CN111798593A - Method, apparatus and storage medium for controlling vehicle - Google Patents

Method, apparatus and storage medium for controlling vehicle Download PDF

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CN111798593A
CN111798593A CN201910223410.5A CN201910223410A CN111798593A CN 111798593 A CN111798593 A CN 111798593A CN 201910223410 A CN201910223410 A CN 201910223410A CN 111798593 A CN111798593 A CN 111798593A
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杨志伟
张卫东
祝振江
陈燕莉
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Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for controlling a vehicle are provided. The method comprises the following steps: receiving information from the vehicle indicative of a location of the vehicle, the location determined by the vehicle through communication with at least one reference device of known location; determining whether the vehicle is located within a predetermined compliance area based on the location; and in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to control a state of a lock of the vehicle. In this way, the state of the lock of the vehicle can be effectively controlled based on a more accurate position of the vehicle.

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Method, apparatus and storage medium for controlling vehicle
Technical Field
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of intelligent transportation, and more particularly, to a method, apparatus, and computer storage medium for controlling a vehicle.
Background
With the continuous progress of the times, the use of shared vehicles for traveling has gradually become a part of people's lives. The number of shared vehicles put into use is continuously increased, and the shared vehicles bring convenience to people and simultaneously cause the problems of disordered parking, difficult management and the like. Therefore, how to effectively manage shared vehicles has become a hot spot of current interest.
Disclosure of Invention
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for controlling a vehicle.
According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for controlling a vehicle is presented. The method comprises the following steps: receiving information from the vehicle indicative of a location of the vehicle, the location determined by the vehicle through communication with at least one reference device of known location; determining whether the vehicle is located within a predetermined compliance area based on the location; and in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to control a state of a lock of the vehicle.
According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for controlling a vehicle is presented. The apparatus comprises: at least one processing unit; at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, the instructions when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the apparatus to perform acts comprising: receiving information from the vehicle indicative of a location of the vehicle, the location determined by the vehicle through communication with at least one reference device of known location; determining whether the vehicle is located within a predetermined compliance area based on the location; and in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to control a state of a lock of the vehicle.
In a third aspect of the disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided. The computer readable storage medium has computer readable program instructions stored thereon for performing the method described according to the first aspect.
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the disclosure, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the disclosure.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an environment in which embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented;
FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of a process of controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart of a process of determining whether within a compliance area according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 illustrates a flow chart of a process of determining whether within a compliance area according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart of a process of determining whether within a compliance area according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure; and
FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an example device that can be used to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
The term "include" and variations thereof as used herein is meant to be inclusive in an open-ended manner, i.e., "including but not limited to". Unless specifically stated otherwise, the term "or" means "and/or". The term "based on" means "based at least in part on". The terms "one example embodiment" and "one embodiment" mean "at least one example embodiment". The term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment". The terms "first," "second," and the like may refer to different or the same object. Other explicit and implicit definitions are also possible below.
As described above, with the continuous progress of the era, shared vehicles have become an increasingly common way of traveling. The number of shared vehicles put into use is continuously increased, and the shared vehicles bring convenience to people and simultaneously cause the problems of disordered parking, difficult management and the like. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in how to effectively manage vehicles.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a scheme for controlling a vehicle is provided. In this arrangement, the server may first receive information from a vehicle indicating a location of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle determines its location by communicating with at least one reference device of known location. The server may then determine whether the vehicle is within a predetermined compliance area based on the location, and may send an indication to the vehicle to control a state of a lock of the vehicle when the vehicle is outside the compliance area. In this way, the server can more accurately determine whether the vehicle is currently operating in a compliant area based on the high-precision location information determined by the vehicle from communication with the reference device, and can accordingly control the state of the lock of the vehicle when out of compliance, thereby effectively managing the vehicle to avoid out of compliance situations.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example environment 100 in which various embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented. Some typical objects are schematically illustrated in this example environment 100, including a roadway 120 and one or more vehicles 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, and 110-5. For ease of description, the plurality of vehicles 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, and 110-5 are collectively referred to as a vehicle 110. It should be understood that these illustrated facilities and objects are examples only, and that the presence of objects that may be present in different traffic environments will vary depending on the actual situation. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this respect.
