IP Library Granted Patent US 8,779,936
Granted Patent B2
US 8,779,936 · App. 12/909,391 · Granted Jul 15, 2014

Method and system for providing safety guidance service

Inventors: Jeong Dan Choi (Daejeon, KR); Sung Won Sohn (Daejeon, KR); Jong-Hyun Park (Daejeon, KR); Ju Wan Kim (Daejeon, KR); Seong Ik Cho (Daejeon, KR); Byung Tae Jang (Daejeon, KR); Do Hyun Kim (Daejeon, KR); Kyoung Hwan An (Daejeon, KR); Jungsook Kim (Daejeon, KR); Kyung Bok Sung (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
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Patent No.
US 8,779,936
App. No.
12/909,391
Granted
Jul 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for providing a safety guidance service from a local server to a nomadic device includes gathering information regarding surrounding conditions within a service area on a road, receiving device information from the nomadic device, which enters the service area, determining whether or not the nomadic device is placed in a situation based on the device information, and when it is recognized that the situation has happened, providing safety guidance message suitable to the situation to the nomadic device.

Claims (34)

1. A method for providing a safety guidance service from a local server to a nomadic device, the method comprising:

gathering information regarding surrounding conditions within a service area on a road;

receiving device information from the nomadic device, which enters the service area;

determining whether or not the nomadic device is placed in a situation in which a visual field of a driver or a pedestrian is limited based on the device information;

when it is recognized that the situation has happened, providing a safety guidance message suitable to the situation to the nomadic device; and

transmitting metadata including an Usecase to the nomadic device for exchanging messages between the local server and the nomadic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein messages in the Usecase includes with types and numbers of primitive data elements to be included in the messages.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the Usecase is expressed using an extensible markup language (XML) and is described using a document type definition (DTD).

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

checking a terminal ID included in the device information received from the nomadic device; and

registering the nomadic device as a served device when the terminal ID is a valid terminal ID in the local server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nomadic device is one of a vehicle-mounted terminal or a pedestrian-carried mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the device information includes a terminal ID, a location, a speed, and a direction of the nomadic device.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the situation includes that the nomadic device is located at one of an intersection zone, a signal traffic zone, and a parking spot zone, and wherein the safety guidance message includes one of an intersection safety guidance message, traffic signal safety guidance message, and a parking spot safety guidance message.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

removing the terminal ID of the nomadic device from the local server when there is no reception of the device information from the nomadic device for a preset time period.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device information and the safety guidance message are in a binary format by using an XML message template.

10. A local server for providing a safety guidance service to a nomadic device, the local server comprising:

an information gathering unit for gathering information regarding surrounding conditions within a service area on a road;

a device information gathering unit for gathering device information of the nomadic device that enters the service area;

an information database for storing the surrounding condition information and the device information of the nomadic device; and

a situation determining unit for determining whether or not the nomadic device is placed in a situation in which a visual field of a driver or a pedestrian is limited based on the device information and when it is recognized that the situation has happened, providing a safety guidance message suitable to the situation to the nomadic device with reference to the surrounding condition information,

wherein the device information gathering unit provides to the nomadic device metadata including a Usecase for exchanging messages between the local server and the nomadic device.

11. The local server of claim 10 , wherein messages in the Usecase includes with types and numbers of primitive data elements to be included in the messages.

12. The local server of claim 10 , wherein the Usecase is expressed using an extensible markup language (XML) and is described using a document type definition (DTD).

13. The local server of claim 10 , wherein the situation includes that the nomadic device is located at one of an intersection zone, a signal traffic zone, and a parking spot zone, and the safety guidance message includes one of an intersection safety guidance message, traffic signal safety guidance message, and a parking spot safety guidance message.

14. A system for providing a safety guidance service comprising:

a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor node is installed in a service area on a road and acquires information about surrounding conditions within the service area;

a nomadic device for providing device information thereof when entering the service area; and

a local server for gathering the surrounding condition information and receiving the device information from the nomadic device, determining whether or not a situation happens in which a visual field of a driver or a pedestrian is limited based on the device information and when it is recognized that the situation has happened, transmitting a safety guidance message suitable to the situation to the nomadic device with reference to the surrounding condition information,

wherein the local server provides to the nomadic device metadata including a Usecase for exchanging messages between the local server and the nomadic device.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein messages in the Usecase includes with types and numbers of primitive data elements to be included in the messages.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the Usecase is expressed using an extensible markup language (XML) and is described using a document type definition (DTD).

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the situation includes that the nomadic device is located at one of an intersection zone, a signal traffic zone, and a parking spot zone, and the safety guidance message includes one of an intersection safety guidance message, traffic signal safety guidance message, and a parking spot safety guidance message.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2024
From: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067077/0076 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2010
From: CHOI, JEONG DAN; SOHN, SUNG WON; PARK, JONG-HYUN; KIM, JU WAN; CHO, SEONG IK; JANG, BYUNG TAE; KIM, DO HYUN; AN, KYOUNG HWAN; KIM, JUNGSOOK; SUNG, KYUNG BOK
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 025179/0424 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2009-0100551 · Oct 22, 2009 · national
KR 10-2010-0051209 · May 31, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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