CN215187405U

CN215187405U - Communication device for vehicle

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Publication number: CN215187405U
Application number: CN202023055568.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 侯睿; 武宏伟; 张威; 张治冈; 朱胜超
Original assignee: Beijing Wanji Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sanchuan Online Hangzhou Information Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-16
Filing date: 2020-12-16
Publication date: 2021-12-14
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-16

Abstract

The utility model relates to a communication equipment for vehicle. The vehicular communication apparatus includes: the first communication module is used for communicating with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system via a first communication mode so as to transmit information related to the functional unit; the host comprises a second communication module, wherein the second communication module is used for communicating with a background management end through a second communication mode so as to transmit the information, so that the background management end can monitor and manage the functional unit according to the information; wherein the first communication module is built in or detachably electrically connected to the host. According to the utility model discloses a vehicle communication equipment can assist backstage management end in time to know the operating condition of mobile unit and road side unit and the communication condition between the two to the realization is to the supervision of functional unit.

Description

Communication device for vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an intelligent transportation technical field generally. More specifically, the present invention relates to a communication apparatus for a vehicle.

Background

With the rapid development of intelligent traffic management technology, especially the massive popularization of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), more and more users install vehicle-mounted units (OBU) inside vehicles, thereby facilitating the use of various travel services provided by ECT. In current practice, the OBU establishes a microwave Communication link with a Road Side Unit ("RSU") via a Dedicated Short Range Communication ("DSRC") protocol. Based on the communication link, when the vehicle approaches to a station entrance and exit (or a portal frame in some scenes) supporting ETC service, the functions of vehicle identity identification, electronic fee deduction and the like can be automatically realized under the conditions of no parking and no card taking, so that great convenience is brought to users.

Furthermore, the RSU and the OBU are important devices in the intelligent traffic management system, and their own working states, radio frequency parameters, data interaction, and stability of the interaction link directly affect the efficiency of information communication in the entire intelligent traffic management system. Problems or communication errors occurring in either of the RSU and OBU will affect the passing efficiency of the entire system. Therefore, how to know the self working states of the RSU and the OBU and the communication situation between the RSU and the OBU in time becomes a technical problem to be solved urgently in the intelligent traffic management system.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is to provide a vehicle communication apparatus in various aspects.

In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus for a vehicle, the communication apparatus for a vehicle including: the first communication module is used for communicating with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system via a first communication mode so as to transmit information related to the functional unit; the host comprises a second communication module, wherein the second communication module is used for communicating with a background management end through a second communication mode so as to transmit the information, so that the background management end can monitor and manage the functional unit according to the information; wherein the first communication module is built in or detachably electrically connected to the host.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, automobile-used communication equipment still includes: an electrical connection unit for connecting the first communication module and the host.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the first communication mode is a dedicated short range communication DSRC mode, and the second communication mode is a mobile communication mode.

According to the utility model discloses a further embodiment, the host computer still includes: and the positioning module is used for determining the position information of the vehicle communication equipment and assisting in determining the position information of the functional unit.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first communication module comprises a dedicated short range communication module; the second communication module comprises a mobile communication module.

According to the utility model discloses a further embodiment, the host computer still includes at least one in display element, acoustic control unit, image acquisition unit, power supply unit, the input unit to and the main control unit, it is right it is used for first communication module the second communication module the display element the acoustic control unit the image acquisition unit the power supply unit with at least one among the input unit is controlled.

According to the utility model discloses a still another embodiment, automobile-used communications facilities is the vehicle event data recorder, the functional unit includes on-vehicle unit and/or road side unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module is further configured to receive fee deduction information corresponding to the on-board unit sent by the roadside unit in the intelligent transportation management system; and the display unit is also used for displaying the fee deduction information.

According to the utility model discloses another embodiment still includes: and the audio playing part is connected with the host or arranged on the host and is used for playing the fee deduction information.

According to the utility model discloses a further embodiment, the host computer still includes: and the storage unit is used for storing the historical deduction records of the vehicle-mounted unit, wherein the historical deduction records comprise the deduction information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit is further configured to obtain an input instruction of a target object, wherein the input instruction is used to query a target historical deduction record of the vehicle-mounted unit in a target time period; the voice control unit is also used for acquiring a voice instruction of the target object, wherein the voice instruction is used for inquiring a target historical fee deduction record of the vehicle-mounted unit in a target time period; and the display unit is also used for displaying the target historical deduction record.

