IP Library Granted Patent US 12,539,871
Granted Patent B2
US 12,539,871 · App. 18/361,650 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Method, apparatus, and system for road warning

Inventors: Hao Li (Shenzhen, CN); Qiuyuan Tang (Shanghai, CN); Meiqing Qiu (Shanghai, CN); Yuanzhi Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Wei Zhou (Shanghai, CN)
B60W50/14B60W40/06B60W2050/146B60W2552/05B60W2556/45
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Patent No.
US 12,539,871
App. No.
18/361,650
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems for road warning. In one example method, when using a vehicle to travel, a user may be indicated in advance that a dangerous road exists based on a driving intention of the vehicle and a distance from the dangerous road. The vehicle can start advance warning when it is determined that a driving intention probability of the vehicle to the dangerous road is not less than a specified threshold.

Claims (39)

1 . A method for road warning, wherein the method comprises:

sending, by a vehicle, a first message to a server, wherein the first message comprises a current location of the vehicle;

receiving, by the vehicle, a second message fed back by the server in response to the first message, wherein the second message comprises a location of a dangerous road in a threshold range of a road section in which the vehicle is currently located, the dangerous road comprises at least one of a narrow road determined based on a width of the vehicle, a road without an exit, a road with a traffic accident rate greater than a first threshold probability, or a road with a congestion rate greater than a second threshold probability, and the road section is determined by the server based on the current location of the vehicle;

in response to receiving the second message from the server, determining, by the vehicle based on the second message, that the dangerous road exists in a first range that comprises the current location;

in response to determining that the dangerous road exists in the first range, predicting, by the vehicle, a driving intention probability of the vehicle driving into the dangerous road, wherein the threshold range comprises the first range; and

starting, by the vehicle, advance warning when it is determined that the driving intention probability of the vehicle driving into the dangerous road is not less than a specified threshold;

wherein when the dangerous road is the narrow road, before the vehicle starts the advance warning, the method comprises:

determining, by the vehicle, that a risk index of the vehicle is greater than a risk threshold, wherein the risk index of the vehicle is determined by the vehicle based on at least one of value of the vehicle, configuration information of the vehicle, driving years of a driver corresponding to the vehicle, a vehicle accident rate, an accident rate of the driver, or a service life of the vehicle.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dangerous road comprises at least one of the narrow road or the road without an exit.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the vehicle based on the second message, that the dangerous road exists in the first range that comprises the current location comprises:

determining, by the vehicle, the location of the dangerous road in the threshold range of the road section based on information of a road in the threshold range of the road section and comprised in the second message; and determining, by the vehicle based on the location of the dangerous road, that the dangerous road exists in the first range that comprises the current location; or

determining, by the vehicle based on the location of the dangerous road in the threshold range of the road section and comprised in the second message, that the dangerous road exists in the first range that comprises the current location.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the vehicle predicts the driving intention probability of the vehicle driving into the dangerous road, the method further comprises:

determining, by the vehicle based on the second message, that the dangerous road exists in a second range that comprises the current location, wherein the first range is larger than the second range.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the driving intention probability is determined by the vehicle based on at least one of driving information collected by a sensor of the vehicle, information in an associated terminal device, or navigation information.

6 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein when the dangerous road is the narrow road, after the vehicle determines that the driving intention probability is not less than the specified threshold and before the vehicle starts the advance warning, the method further comprises:

determining, by the vehicle, that the vehicle has previously received no less than a threshold quantity of advance warning, and that a proportion of continuing to drive into the narrow road in execution results corresponding to the previously received advance warning is less than a proportion threshold.

7 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein when the dangerous road is the narrow road, the method further comprises:

recording, by the vehicle, an execution result of at least one of the vehicle or a driver after receiving the advance warning, wherein the execution result comprises continuing to drive into the dangerous road or avoiding the dangerous road.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the vehicle starts the advance warning, the method further comprises:

planning, by the vehicle, a new driving route based on the second message, wherein the new driving route does not pass through the dangerous road.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the driving intention probability of the vehicle driving into the dangerous road is predicted based on social information of a driver of the vehicle obtained from a terminal device of the driver.

10 . A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by at least one processor, cause an apparatus to perform operations comprising:

sending, by a vehicle, a first message to a server, wherein the first message comprises a current location of the vehicle;

receiving, by the vehicle, a second message fed back by the server in response to the first message, wherein the second message comprises a location of a dangerous road in a threshold range of a road section in which the vehicle is currently located, the dangerous road comprises at least one of a narrow road determined based on a width of the vehicle, a road without an exit, a road with a traffic accident rate greater than a first threshold probability, or a road with a congestion rate greater than a second threshold probability, and the road section is determined by the server based on the current location of the vehicle;

in response to receiving the second message from the server, determining, based on the second message, that the dangerous road exists in a first range that comprises the current location;

in response to determining that the dangerous road exists in the first range, predicting, by the vehicle, a driving intention probability of the vehicle driving into the dangerous road, wherein the threshold range comprises the first range; and

starting, by the vehicle, advance warning when it is determined that the driving intention probability is not less than a specified threshold;

wherein when the dangerous road is the narrow road, before the vehicle starts the advance warning, the operations comprise:

determining, by the vehicle, that a risk index of the vehicle is greater than a risk threshold, wherein the risk index of the vehicle is determined by the vehicle based on at least one of value of the vehicle, configuration information of the vehicle, driving years of a driver corresponding to the vehicle, a vehicle accident rate, an accident rate of the driver, or a service life of the vehicle.

11 . The computer program product according to claim 10 , wherein the dangerous road comprises at least one of the narrow road or the road without an exit.

12 . The computer program product according to claim 11 , wherein when the dangerous road is the narrow road, after the vehicle determines that the driving intention probability is not less than the specified threshold and before the vehicle starts the advance warning, the operations comprise:

determining, by the vehicle, that the vehicle has previously received no less than a threshold quantity of advance warning, and that a proportion of continuing to drive into the narrow road in execution results corresponding to the previously received advance warning is less than a proportion threshold.

13 . The computer program product according to claim 10 , wherein determining, by the vehicle based on the second message, that the dangerous road exists in the first range that comprises the current location comprises:

determining, by the vehicle, the location of the dangerous road in the threshold range of the road section based on information of a road in the threshold range of the road section and comprised in the second message; and determining, by the vehicle based on the location of the dangerous road, that the dangerous road exists in the first range that comprises the current location; or

determining, by the vehicle based on the location of the dangerous road in the threshold range of the road section and comprised in the second message, that the dangerous road exists in the first range that comprises the current location.

14 . The computer program product according to claim 10 , wherein before the vehicle predicts the driving intention probability of the vehicle driving into the dangerous road, the operations comprise:

determining, by the vehicle based on the second message, that the dangerous road exists in a second range that comprises the current location, wherein the first range is larger than the second range.

15 . The computer program product according to claim 14 , wherein the driving intention probability is determined by the vehicle based on at least one of driving information collected by a sensor of the vehicle, information in an associated terminal device, or navigation information.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075492/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069336/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2024
From: LI, HAO; TANG, QIUYUAN; QIU, MEIQING; LU, YUANZHI; ZHOU, WEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069149/0626 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021074522 · Jan 29, 2021
Related Publication 20230373512A1 · Nov 23, 2023
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