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US 11,480,644 · App. 16/498,088 · Granted Oct 25, 2022

Apparatus and method for determining proximity in smart car system

Inventors: Ho Yang (Suwon-si, KR); Sungmin Jo (Suwon-si, KR); Kwanghoon Han (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G01S5/021G01S5/0249G01S5/0295G06N20/00H04W4/44B60R25/245B60R25/31B60R25/33G01S19/46
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Patent No.
US 11,480,644
App. No.
16/498,088
Granted
Oct 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to determining proximity in a smart car system, and a method for operating a vehicle system comprises the steps of: receiving at least one signal transmitted by a user apparatus; transmitting measurement data for the at least one signal to a management apparatus; and receiving updated mapping data from the management apparatus for the measurement data and proximity data.

Claims (27)

1. A method for operating a vehicle device in a smart car system, the method comprising:

receiving at least one signal transmitted from a user device;

transmitting, to a management device, measurement data associated with the at least one signal;

generating, based on the measurement data, a first proximity determination result associated with the user device;

generating, based on information other than the measurement data, a second proximity determination result associated with the user device;

transmitting the measurement data to the management device, in case that the first proximity determination result and the second proximity determination result are different; and

receiving, from the management device, updated mapping information that is based on the measurement data and proximity information of the first proximity determination result.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the first proximity determination result to the management device; and

receiving a request for the measurement data from the management device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second proximity determination result is determined based on at least one of a vehicle control situation, a sensing result obtained by at least one sensor installed in a vehicle, and a user input.

4. A method for operating a management device in a smart car system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle device, measurement data associated with at least one signal transmitted from a user device;

receiving a first proximity determination result generated by the vehicle device, based on the measurement data;

transmitting the first proximity determination result to the user device;

receiving an error report including a second proximity determination result generated by the user device, based on information other than the measurement data;

receiving the measurement data from the vehicle device, in case that the first proximity determination result and the second proximity determination result are different; and

updating, based on the measurement data, mapping information associated with the measurement data and proximity information of the first proximity determination result; and

transmitting, to the vehicle device, the updated mapping information.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting that an error occurs in determination of proximity by receiving the measurement data.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

detecting that an error occurs in determination of proximity by receiving the error report.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the vehicle device, a request for the measurement data related to the error in the determination of proximity.

8. A method for operating a user device in a smart car system, the method comprising: transmitting a signal for measurement to a management device; receiving, from the management device, a first proximity determination result generated by a vehicle device, based on measurement data; displaying the first proximity determination result, the displaying of the first proximity determination result including at least one of at least one object for indicating a result of determination, at least one object for inputting an error report command, or at least one object for inputting a determination of proximity determined by a user; and transmitting, to the management device, an error report including a second proximity determination result selected by user made by the vehicle device.

9. The method of 12 , wherein the error report comprises at least one of an indicator indicating occurrence of an error, information indicating a point in time at which an error occurs, and a content of determination which is identified as an error.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: YANG, HO; JO, SUNGMIN; HAN, KWANGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050504/0155 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0043721 · Apr 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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