In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus for a vehicle, the communication apparatus for a vehicle including: the host computer is provided with a first interface and is used for being detachably connected with a first communication module so as to communicate with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system through the first communication module to transmit information related to the functional unit; the host further comprises a second communication module which is used for communicating with a background management end to transmit the information so that the background management end can monitor and manage the functional unit according to the information.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the host computer still includes: a second interface for detachably connecting with an on-board unit in the intelligent traffic management system.

According to the utility model discloses a further embodiment, automobile-used communication equipment still includes: an electrical connection unit connected to the first interface and configured to connect the host and the first communication module via the first interface; or it is connected to the second interface and is configured to connect the host and the on-board unit via the second interface.

Through the foregoing right the utility model discloses a technical scheme and the description of a plurality of embodiments thereof, technical field personnel can understand, the utility model discloses an automobile-used communication equipment in the first aspect can be through the functional unit communication among first communication module and the intelligent transportation management system to and through second communication module and background management end communication, assist the background management end in time to know the operating condition of mobile unit and trackside unit and the communication circumstances between the two, thereby realize the supervision to the functional unit. The vehicle communication device can be independent of the functional unit, so that the vehicle communication device can be used for communicating with the installed vehicle-mounted unit and/or road side unit, and has wide applicability.

Further, the utility model discloses a vehicle communication equipment in the second aspect has and is used for can dismantling the first interface of being connected with first communication module for this vehicle communication equipment can realize respectively with the functional unit among the intelligent transportation management system and with the function that backstage management end communicated after being connected with first communication module, so that to the relevant information of back stage management end transmission and functional unit. In some embodiments, the utility model discloses a vehicle communication equipment can also have the second interface for this vehicle communication equipment can also realize the function of transmission function unit information after being connected with on-board unit.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, several embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation, and like reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views:

fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an application scenario of a vehicle communication device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

fig. 2 to 4 are a plurality of schematic views showing a communication apparatus for a vehicle including a first communication module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a vehicle communication apparatus including a first interface according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a vehicle communication apparatus including a second interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by the skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that the terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth," etc. in the claims, description, and drawings of the present invention are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. The terms "comprises" and "comprising," when used in the specification and claims of the present invention, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the specification and claims of this application, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in the specification and claims of the present invention refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items and includes such combinations.

As used in this specification and claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a detection". Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if a [ described condition or event ] is detected" may be interpreted contextually to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [ described condition or event ]" or "in response to detecting [ described condition or event ]".

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an application scenario of a vehicle communication device suitable for an embodiment of the present invention. The intelligent traffic management system is a comprehensive transportation system which effectively and comprehensively utilizes advanced information technology, data communication technology, sensor technology, electronic control technology, computer technology and the like to strengthen the relation among vehicles, roads and users, thereby ensuring safety, improving efficiency, improving environment and saving energy. The intelligent traffic management system also includes a plurality of subsystems such as a vehicle control system, an electronic toll collection system, ETC. The main application scenario ETC of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1, the ETC system 100 may include a Road Side Unit (RSU) 110, an On Board Unit (OBU) 120, and a backend management end 130. The road side unit RSU is generally disposed on the ETC lane and used as a road side base station, and in some application scenarios, the RSU may be composed of a read-write antenna and a radio frequency controller. The read-write antenna is a microwave transceiver module and can be responsible for sending, receiving, modulating, demodulating, encoding, decoding, encrypting, decrypting and the like of signals and data. The radio frequency controller is a module for controlling data transmission and reception and processing information transmission and reception to an upper computer.

As further shown in fig. 1, the OBU may be mounted on a vehicle windshield to record traffic information and the like for the vehicle. The OBU and the RSU generally use Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) for half-duplex Communication, and use 5.8GHz microwave band, and the Communication distance is generally 10 m. The background management terminal can perform information interaction with the RSU to receive the parameter information of the RSU transmitted by the RSU, the interaction information of the RSU and the OBU and the like so as to identify the vehicle information of the passing vehicle. The background management end can be connected with an electronic payment center, so that the purpose of paying without stopping when the vehicle passes through the expressway or the bridge toll station is achieved. The background management end can comprise a background server and the like. The background management terminal can also communicate with the user terminal to transmit the state information, the payment information and the like of the vehicle-mounted unit to the user.

In other embodiments, the ETC system 100 may further include a lane control system, which may include: lane computers, lane controllers, and other ancillary equipment (e.g., loop sensors, balustrades, traffic displays, etc.). Wherein the lane computer is a carrier of lane application programs (including charging software and communication software) and a central hub of lane processing. The lane controller refers to a device for processing signal conversion between a lane computer and an external device.

