IP Library Granted Patent US 12,432,533
Granted Patent B2
US 12,432,533 · App. 18/471,686 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Vehicle level communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Linlin Sui (Beijing, CN); Miao Yang (Beijing, CN); Mingchao Li (Beijing, CN); Yong Wu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W4/46G01C21/34G01S19/42H04W4/029H04W4/44
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Patent No.
US 12,432,533
App. No.
18/471,686
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to vehicle-mounted devices and communication method. One example vehicle-mounted device in a first vehicle may obtain first position information, where the first position information indicates a position of the first vehicle. The vehicle-mounted device generates first-level information based on the first position information, where the first-level information indicates a first height level to which the position of the first vehicle belongs or a first height level to which a future driving track of the first vehicle belongs, and sends the first-level information.

Claims (56)

1. A vehicle-mounted device in a first vehicle, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory stores program instructions for execution by the at least one processor to:

obtain first position information, wherein the first position information indicates a position of the first vehicle;

generate first-level information based on the first position information, wherein the first-level information indicates a first height level to which the position of the first vehicle belongs or a first height level to which a future driving track of the first vehicle belongs; and

send the first-level information, wherein the first-level information is used by a second vehicle-mounted device in a second vehicle to determine whether to perform vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication with the vehicle-mounted device.

2. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the first position information comprises at least one piece of the following map information:

road level indication information, a road point identifier, a road section identifier, or a lane identifier.

3. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

generate the first height level based on the map information; and

add the first height level to the first-level information.

4. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

receive the first position information from a road side unit.

5. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the first position information comprises height coordinates of the position of the first vehicle, and the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

convert the height coordinates into the first height level; and

add the first height level to the first-level information.

6. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

obtain the height coordinates by using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) or a height sensor.

7. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the first position information comprises longitude and latitude information of the position of the first vehicle, and the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

obtain a correspondence between a road or a lane on a map and longitude and latitude;

determine, based on the longitude and latitude information and the correspondence, a road identifier or a lane identifier corresponding to the position of the first vehicle; and

add the road identifier or the lane identifier to the first-level information.

8. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

send the first-level information to the second vehicle; or

broadcast the first-level information.

9. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the first-level information is a basic safety message (BSM).

10. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is coupled to the at least one memory to execute the instructions to:

receive second-level information from the second vehicle, wherein the second-level information indicates a second height level to which a position of the second vehicle belongs or a second height level to which a future driving track of the second vehicle belongs; and

when the first height level is different from the second height level, determine not to avoid the second vehicle during route planning.

11. A communication method, applied to a vehicle-mounted device in a first vehicle, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining first position information, wherein the first position information indicates a position of the first vehicle;

generating first-level information based on the first position information, wherein the first-level information indicates a first height level to which the position of the first vehicle belongs or a first height level to which a future driving track of the first vehicle belongs; and

sending the first-level information, wherein the first-level information is used by a second vehicle-mounted device in a second vehicle to determine whether to perform vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication with the vehicle-mounted device.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first position information comprises at least one piece of the following map information:

road level indication information, a road point identifier, a road section identifier, or a lane identifier.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the generating first-level information based on the first position information comprises:

generating the first height level based on the map information; and

adding the first height level to the first-level information.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the obtaining first position information comprises:

receiving the first position information from a road side unit.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first position information comprises height coordinates of the position of the first vehicle, and the generating first-level information based on the first position information comprises:

converting the height coordinates into the first height level; and

adding the first height level to the first-level information.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining first position information comprises:

obtaining the height coordinates by using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) or a height sensor.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the first position information comprises longitude and latitude information of the position of the first vehicle;

the method further comprises obtaining a correspondence between a road or a lane on a map and longitude and latitude; and

the generating first-level information based on the first position information comprises:

determining, based on the longitude and latitude information and the correspondence, a road identifier or a lane identifier corresponding to the position of the first vehicle; and

adding the road identifier or the lane identifier to the first-level information.

18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the sending the first-level information comprises:

sending the first-level information to the second vehicle; or

broadcasting the first-level information.

19. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first-level information is a basic safety message (BSM).

20. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second-level information from the second vehicle, wherein the second-level information indicates a second height level to which a position of the second vehicle belongs or a second height level to which a future driving track of the second vehicle belongs; and

when the first height level is different from the second height level, determining not to avoid the second vehicle during route planning.

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: SUI, LINLIN; YANG, MIAO; LI, MINGCHAO; WU, YONG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069238/0423 →
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 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110329130.X · Mar 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022079916 · Mar 9, 2022
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