In the exemplary role of FIG. 1, some of the plurality of vehicles 110, 110-2 and 110-5, are traveling on a road 102, where the road 102 may represent a lane of movement. Other vehicles 110-1, 110-3, and 110-4 of the plurality of vehicles 110 may be traveling on roads outside of the road 102 or parked. The vehicle 110 may be any type of vehicle that can carry people and/or things and move driven by a power system such as an engine or driven by human power, including but not limited to a bicycle, a car, a truck, a bus, an electric vehicle, a motorcycle, a motor home, a train, etc.
The vehicle 110 may be communicatively coupled to a vehicle computing device 130. Although shown as a separate entity, the vehicle computing device 130 may be embedded in the vehicle 110. The vehicle computing device 130 may also be an entity external to the vehicle 110 and may communicate with the vehicle 110 via a wireless network. The vehicle computing device 130 may be implemented as one or more computing devices containing at least a processor, memory, and other components typically found in a general purpose computer to implement the functions of computing, storage, communication, control, and the like.
In some embodiments, the vehicle 110 may include a global navigation satellite system GNSS receiver that may receive satellite positioning information for the vehicle 110. For example, the vehicle 110 may receive satellite positioning information from the Beidou satellite positioning system. Alternatively, the traffic 110 may receive satellite positioning information from other GNSS systems such as GPS. The vehicle 110 may further transmit the received satellite positioning information to the vehicle computing device 130.
Due to the poor accuracy of the positioning information received from the GNSS system, the vehicle computing device 130 is unable to determine accurate positioning information for the vehicle 110. In some embodiments, the vehicle 110 may also include a communication device for communicating with one or more reference devices 170. In some embodiments, the communication device may be integrated in the vehicle computing device 130. In some embodiments, the communication device may also be a separate device from the vehicle computing device 130.
In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may improve the positioning accuracy of the vehicle 110 based on the communication of the vehicle 110 with the reference device 170. In some embodiments, the reference device 170 may be a differentially positioned base station of known absolute position. The vehicle computing device 130 may determine the positioning system bias information obtained from the GNSS system through communication of the vehicle 110 with the differential positioning base station 170 to obtain high precision positioning information that may be accurate to the centimeter level.
In some embodiments, the reference device 170 may be an ultra-wideband positioning base station of known absolute position. The vehicle computing device 130 may determine high-precision positioning information for the vehicle 110 through communication of the vehicle 110 with one or more ultra-wideband positioning base stations 170. In some embodiments, the vehicle 110 may not be provided with a GNSS receiver, but rather obtain high accuracy positioning information based solely on ultra-wideband positioning techniques. In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may also fuse positioning information obtained based on ultra-wideband positioning with GNSS positioning information to determine more accurate positioning information.
In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may send the determined high precision positioning information to the management computing device 140 to inform the current location information of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may periodically send location information to the management computing device 140. In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may also send location information to the management computing device 140 in response to a request received from the user computing device 150 or from the management computing device 140.
In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, in a shared vehicle scenario, to enhance management of the vehicle 110, one or more compliance areas may be set for the vehicle. In some embodiments, the compliance area may be a pre-defined operating area 160, and the operating area 160 may indicate that the vehicle 110 should only operate within the area and should not be driven beyond the boundaries of the operating area 160. For example, the operations area 160 may be set to be within a particular loop in a city to avoid shared vehicles 110 traveling beyond the area to be effectively managed. It should be understood that the shape and scale of the range of the operating region 160 depicted in fig. 1 is merely illustrative, and that any suitable operating region 160 may be provided as desired for practical management.
In some embodiments, the compliance area may also be a predefined parking area 120, the parking area 120 indicating that the vehicle 110 should be parked within the designated parking area 120 after use of the vehicle 110 is completed. For example, a parking area 120 may be provided in a specific area near the road 102. In some embodiments, the parking area 120 may have a corresponding identification, such as a scribe line or fence or the like to indicate the parking area 120.
In some embodiments, the compliance area may also represent a travel area corresponding to the type of vehicle 110. For example, when the vehicle 110 is a non-motor vehicle, its compliance zone may be set as a non-motor vehicle lane, and when the vehicle 110 (e.g., the bicycle 110-2) is traveling in the motor vehicle lane 120, the bicycle 110-2 may be considered to be traveling in an out-of-compliance zone.
As shown in FIG. 1, the environment 100 also includes a management computing device 140. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 may be a computing device separate from the vehicle computing device 130, such as a cloud-mounted server or the like, taking into account the energy consumption and computing power of the vehicle 110. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 can also be embedded in the vehicle 110.