The applicant finds that the working states (such as radio frequency parameters, battery voltage, transaction success rate, transaction logs, anti-disassembly switch states, bluetooth states and the like) of the existing vehicle-mounted unit are often checked by field workers on site, or are transmitted back to a background management end through a road side unit after the vehicle-mounted unit and the road side unit are successfully interacted. However, when the communication between the on-board unit and the roadside unit is abnormal, the roadside unit cannot return data related to the on-board unit, and therefore the background management end may not timely and accurately acquire the working state information of the on-board unit.

The applicant also finds that the existing road side unit can transmit the working state of the road side unit or the working state of the vehicle-mounted unit interacted with the road side unit back to the background management end in a wired mode such as an interface RS422, an interface RS232, an interface RS485 or an Ethernet. However, since the roadside units usually communicate with each other by a pair of multiple on-board units, problems such as link collision, large data volume, single backhaul link, redundant information, and untimely backhaul are likely to occur. Furthermore, when the roadside unit is abnormal, the roadside unit with the abnormality cannot be timely positioned, so that the roadside unit is often required to be reported by field personnel, the working efficiency is greatly influenced, and the labor cost is increased.

The utility model discloses to prior art not enough, provide a brand-new realizable solution. Particularly, the utility model provides a vehicle communication equipment can be through first communication module and trackside unit and/or on-vehicle unit communication to transmit information to the back platform management end through second communication module, thereby be favorable to realizing timely and effectual supervision to functional unit. According to the utility model discloses a vehicle communication equipment can arrange in the vehicle as shown in figure 1 to realize above-mentioned communication function. Through the following description, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that, in some embodiments, the method of the present invention may further determine the location information of the vehicle communication device by using the positioning module, so as to assist in realizing the positioning of the on-board unit or the road side unit. The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a vehicle communication apparatus including a first communication module according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2, the vehicular communication apparatus 200 may include: the first communication module 210 may be configured to communicate with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system via a first communication manner to transmit information related to the functional unit. And a host 220, which may include a second communication module 221, where the second communication module 221 may be configured to communicate with the backend management terminal via a second communication manner to transmit information related to the functional unit, so that the backend management terminal monitors and manages the functional unit according to the information; the first communication module 210 may be built in the host 220.

The communication of the first communication module 210 with the functional unit via the first communication means as described above may be a direct or indirect communication with the functional unit. In some embodiments, the first communication mode may be a dedicated short-range communication DSRC mode, and may use a 5.8GHz microwave band. In other embodiments, the first communication module 210 may comprise a dedicated short-range communication module.

In some application scenarios, the functional unit may include an on-board unit and/or a roadside unit, and communicating with the functional unit via the first communication means to transmit information related to the functional unit may include any one or more of: communicating directly with the on-board unit to transmit first information related to the on-board unit; communicating directly with the rsu to transmit second information associated with the rsu; and communicating with the road side unit via the on-board unit to transmit second information related to the road side unit. The communication with the road side unit via the on-board unit may be indirectly communication with the road side unit, that is, may be communicated with the on-board unit via the first communication mode, so as to obtain, by the on-board unit, the second information, which may be obtained by the on-board unit when the on-board unit interacts with the road side unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the first information may include at least one of: parameter configuration information for the on-board unit; status information of the on-board unit; parameter information of the on-board unit; and the interactive information of the vehicle-mounted unit and the road side unit. In some embodiments, the parameter configuration information for the vehicle-mounted unit may be information sent by the backend management end to configure the parameter of the vehicle-mounted unit. The status information of the on-board unit may include, for example, an operating voltage of the on-board unit, and the like. The parameter information of the on-board unit may include, for example, a radio frequency parameter of the on-board unit, a network card physical address (MAC ID), and the like. The interaction information of the on-board unit and the road side unit can comprise information such as transaction logs, transaction success rate and the like.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the second information may comprise at least one of: parameter configuration information for the roadside unit; status information of the roadside unit; parameter information of the roadside unit; first location information of a roadside unit; and the interactive information of the road side unit and the vehicle-mounted unit. In some embodiments, the parameter configuration information for the roadside unit may be information for configuring a parameter of the roadside unit sent by the backend management. The state information of the roadside unit may include, for example, an operating voltage of the roadside unit, and the like. The parameter information of the rsu may include, for example, radio frequency parameters of the rsu, etc. The first location information of the rsu may include, for example, an antenna number, a station number, a lane number, etc. of the rsu. The interactive information between the road side unit and the vehicle-mounted unit may include, for example, a transaction log, a transaction success rate, fee deduction information corresponding to the vehicle-mounted unit, and the like.

