Vehicle add-on multimedia playback and capture devices

    公开(公告)号:US10462193B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15616629

    申请日:2017-06-07

    Abstract: A portable communication device, for implementation with a host vehicle of transportation having an on-board diagnostics port and a limited-access head-unit display. The device includes an on-board diagnostics connector sized and shaped to connect to the on-board diagnostics port of the host vehicle, a hardware-based processing unit in communication with the on-board diagnostics; and a non-transitory storage device in communication with the processing unit, the storage device. The storage includes a media-options presentation module that, when executed by the processing unit: sends, by way of the on-board diagnostics connector and port, media-options data to the host vehicle for presenting user media options by way of the limited-access head-unit display; and receives user-selection data responding to the user media options. The storage also includes a media streaming module that, when executed obtains streaming media based on the user-selection data, and sends the streaming media to the host vehicle for presentation.

    PROVIDING INFORMATION-RICH MAP SEMANTICS TO NAVIGATION METRIC MAP

    公开(公告)号:US20190258876A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US15900149

    申请日:2018-02-20

    Abstract: A system and method of operating a vehicle. The system includes a two-dimensional imager, a three-dimensional imager, and at least one processor. The two-dimensional imager obtains a two-dimensional image of an environment surrounding the vehicle, wherein the environment includes an object. The three-dimensional imager obtains a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud of the environment. The at least one processor identifies the object from the 2D image and assigns the identification of the object to a selected point of the 3D point cloud.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO AGGREGATE VEHICLE DATA FROM INFOTAINMENT APPLICATION ACCESSORIES

    公开(公告)号:US20190158629A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US15816570

    申请日:2017-11-17

    Abstract: A portable system, for use in projecting proprietary host-data-based output utilizing a dual-layer proprietary-data arrangement including the portable system, a remote proprietary-data server, and a host device. The system having a first-layer arrangement component communicating with the server by way of a long-range channel, and a second-layer arrangement component communicating with the host device by wired or a short-range communication. The system also includes a portable-system application that generates, based on proprietary host data, proprietary-host-data-based app output. The first-layer includes a remote-server-communications client sub-module that receives the proprietary host data from the server. The application generates, based on the proprietary host data, proprietary host data-based app output data, for use in presentation via the host device. The second-layer includes a portable-system-projection server sub-module that receives the output data and sends it to the host device by way of the wired or the short-range channel for presentation at the host device.

    Multi-modal mobile-device projection mechanism for efficient resource sharing

    公开(公告)号:US10291763B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15468927

    申请日:2017-03-24

    Abstract: A multi-modal projection system, such as a smartphone, a wearable, or a generic universal-serial-bus-class (generic USB-class), for use in projecting device output via a host apparatus, such as a transportation vehicle. The system includes a hardware-based processing unit (processor), and a base data-processing resource needed by each of a plurality of interface components to generate the output to be projected via the host apparatus. The system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage component having the interface components that, when executed by the processing unit, generate the output to be projected via the host apparatus. The storage component further includes a plurality of virtual data-processing components being virtual representations of the base data-processing resource. The storage component further includes a mapping module that, when executed, controls access for the interface components to the base data-processing component by way of the virtual data-processing components. Non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, methods performed by the structure described.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAP INFERENCE SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION

    公开(公告)号:US20190129040A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US15795347

    申请日:2017-10-27

    Abstract: The present application generally relates to methods and apparatus for inferring map data from GPS measurements. More specifically, the method and apparatus to receive a plurality of measurement data from vehicular GPS measurements and, optionally, additional sensor data. The system is then operative to generate latitude and longitude errors from the covariance matrix and apply this information to a plurality of measurement data in order to determine an actual location in response to the plurality of measurement data.

    CONTEXT-AWARE VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND CONTROL LOGIC WITH ADAPTIVE CROWD-SENSING CAPABILITIES

    公开(公告)号:US20190049262A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US15671935

    申请日:2017-08-08

    CPC classification number: G01C21/3484 G01C21/3415 G01C21/3492 G01C21/3697

    Abstract: Disclosed are vehicle communications networks for adapting user information using crowd-sensed contextual data, computer-executable instructions for provisioning such content/information, and vehicles equipped with a telematics system for adapting driver information using contextual data from vehicle participatory sensing systems. A disclosed method for provisioning information to occupants of a motor vehicle includes determining trip characteristics, including vehicle and driver data, for a current trip of the vehicle, and determining trip characteristics for previous trips that correspond to the current trip. The vehicle's communications system receives, over a distributed computer network from a vehicle participatory sensing system aggregating data from participative vehicles, operational data for the current trip as sensed by the participative vehicles. The received operational data is analyzed with the current and previous trip characteristics to determine a predicted trip duration and/or a predicted trip route. An electronic user interface of the vehicle outputs the predicted trip duration and/or route.

    Wireless-enabled consumer port apparatus for accommodating after-market devices flexibly in vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10110721B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15395967

    申请日:2016-12-30

    Abstract: A vehicle system, for implementation at a subject vehicle, including a vehicle storage component having a device-discovery module that, when executed by a vehicle processing unit, determines, using vehicle communication hardware, presence of non-subject-vehicle devices. The storage component also includes a service-discovery module that, when executed, uses the communication hardware in determining needs of various devices including any of the non-subject-vehicle devices and any vehicle device. The storage component also includes a resource-discovery module that, when executed, determines what resources amongst the various devices available to serve the needs determined. The component also includes a grouping module that, when executed, establishes one or more groups amongst the various devices, yielding grouped devices of the various devices. The storage may also include a role-assignment module, a maintenance module, a soft-state-refresh module, and a broker module including an auction-and-bid protocol. The technology may include simply the storage device having any mentioned module, and processes performed.

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