In some embodiments, the information related to the compliance area may be pre-stored in a storage device coupled to the management computing device 140. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 can also receive a request to use the vehicle 110 and an end request to end using the vehicle 110 from the user computing device 150. In some embodiments, the vehicle 110 may be a shared bicycle, where the request for use may refer to a request to unlock a lock of the vehicle 110, and the request for end may be a request to lock the vehicle 110.
In some embodiments, based on the location information received from the vehicle computing device 130 and the stored compliance area, the management computing device 140 may determine whether the operating state of the vehicle 110 satisfies the regulations. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 may also determine whether the request received from the user computing device 150 is compliant based on the received location information and the stored compliance area. Further, upon completion of the above determinations, the management computing device 140 may send instructions to the vehicle 110 to control the state of the locks of the vehicle to enable efficient management of the vehicle.
The process for managing the vehicle will be described in more detail below with reference to fig. 2 to 5. Fig. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a process 200 for managing vehicles, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Process 200 may be implemented by management computing device 140 of fig. 1. For ease of discussion, process 200 will be described in conjunction with fig. 1.
At block 202, the management computing device 140 receives information from the vehicle 110 indicating a location of the vehicle 110, the location determined by the vehicle 110 through communication with at least one reference device 170 of known location.
In some embodiments, the reference device 170 may be a differentially positioned base station of known absolute position. The vehicle computing device 130 may determine the positioning system bias information obtained from the GNSS system through communication of the vehicle 110 with the differential positioning base station 170 to obtain high precision positioning information that may be accurate to the centimeter level. In some embodiments, the reference device 170 may be an ultra-wideband positioning base station of known absolute position. The vehicle computing device 130 may determine high-precision positioning information for the vehicle 110 through communication of the vehicle 110 with one or more ultra-wideband positioning base stations 170.
In some embodiments, when the vehicle 110 is a shared bicycle, the vehicle computing device 130 may dynamically adjust the frequency of sending location information based on the current operating speed or operating location of the shared bicycle, taking into account the energy consumption limitations of the shared bicycle itself. For example, the vehicle computing device 130 may increase the frequency of sending location information when the operating speed of the shared bicycle begins to decrease and a stop is likely, thereby enabling the management computing device 140 to obtain more accurate and real-time location information. For example, the vehicle computing device 130 may also increase the frequency of sending location information when the vehicle 130 is determined to be near the boundary of the predetermined operating region 160 based on the GNSS location, thereby enabling the management computing device 140 to obtain more accurate and real-time location information.
In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may also transmit information indicative of the location in response to a request transmitted from the management computing device 140 or the user computing device 150. For example, the user may send a use request or a lock request directly to the vehicle computing device 130 through the user computing device 150, and in response to receiving the request, the vehicle computing device 130 may send information indicating the location to the management computing device 140 to update a more accurate location of the vehicle to update the location movement due to movement after locking the vehicle.
In some embodiments, the user may also send a use request or a lock request to the management computing device 140 through the user computing device 150, and the management computing device 140 may in turn send corresponding instructions and get location requests to the vehicle computing device 130. In response to receiving the request, the vehicle computing device 130 may send information indicative of the location to the management computing device 140.
At block 204, based on the location, the management computing device 140 determines whether the vehicle 110 is located within a predetermined compliance area. In some embodiments, the compliance area may represent that the compliance area may be a predefined operational area 160, and the operational area 160 may represent that the vehicle 110 should only operate within the area and should not be driven beyond the boundaries of the operational area 160. The process of the method 300 of determining whether the vehicle 110 is within the operating area 160 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with fig. 3.
As shown in fig. 3, at block 302, the administrative computing device 140 obtains a boundary (hereinafter referred to as a "first boundary" for ease of description) of the predetermined operational area 160. In some embodiments, the first boundary may be represented by coordinates of a plurality of points on the first boundary. In some embodiments, the first boundary may also be represented as a range of values of the coordinate. In some embodiments, the information of the first boundary of the operating region 160 may be stored in a storage device coupled with the management computing device 140, and the management computing device 140 may read the information of the first boundary from the storage device. In some embodiments, the operating area 160 may be a description of a scope, for example, within the beijing five-ring area, and the administrative computing device 140 may further determine information of the first boundary from the description.
At block 304, the management computing device 140 determines whether the location of the vehicle 110 is outside the first boundary based on the received information. In particular, the management computing device 140 may compare this to the first boundary to determine whether the location of the vehicle 110 is outside of the operating area. At block 306, in response to determining at block 304 that the location is outside the first boundary, the management computing device 140 determines that the vehicle 110 is outside the compliance area.