The second communication module 221 and the first communication module 210 may be connected by wire or wirelessly. In some embodiments, the second communication module 221 and the first communication module 210 may be electrically connected to each other. The second communication module 221 may communicate with the backend management terminal via a second communication mode different from the first communication mode to transmit information related to the functional unit, so that the backend management terminal monitors and manages the functional unit according to the information. In some embodiments, the second communication means may be a wireless communication means different from the first communication means. In other embodiments, the second communication mode may be a mobile communication mode, such as a 3G communication mode, a 4G communication mode, a 5G communication mode, a 6G communication mode, and the like. In other embodiments, the second communication module 221 may include a mobile communication module, such as a 3G communication module, a 4G communication module, a 5G communication module, a 6G communication module, and the like.

According to such an arrangement, the vehicle communication device 200 may directly communicate with the on-board unit through the first communication module 210 to transmit the first information related to the on-board unit, and may also directly or indirectly communicate with the roadside unit to transmit the second information related to the roadside unit. The vehicle communication device 200 may also communicate with the backend management side through the second communication module 221 to transmit the first information and/or the second information. The vehicular communication device 200 can be independent of the functional units, and can be used as a communication bridge for connecting the functional units and the background management terminal, so that information cannot be transmitted to the background management terminal due to the abnormity of the functional units, and the functional units can be more stably and effectively supervised. In other application scenarios, the background management terminal may also transmit the parameter configuration information of the functional unit and the like through the vehicle communication device 200, so that the vehicle communication device 200 may also have the function of assisting the parameter configuration management.

Further, since the vehicle communication device 200 can communicate with the functional unit by using the first communication module 210 included in the vehicle communication device itself without replacing or modifying the existing installed on-board unit or roadside unit, the vehicle communication device can be well applied to the existing ETC system and adapted to the installed on-board unit. And the user need not to change the mobile unit and can be through direct mount on the vehicle the utility model discloses a vehicle communication equipment realizes backstage management end or user's pair mobile unit's supervision, is favorable to improving the convenience that the user used to be favorable to realizing large-scale popularization and application.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the vehicular communication apparatus 200 can be mounted on a vehicle and can be flexibly disposed at a suitable position of the vehicle, such as a center control, a steering wheel, an instrument panel, a headlight, a glass of the vehicle, etc. In one application scenario, the vehicular communication apparatus 200 may be a vehicle event recorder, that is, a vehicle event recorder including the first communication module 210 and the second communication module 221. In other embodiments, the vehicle communication device 200 may also be other devices installed on the vehicle, such as a central control device, a navigation device, and the like.

While the communication device for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention is described above with reference to fig. 2, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the above description is exemplary and not limiting, for example, the first communication module 210 may not be limited to be embedded in the host 220, and in other embodiments, the first communication module 210 may be detachably and electrically connected to the host 220 or outside the host 220. As will be described in connection with fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a vehicle communication apparatus including a first communication module according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 3, the vehicle communication device 300 may include a first communication module 210 and a host 220, wherein the host 220 may include a second communication module 221, and the first communication module 210 may be detachably electrically connected to the host 220 or outside the host 220. In some embodiments, the electrical connection may be achieved by way of, for example, a wire connection. The detachable connection manner can facilitate operations such as maintenance or upgrade to the host 220 and the first communication module 210, respectively.

As further shown in fig. 3, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle communication device 300 may further include: an electrical connection unit 310 (shown in the figure as a dashed box) may be arranged on the host 220 or outside the host 220 for connecting the first communication module 210 and the host 220. In some embodiments, the electrical connection unit 310 may be used to connect the first communication module 210 and the second communication module 221 in the host 220. In one embodiment, the electrical connection unit 310 may include a member, such as a pogo pin, to facilitate the detachable connection of the first communication module 210 with the host 220.

The above description is made in connection with fig. 3 for the vehicular communication device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and it can be understood that although the structure of the vehicular communication device shown in fig. 3 is different from that of the vehicular communication device described in the foregoing description in connection with fig. 2, the technical effects of monitoring the functional unit and adapting to the existing installed vehicular unit are the same as those described in the foregoing description in connection with fig. 2, and are not repeated here.

