the floating download bandwidth is too small according to the user's settings, so that the bandwidth The image transmission format parameter generated by the detection unit 151 is an image file format, so that the road condition sharing server 2 transmits the screenshot of the image to the traffic condition sharing device 1 . the

In practical application, the processing module 14 can also use the wireless transmission module 15 to regularly download the intersection image of the intersection closest to the first vehicle, and this intersection image is provided by other road condition sharing devices, so that users can discover the road conditions ahead in advance , and then choose an alternative road to avoid traffic. the

In other embodiments, the above-mentioned operation options can also be voice-activated options, to control and select the road condition images to be learned by voice, for example, the voice provided by the road condition sharing device 1 is the road condition images in how many kilometers away or so-and-so Voice control options such as traffic images at intersections. the

On the other hand, when the first vehicle is displayed on the man-machine interface 17 with the operation option OP1, the user in the first vehicle uses the road condition sharing device 1 to know that there is a second vehicle in front of the gateway entrance of the expressway HW , so the user can touch and select the operation option OP2 representing the second vehicle on the man-machine interface 17 to display the second road condition image (not shown), at this time the user can know Whether there is congestion on the expressway HW, to judge whether it is necessary to change the traveling route. In addition, the second vehicle can also upload the driving information such as the speed of the second vehicle to the road condition sharing server 2 via the second road condition sharing signal through the road condition sharing device provided therein, so that the man-machine interface 17 displays the first When the two road condition images are displayed, the vehicle speed and other driving information are displayed together to provide users with more information about the road conditions. the

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the connection between the traffic sharing server and multiple traffic sharing devices of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the traffic sharing server 2 includes a wireless transmission unit 21 , a processing unit 22 , a storage unit 23 , a compression unit 24 and a weather information providing unit 25 . Wherein, the road condition sharing server 2 is used for receiving the traffic condition sharing signal transmitted by at least two traffic condition sharing devices, so that the at least two traffic condition sharing devices can share the traffic condition image and related traffic condition information included in the traffic condition sharing signal. In this embodiment, two road condition sharing devices are taken as an example, and the two traffic condition sharing devices are represented by traffic condition sharing devices 1 and 1a respectively, and the corresponding traffic sharing signals are represented by the first traffic condition sharing signal SS1 and the second traffic condition sharing signal The sharing signal SS1a (not shown in the figure) indicates that the operation mode of the road condition sharing device 1a installed in the second vehicle is the same as that of the road condition sharing device 1 installed in the first vehicle, so it will not be repeated here. the

The wireless transmission unit 21 is wirelessly connected to the road condition sharing devices 1 and 1a to receive the first traffic condition sharing signal SS1 and the second traffic condition sharing signal SS1a respectively from the traffic condition sharing devices 1 and 1a, and the first traffic condition sharing signal SS1 contains at least the second traffic condition sharing signal SS1 The road condition image IM1 and the first vehicle coordinate data VC1, and the second road condition sharing signal SS1a at least includes the second road condition image and the second vehicle coordinate data (not shown). the

The processing unit 22 is electrically connected to the wireless transmission unit 21. When the first road condition sharing signal SS1 contains a request command, the processing unit 22 transmits the second road condition image via the wireless transmission unit 21 according to the second vehicle coordinate data specified by the request command. Send to the road condition sharing device 1. the

The storage unit 23 is electrically connected to the processing unit 22, and stores the traffic sharing signal transmitted from the road sharing devices 1 and 1a to the wireless transmission unit 21 as traffic history information with time parameters. In practice, when the user wants to view past traffic images, he can set the desired viewing time in the request command, so that the road condition sharing device 1 will send the first traffic condition sharing signal SS1 containing the request command to the traffic condition The sharing server 2 is used to display the first road condition image IM1 corresponding to the time point on the man-machine interface 17 for users to view. the

The compression unit 24 is electrically connected to the processing unit 22 for decompressing the first traffic sharing signal SS1 compressed by the compression unit 24 to obtain a first traffic image IM1. the