In some embodiments, the compliance area in fig. 2 may also represent a travel area corresponding to the type of vehicle 110. The process of the method 400 of determining whether the vehicle 110 is within a lane corresponding to a vehicle type according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with fig. 4.
As shown in fig. 4, at block 402, the management computing device 140 obtains the type of vehicle 110. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 may determine an identification of the vehicle 110 based on the information received from the vehicle calculations 130 and determine the type of the vehicle 110 based on the identification. In some embodiments, the vehicle computing device 130 may also send information indicative of the type of vehicle 110 directly to the management computing device 140. For example, the type of vehicle 110 may include one of the following: bicycles, cars, trucks, buses, electric vehicles, motorcycles, motor homes, trains, and the like.
At block 404, based on the location, the management computing device 140 determines the lane in which the vehicle 110 is located. In some embodiments, based on the high-precision location received from the vehicle computing device 130 indicating the vehicle 110, the management computing device 140 may utilize the matching of the location to a high-precision map to accurately determine the lane in which the vehicle 110 is located. For example, for the example of fig. 1, management computing device 140 may determine that bicycle 110-2 is traveling in the right lane of motorway 120 based on the high-precision location information received from bicycle 110-2.
At block 406, the management computing device 140 determines whether the lane matches the type of vehicle 110. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 may retrieve pre-stored matching rules for lanes and vehicle types. For example, for the bicycle 110-2, it may be set that the lane that matches is a road other than roads in the form of the prohibited bicycle 110-2, such as a motorway and a train lane.
At block 408, in response to the lane not matching the type, the management computing device 140 determines that the vehicle 110 is outside of the compliance area. Continuing with the example of fig. 1, the management computing device 140 may determine that the single vehicle 110-2 is not in the compliance area based on the single vehicle 110-2 traveling on the motorway 102.
In some embodiments, the compliance area in fig. 2 may also represent a preset parking area 120, in which case the method 200 may also include receiving a request to lock the vehicle 110. After the user is finished using the vehicle 110, the user may send a request to lock the vehicle to the administration computing device 140 through the user computing device 150. The process of the method 500 of determining whether the vehicle 110 is within the parking area 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with fig. 5.
As shown in fig. 5, at block 502, the management computing device 140 obtains a boundary (hereinafter referred to as a "second boundary" for convenience of description) of the predetermined parking area 120. In some embodiments, the second boundary may be represented by coordinates of a plurality of points on the second boundary. In some embodiments, the second boundary may also be expressed as a range of values of the coordinates. In some embodiments, the information of the second boundary of parking area 120 may be stored in a storage device coupled with management computing device 140, and management computing device 140 may read the information of the second boundary from the storage device.
At block 504, the management computing device 140 determines whether the location of the vehicle 110 is outside the second boundary based on the received information. In particular, the management computing device 140 may compare this to the second boundary to determine whether the position of the vehicle 110 is within the parking area. At block 506, in response to determining that the location is outside the second boundary at block 504, the management computing device 140 determines that the vehicle 110 is outside the compliance area.
With continued reference to fig. 2, at block 206, in response to determining that the vehicle 110 is outside of the compliance area at block 204, the management computing device 140 sends an indication to the vehicle 110 to control the status of the locks of the vehicle 110. In some embodiments, the lock of the vehicle 110 is configured to cooperate with a wheel of the vehicle 110 to control the degree of locking of the wheel. In some embodiments, when the vehicle 110 is a shared bicycle, for example, the lock of the shared bicycle may be a hub lock or a brake lock, etc. that can lock the vehicle by adjusting the degree of wheel locking, wherein the hub lock or the brake lock may be integrated with the wheels of the bicycle to control the locking and unlocking of the wheels. In some embodiments, the locks of the shared bicycle may be provided separately from the vehicle computing device 130 and receive instructions from the vehicle computing device 130 to adjust the degree of locking of the locks. In this manner, unlike a conventional mechanical lock such as a horseshoe lock, a user cannot manually lock the shared bicycle, but needs to more effectively manage parking of the shared bicycle by sending a request to the management computing device 140 to lock the shared bicycle. Furthermore, based on such a lock structure, unlike the conventional lock structure in which only the open and closed states are different, the shared bicycle can be gradually locked until it is completely locked, so that it is possible to lock an unconventional vehicle while avoiding a risk to the user due to sudden deceleration.