It will also be understood by those skilled in the art that the structure shown in fig. 3 and the above description are exemplary and not limiting, for example, the electrical connection unit 310 may not be limited to being disposed outside the host 220, and in a modified embodiment, the electrical connection unit 310 may be built in the host 220 as needed, and the first communication module 210 may be made to be built in the host 220 by connecting the electrical connection unit 310. For example, the vehicle communication device may not be limited to the illustrated two functional modules including only the first communication module 210 and the second communication module 221, and may be provided with other functional modules or functional units as needed. As will be described in connection with fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a communication apparatus for a vehicle including a first communication module according to still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 4, the vehicle communication device 400 may include a first communication module 210, a host 220, and an electrical connection unit 310 for connecting the first communication module 210 and the host 220, wherein the host 220 may include a second communication module 221, and in one embodiment, the host 220 may further include a positioning module 410. The first communication module 210, the electrical connection unit 310 and the second communication module 221 are the same as or similar to those described above with reference to fig. 2 and 3, and are not described again here.

The location module 410 described above may be used to determine location information for the vehicular communication device 400, as well as to assist in determining location information for functional units. In some embodiments, the positioning module 410 may include a global positioning system GPS positioning module or a beidou satellite positioning module, or the like. In other embodiments, the location module 410 may be configured as a GPS antenna or the like.

In some application scenarios, since the vehicular communication device 400 can be installed on a vehicle, the positioning module 410 can determine the position information of the vehicle, and thus can determine the position information of the vehicular unit installed on the vehicle, and the backend management end can directly and accurately position the vehicular unit by communicating with the second communication module 221 of the vehicular communication device 400. In other application scenarios, when the on-board unit interacts with the roadside unit, the on-board unit is closer to the roadside unit, and at this time, the background management end can accurately locate the position of the roadside unit according to the position information of the vehicular communication device 400 and the information of the station number, the antenna number, the lane number and the like of the roadside unit when the on-board unit interacts with the roadside unit. According to the arrangement, the vehicle communication device 400 can assist in realizing remote diagnosis of the background management end on the vehicle-mounted unit and the road side unit, and can also provide more accurate and timely position information for field investigation of the road side unit.

As further shown in fig. 4, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the host 220 may further include at least one of a display unit 420, a voice control unit 430, an image acquisition unit 440, a power supply unit 450, an input unit 460, and the like, and a main control unit 470, which may be used to control at least one of the first communication module 210, the second communication module 221, the display unit 420, the voice control unit 430, the image acquisition unit 440, the power supply unit 450, the input unit 460, the positioning module 410, and the like.

The display unit 420 described above may include, for example, a display screen or the like for presenting images to a user. For example, in some embodiments, the vehicular communication device 400 may be a car recorder, and the display unit 420 may be used to display images recorded during driving. The voice control unit 430 may include, for example, a microphone MIC unit (which may be used to receive voice information of a user), a speaker unit (which may be used to emit a sound to play a voice or alert tone, etc.), and the like. The image capturing unit 440 may be used to capture images of a user or driving, and may include, for example, a camera. The power supply unit 450 may be a built-in power module or be connected with an external power source by providing, for example, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. The power supply unit 450 may be used to supply power to the second communication module 221, the main control unit 470, the display unit 420, and the like. The input unit 460 may include components such as keys, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like. In other embodiments, for example, an indicator light (which may be used to remind the user and facilitate the user's operation of the in-vehicle communication device 400), a mobile hotspot WIFI antenna, a user identification unit (such as a micro memory card TF and a user identification SIM card unit), and the like may be further disposed on the host 220 as needed. In other embodiments, the second communication module 420 may be, for example, a 4G communication module, which may be implemented in the form of, for example, a 4G primary antenna and a 4G diversity antenna.

In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module 210 may include a DSRC processing unit and a DSRC power supply unit, wherein the DSRC power supply unit may be used to provide electrical energy to the DSRC processing unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module 210 can also be used to receive the fee deduction information corresponding to the vehicle-mounted unit sent by the road side unit in the intelligent transportation management system; and the display unit 420 may also be used to display the deduction information. In some application scenarios, the first communication module 210 may implement mutual data transmission with the roadside unit through the first communication mode, may control and operate the on-board unit through the vehicle communication device, and may also display information of the on-board unit and information sent by the roadside unit to the on-board unit in real time, so as to improve user experience.

In some embodiments, a 5.8G band rf transceiver may be disposed in the first communication module 210 of the vehicle communication device 400 to communicate with the OBU and the RSU through a 5.8G wireless link, receive charging information corresponding to the OBU and sent by the RSU, and display the received charging information through the display unit 420 of the vehicle communication device 400. The 5.8G band radio frequency transceiver may be installed at an edge of the vehicle communication device, so as to communicate with the on-board unit OBU and the road side unit RSU through a 5.8G wireless link, and receive charging information corresponding to the OBU sent by the RSU.