The weather information providing unit 25 is electrically connected to the processing unit 22 for providing weather information. Wherein, the weather information can be, for example, the weather information corresponding to the first vehicle coordinate data VC1 analyzed by the processing unit 22 according to the first road condition image IM1, or the weather information corresponding to the location obtained through the network; thereby, when the user is in Before driving, when using the road condition sharing device 1 to set the destination, the road condition sharing device 1 will upload the set destination to the road condition sharing server 2 through the first traffic condition sharing signal SS1, and the traffic condition sharing server 2 will send the destination The weather information corresponding to the location is sent to the road condition sharing device 1 for the user to view. In addition, the weather information can be expressed in the form of images or in the form of voice. the

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram representing the operation options of the first vehicle and the second vehicle displayed on the man-machine interface; FIG. 6 is the car-following path displayed when the user specifies the second vehicle as the dynamic destination schematic diagram. As shown in the figure, when the operation option OP2a representing the second vehicle is displayed on the man-machine interface 17, the user can further touch and select the operation option OP2a, and then designate the coordinate data of the second vehicle as the dynamic destination, and the processing module 14 According to the map data MD, the first vehicle coordinate data VC1 and the second vehicle coordinate data, the car-following path P connecting the operation option OP1a and the operation option OP2a is calculated, and the car-following path P is displayed on the man-machine interface 17; The user can further operate the man-machine interface 17 to designate the second vehicle as the sharing object. the

In addition, in this embodiment, the operation option OP2a is a touch option, and the touch option has display parameters, and the display parameters of the operation option OP2a are patterns (such as the operation options OP2a and OP3), but it is not limited thereto, and the display parameters are also It can be a symbol, text or color; therefore, the road condition sharing device 1 can identify each vehicle through different display parameters, such as distinguishing vehicles with open sharing images by color, or setting patterns (including photos) representing vehicles, and using text To indicate, etc., whereby the user can quickly identify different vehicles, and the vehicle for which the display parameters have not been set will be displayed with the default display parameters. the

In practice, the combination of the map module, the positioning module and the processing module is equivalent to a navigation device, the image capture device is a driving recorder, and the wireless transmission module can be an electronic device with a wireless network communication function (such as a smart phone, Tablet computer or the built-in network communication module of the car itself); therefore, the way of connecting with the road condition sharing server through the combination of the navigation device, the driving recorder and the electronic device and the corresponding application software App also belongs to the utility model within the defined scope of the patent. In addition, its operation mode is first to connect to the road condition sharing server through the network transmission module and log in, and then share the road condition information with other vehicles that also use the road condition sharing device of the present utility model. the

It is believed that those who have common knowledge in the technical field can easily understand after reading the technology disclosed above. Through the combination of the road condition sharing device of the present utility model and the road condition sharing server, users can obtain different road condition sharing devices. The obtained road condition information effectively improves user convenience. the

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present utility model, but the scope of protection of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Anyone familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model Replacement should be covered within the protection scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims. the

Claims (5)

1. A traffic sharing server, which receives traffic sharing signals transmitted by at least two traffic sharing devices, and transmits the traffic sharing signals to one of the traffic sharing devices according to the user's request, characterized in that the traffic sharing server include: A wireless transmission unit, wirelessly connected to the road condition sharing device, and receives the traffic condition sharing signal; and A processing unit is electrically connected to the wireless transmission unit to receive a user's request command, and transmit the road condition sharing signal to the road condition sharing device corresponding to the request command through the wireless transmission unit. the 2. The road condition sharing server according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit, electrically connected to the processing unit, and storing the traffic condition sharing signal as traffic history information with a time parameter, so that users can search for previously stored Road condition history information stored in the storage unit. the 3. The traffic sharing server according to claim 1, further comprising a compression unit electrically connected to the processing unit for decompressing the traffic sharing signal. the 4. The road condition sharing server according to claim 1, wherein the request command further has an image transmission format parameter, and the processing unit further transmits the streaming image or image screenshot of the traffic condition image to the traffic condition corresponding to the request command according to the image transmission format parameter share device. the 5. The traffic sharing server according to claim 1, further comprising a weather information providing unit electrically connected to the processing unit for providing weather information. the

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