In some embodiments, for the example where the compliance area is the operations area 160, upon determining that the vehicle 110 is traveling outside of the operations area 160, the management computing device 140 may send an indication to the vehicle to increase the degree of locking of the lock of the vehicle 110. Specifically, the management computing device 140 may send instructions to the shared bicycle to gradually increase the degree of locking of the shared bicycle until the vehicle is eventually safely locked completely such that the user can no longer continue to use.
In some embodiments, for an example where the compliance area is a matching lane, upon determining that the vehicle 110 is located in a non-matching lane, the management computing device 140 may send an indication to the vehicle to increase the degree of locking of the lock of the vehicle 110 (e.g., the bicycle 110-2 in fig. 1). In some embodiments, when the vehicle 110 is a shared bicycle, for example, the lock of the shared bicycle may be a hub lock or a brake lock, or the like, that can adjust the degree of wheel locking. Specifically, for the example of fig. 1, the management computing device 140 may send instructions to the non-compliant bicycle 110-2 to increase the degree of locking of the bicycle 110-2, thereby increasing the difficulty of riding by the user to make the user perceive the current non-compliant behavior.
In some embodiments, for examples where the compliance area is a pre-defined parking area 120, upon accepting the request to lock the vehicle 110, the management computing device 140 may send an indication to the vehicle 110 to decline to lock the vehicle 110 if the management computing device 140 determines that the vehicle 110 is not in the parking area 120. For example, with respect to bicycle 110-4 in FIG. 1, if the user requests that bicycle 110-4 be locked in the current position, as it is within parking area 120, management computing device 140 may send an instruction to bicycle 110-4 to maintain the unlocked state of the locks of bicycle 110-4, thereby disabling the user from completing the request to lock bicycle 110-4 and end the ride.
In some embodiments, upon determining that the vehicle 110 is outside of the compliance area, the management computing device 140 may also send a warning to the user computing device 150 regarding the violation, where the warning is provided to the user in an appropriate manner, such as voice, video, text, image, vibration, and so forth. In some embodiments, the management computing device 140 may also send an indication to the vehicle 110 to provide a warning to the user regarding the violation. For example, the vehicle 110 may raise warnings about violations to the user in an appropriate manner, such as by voice, video, text, image, vibration, and so forth.
In some embodiments, for examples where the compliance area is a parking area 120, the management computing device 140 may send an indication to the vehicle 110 and/or the user computing device 150 regarding navigating to a nearby parking area 120 if the management computing device 140 determines that the vehicle 110 is not in the parking area 120. For example, the vehicle 110 may alert the user of the nearby parking area 120 by way of a voice announcement. In some implementations, the user computing device 150 may provide an indication to the user to navigate to the nearby parking area 120 by way of text, voice, video, images, launching another navigation application, or the like.
In the manner described above, the solution of the present disclosure accurately determines the current state of the vehicle by obtaining the precise location of the vehicle and comparing the location with a predetermined compliance area. Based on the determined status, e.g., out of specification parking, the disclosed solution may also perform control of the lock of the vehicle, so that the user may be effectively prevented from continuing to use the vehicle in violation.
Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an example device 600 that can be used to implement embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the management computing device 140 as shown in fig. 1 may be implemented by the device 600. As shown, device 600 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)601 that may perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with computer program instructions stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)602 or loaded from a storage unit 608 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 603. In the RAM603, various programs and data required for the operation of the device 600 can also be stored. The CPU 601, ROM 602, and RAM603 are connected to each other via a bus 604. An input/output (I/O) interface 605 is also connected to bus 604.
A number of components in the device 600 are connected to the I/O interface 605, including: an input unit 606 such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like; an output unit 607 such as various types of displays, speakers, and the like; a storage unit 608, such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, or the like; and a communication unit 609 such as a network card, modem, wireless communication transceiver, etc. The communication unit 609 allows the device 600 to exchange information/data with other devices via a computer network such as the internet and/or various telecommunication networks.
Various processes and processes described above, such as method 200, method 300, method 400, and/or method 500, may be performed by processing unit 601. For example, in some embodiments, method 200, method 300, method 400, and/or method 500 may be implemented as a computer software program tangibly embodied in a machine-readable medium, such as storage unit 608. In some embodiments, part or all of the computer program may be loaded and/or installed onto the device 600 via the ROM 602 and/or the communication unit 609. When loaded into RAM603 and executed by CPU 601, the computer program may perform one or more of the acts of method 200, method 300, method 400, and/or method 500 described above.