The main control unit 470 described above may be used to control the operation of the vehicular communication apparatus so as to implement various functions of the vehicular communication apparatus. In some embodiments, the main control unit 470 may further be connected to a 5.8G band rf transceiver, and controls the 5.8G band rf transceiver to communicate with the OBU and the RSU through a 5.8G wireless link.

In other embodiments, the display unit 420 may also be used to display software interfaces of common vehicle-mounted software installed on the vehicle communication device 400, for example, running interfaces of various application software such as map navigation, video playing, vehicle-mounted music, and the like. In still other embodiments, the display unit 420 may be further configured to display the fee deduction information received through the first communication module to remind the user of information related to fee deduction, such as fee deduction amount, fee deduction time, whether the fee deduction is successful, and the like.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the vehicular communication apparatus 400 may further include: and an audio playing part which may be connected to the host 220 or disposed on the host 220 and plays the deduction information. In some application scenarios, when the vehicular communication apparatus 400 receives an instruction sent by the RSU via the first communication module 210 to indicate that the OBU fee deduction is successful, the fee deduction information may be played through, for example, an electronic synthetic tone. According to the setting, the user can still know the vehicle fee deduction information under the condition that the user cannot check the display screen, so that the distraction operation of the user can be reduced to ensure the driving safety of the user.

Through the embodiment, the audio playing component is arranged on the vehicle communication equipment, so that the vehicle communication equipment can remind a user of fee deduction information through audio playing, user experience can be improved, and the function expansibility and the human-computer interaction function of the vehicle communication equipment are further improved.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the host 220 may further include: and the storage unit can be used for storing the historical deduction record of the vehicle-mounted unit, wherein the historical deduction record can comprise deduction information and the like. In some embodiments, the memory unit may be located, for example, at a center of a side of the circuit board near the back of the vehicle communication device, at a center of the front of the circuit board, or at another position on the front or back of the circuit board.

In some application scenarios, the storage unit may be connected to the display unit 420 and used for storing systems and software (e.g., map navigation) installed on the vehicle communication device, and an application interface of the stored systems and software may be displayed through the display unit 420. The storage unit may also be directly or indirectly connected to the first communication module 210 for storing information obtained by interaction with the OBU via the first communication module. In other embodiments, the storage unit may further be connected to the 5.8G band rf transceiver, and is configured to collect and store the charging information received via the 5.8G band rf transceiver.

In some embodiments, the fee deduction information may be stored on the storage unit and may be collected and arranged by the fee deduction date by the table. For example, the storage unit may store the historical deduction records of the OBU in the form of a data table, so that when a later user searches, all deduction information in a period of time can be displayed once or displayed according to an indication or according to needs, so as to provide timely and accurate deduction details for the user.

According to the embodiment, the fee deduction information of the OBU is stored through the storage unit, so that the fee deduction information can be conveniently inquired by a user, fee deduction details can be provided for the user, and the function expansibility and the man-machine interaction function of the vehicle communication equipment are improved.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 460 may also be used to obtain an input command of the target object, wherein the input command is used to query the target historical deduction records of the vehicle-mounted unit in the target time period; the voice control unit 430 may also be configured to collect a voice command of the target object, where the voice command may be used to query a target historical deduction record of the vehicle-mounted unit in the target time period; and the display unit 420 may also be used to display the target historical deduction record.

In some embodiments, the input unit 460 may include, for example, a touch screen or the like, for acquiring an input instruction of a user, and may transmit the acquired input instruction to the main control unit by connecting with the main control unit 470, so that the main control unit may respond to the input instruction to perform a corresponding processing operation. The touch screen and the display unit can be two different parts or can be an integrated display touch screen.

In other embodiments, the voice control unit 430 may include, for example, a microphone array, etc., and may be configured to collect voice input (e.g., voice instructions) of the user, send the collected voice data to the main control unit 470, and the main control unit 470 controls recognition of the collected voice data to obtain the input instructions of the user and perform corresponding processing operations.

In some application scenarios, the input instruction may be to control the operation of software displayed on the display unit 420. For example, the user can use, delete, save, and the like the software displayed on the display unit 420 of the vehicle communication apparatus by a touch operation such as a click. In other application scenarios, the input instruction may be a query instruction (corresponding to a predetermined time period, such as month, quarter, year, or a specified time period) for querying a target historical deduction record of the OBU in a target time period. After receiving the query instruction, the main control unit 470 may query the historical charging records stored in the storage unit to obtain the target historical charging record, and send the queried target historical charging record to, for example, the display unit 420 or the audio playing component, so as to display or play the query result to the user.

According to the embodiment, by setting the input unit 460 and/or the voice control unit 430 for acquiring the query instruction of the target object and displaying the queried target history deduction record on the display unit 420, or playing the target history deduction record through the audio playing part, the user can conveniently acquire the history deduction information and the information presentation capability of the vehicle communication device can be improved.

According to the arrangement, the problem that in the prior art, fee deduction information cannot be timely acquired and the fee deduction information is acquired manually in the driving process is solved, and great potential safety hazards exist. According to the embodiment of the invention, the fee deduction information can be timely and automatically prompted in a display or prompt tone mode without manual operation for obtaining, so that the timeliness of the fee deduction information prompt can be obviously improved, the risk in the driving process is reduced, and the safety of a user in a bus is effectively improved.

As an alternative embodiment, the vehicular communication apparatus may further include: the first communication module can be arranged on one side of the circuit board close to the back face of the vehicle communication equipment. The shell of the vehicle communication equipment can be used for fixing the circuit board and protecting the safety of devices on the circuit board. The shell can be made of hard plastics or metal, and the bottom of the shell is flat and convenient to erect. The circuit board of the vehicular communication apparatus may be used to combine the second communication module, the main control unit, the power supply unit, and the like. In other embodiments, when the first communication module is built in the host, the circuit board may be further configured to combine the first communication module, and the main control unit and the first communication module may be mounted on the same side of the circuit board, so that the main control unit can control the first communication module, and the power supply unit may be mounted on the corresponding other side of the circuit board, so as to reduce electromagnetic interference between the units. The power supply unit can be externally provided with a port for connecting an external power supply and can be charged by the external power supply.

In still other embodiments, the first communication module 210 may be disposed on a side of the circuit board near a back side of the vehicular communication device so as to facilitate communication with the OBU and the RSU when placed on the ETC vehicle. Through this embodiment, set up first communication module 210 in the circuit board and be close to the one side at the vehicle communication equipment back, can conveniently communicate with the OBU, reduce the signal interference between the electronic equipment, improve the communication efficiency and the communication quality of connecting the link (for example 5.8G wireless link).

As another alternative embodiment, the vehicular communication apparatus further includes at least one of: the first magnetic part is used for being connected with a second magnetic part matched with the first magnetic part in a magnetic mode; the glue is positioned at the bottom or the back of the vehicle communication equipment and used for sticking the vehicle communication equipment to other equipment except the vehicle communication equipment; and the first clamping part is used for connecting with a second clamping part matched with the first clamping part in a clamping manner.

The magnetic part can be mounted on the bottom of the vehicle communication equipment and used for fixedly connecting the vehicle body with the vehicle communication equipment, the magnetic part can be mounted and dismounted for many times, the flexibility of mounting of the vehicle communication equipment can be improved on the premise that the use of the vehicle communication equipment is not influenced, and a user can set and mount the magnetic part according to personal requirements. The magnetic attraction component can be two parts (such as a first magnetic attraction component and a second magnetic attraction component) which are mutually attracted, and can also be a combined magnetic attraction device, wherein one part (such as the first magnetic attraction component) of the magnetic attraction component can be arranged on the vehicle communication equipment, and the other part (such as the second magnetic attraction component) can be fixedly arranged on an operation table of the ETC vehicle.

The vehicle communication device may be provided with glue on the bottom or back, which glue may be fixed or removable. The vehicle communication device can be attached to a device other than the vehicle communication device, for example, a vehicle, a center console of the vehicle, a front windshield of the vehicle, or the like, by the adhesion.

The vehicle communication apparatus may be provided with a first clip member (e.g., a clip, etc.) at the bottom or back, and the first clip member may be fixed or detachable. The first engaging member can engage the vehicular communication apparatus with an apparatus other than the vehicular communication apparatus, for example, a vehicle, a center console of the vehicle, or the like.

Through this embodiment, through set up fixed part (magnetism part, sticky, joint part etc.) on automotive communication equipment, can improve automotive communication equipment's installation effectiveness and installation stability.