The present disclosure may be methods, apparatus, systems, and/or computer program products. The computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied thereon for carrying out various aspects of the present disclosure.
The computer readable storage medium may be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions for use by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but is not limited to, an electronic memory device, a magnetic memory device, an optical memory device, an electromagnetic memory device, a semiconductor memory device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer readable storage medium would include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanical coding device, such as punch cards or in-groove projection structures having instructions stored thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. Computer-readable storage media as used herein is not to be construed as transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (e.g., optical pulses through a fiber optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through electrical wires.
The computer-readable program instructions described herein may be downloaded from a computer-readable storage medium to a respective computing/processing device, or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, such as the internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmission, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. The network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer-readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer-readable program instructions for storage in a computer-readable storage medium in the respective computing/processing device.
The computer program instructions for carrying out operations of the present disclosure may be assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or source or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C + + or the like and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The computer-readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider). In some embodiments, the electronic circuitry that can execute the computer-readable program instructions implements aspects of the present disclosure by utilizing the state information of the computer-readable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuitry, such as a programmable logic circuit, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or a Programmable Logic Array (PLA).
Various aspects of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the disclosure. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.
These computer-readable program instructions may be provided to a processing unit of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processing unit of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer-readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer, programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other devices to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other devices implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
Having described embodiments of the present disclosure, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

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1. A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising:
receiving information from a vehicle indicative of a location of the vehicle, the location determined by the vehicle through communication with at least one reference device of known location;
determining whether the vehicle is located within a predetermined compliance area based on the location; and
in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to control a state of a lock of the vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the vehicle is located within the compliance area comprises:
acquiring a first boundary of a preset operation area; and
determining that the vehicle is located outside of the compliance area in response to the location being outside of the first boundary.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the vehicle is located within the compliance area comprises:
acquiring the type of the vehicle;
determining a lane in which the vehicle is located based on the location; and
in response to the lane not matching the type, determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area.
4. The method of any of claims 1-3, wherein sending an indication to the vehicle comprises:
sending the indication to the vehicle to increase a degree of locking of the lock of the vehicle.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to lock the vehicle, wherein determining whether the vehicle is located within the compliance area comprises:
acquiring a second boundary of a preset parking area; and
determining that the vehicle is located outside of the compliance area in response to the location being outside of the second boundary.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein sending an indication to the vehicle comprises:
sending the indication to the vehicle to refuse to lock the vehicle.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the reference device is at least one of: a differential positioning base station and an ultra-wideband positioning base station.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to provide a warning to a user about the violation.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the lock is configured to cooperate with a wheel of the vehicle to control a degree of locking of the wheel.
10. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, comprising:
at least one processing unit;
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, which when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the apparatus to perform acts comprising:
receiving information from a vehicle indicative of a location of the vehicle, the location determined by the vehicle through communication with at least one reference device of known location;
determining whether the vehicle is located within a predetermined compliance area based on the location; and
in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to control a state of a lock of the vehicle.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein determining whether the vehicle is located within the compliance area comprises:
acquiring a first boundary of a preset operation area; and
determining that the vehicle is located outside of the compliance area in response to the location being outside of the first boundary.
12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein determining whether the vehicle is located within the compliance area comprises:
acquiring the type of the vehicle;
determining a lane in which the vehicle is located based on the location; and
in response to the lane not matching the type, determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area.
13. The apparatus of any of claims 10 to 12, wherein sending an indication to the vehicle comprises:
sending the indication to the vehicle to increase a degree of locking of the lock of the vehicle.
14. The apparatus of claim 10, the acts further comprising receiving a request to lock the vehicle, wherein determining whether the vehicle is located within the compliance area comprises:
acquiring a second boundary of a preset parking area; and
determining that the vehicle is located outside of the compliance area in response to the location being outside of the second boundary.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein sending an indication to the vehicle comprises:
sending the indication to the vehicle to refuse to lock the vehicle.
16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the reference apparatus is at least one of: a differential positioning base station and an ultra-wideband positioning base station.
17. The apparatus of claim 10, the acts further comprising:
in response to determining that the vehicle is outside of the compliance area, sending an indication to the vehicle to provide a warning to a user about the violation.
18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the lock is configured to cooperate with a wheel of the vehicle to control a degree of locking of the wheel.
19. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions stored thereon for performing the method of any of claims 1-9.
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