While the vehicular communication apparatus 400 according to still another embodiment of the present invention has been exemplarily described above with reference to fig. 4, it should be understood that the structure shown in fig. 4 is illustrative and not restrictive, for example, some of the units (units shown by the dashed line boxes in the drawing) in the host computer 220 may be adjusted and set as needed. For example, the structure of the vehicle communication device according to the present invention may not be limited to the first communication module shown in fig. 2 to 4, and in other embodiments, the present invention further provides a vehicle communication device including a first interface, which will be described in detail with reference to fig. 5 and 6.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a vehicle communication apparatus including a first interface according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 5, the vehicular communication apparatus 500 may include: a host 220, which may have a first interface 510 for detachably connecting with the first communication module, so as to communicate with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system via the first communication module to transmit information related to the functional unit; the host 220 may further include a second communication module 221, configured to communicate with the backend management terminal to transmit information, so that the backend management terminal monitors and manages the functional unit according to the information. When the first interface 510 is connected to the first communication module, the vehicle communication device 500 may be enabled to communicate with the function unit via the first communication module, and may also communicate with the background management end via the second communication module 221, so as to implement the same or similar functions and technical effects as those of the vehicle communication device 200 described in conjunction with fig. 2, which are not described herein again.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first communication module may comprise a dedicated short range communication module; the second communication module may include a mobile communication module, such as a 3G communication module, a 4G communication module, a 5G communication module, a 6G communication module, and the like. According to the utility model discloses a further embodiment, vehicle communication equipment 500 can be vehicle event data recorder, and the functional unit can include on-board unit and/or road side unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the vehicular communication apparatus 500 may further include: an electrical connection unit, which may be connected with the first interface 510, for connecting the host 220 and the first communication module via the first interface 510. In some embodiments, the electrical connection unit may be disposed at the first interface 510. The electrical connection unit is the same as or similar to that described above in connection with fig. 3 and will not be described again here.

The above description of the communication device 500 for a vehicle including the first interface according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with reference to fig. 5, and it can be understood that the communication device 500 for a vehicle according to the embodiment can have a function of connecting with the first communication module, and can be flexibly configured according to application requirements. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the configuration shown in fig. 5 is exemplary and not limiting, for example, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the host 220 may further include: a location module that can be used to determine location information of the vehicular communication apparatus 500 and to assist in determining location information of the functional unit. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the host 220 may further include at least one of a display unit, an acoustic control unit, an image acquisition unit, a power supply unit, an input unit, and the like, and a main control unit for controlling at least one of the first communication module, the second communication module 221, the display unit, the acoustic control unit, the image acquisition unit, the power supply unit, the input unit, and the like. For example, in yet another embodiment, the host may further include a second interface, as will be described below in connection with FIG. 6.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a vehicle communication apparatus including a second interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the communication device 600 for a vehicle may include a host 220, which may include a second communication module 221 and a first interface 510, and may further include a second interface 610, and the second interface 610 may be used to detachably connect with an in-vehicle unit in the intelligent traffic management system. According to such an arrangement, when the second interface 610 is connected to the on-board unit, the vehicle communication device 600 may be caused to acquire information related to the roadside unit through the on-board unit, and may transmit the acquired information related to the roadside unit and information of the on-board unit itself to the backend management side via the second communication module 221.

According to the utility model discloses a further embodiment, vehicle communication device 600 can also include: an electrical connection unit that can be connected with the first interface 510, and is used to connect the host 220 and the first communication module via the first interface 510; or it may be connected to the second interface 610 and used to connect the host 220 and the on-board unit via the second interface 610.

According to such an arrangement, the vehicle communication device 600 can have a function of connecting with the first communication module or with the vehicle-mounted unit, and the user can select a required accessory (the first communication module or the vehicle-mounted unit) according to an actual application scenario, so that the vehicle communication device 600 can realize a function of transmitting information related to the function unit to the background management terminal. For example, in some application scenarios, a user has installed a general vehicle-mounted unit on a vehicle, at this time, the vehicle-mounted communication device 600 of the present embodiment may be connected to the first communication module to adapt to the installed vehicle-mounted unit, so as to implement a complete communication function of communicating with functional units (such as the vehicle-mounted unit and the road side unit) and communicating with a backend management terminal. In other application scenarios, when the user does not install the vehicle-mounted unit or desires to reduce the number of devices or the occupied space, the vehicle-mounted communication device 600 may be connected to a customized (i.e., adaptable to the second interface) vehicle-mounted unit to implement the functions of the vehicle-mounted unit and the function of transmitting information to the background management terminal. Therefore, the vehicle communication device 600 has the characteristics of wide adaptation range, multiple application scenes, flexible combination and collocation modes and the like, and can meet various requirements of different users.

Through the above, the utility model discloses a technical scheme and the description of a plurality of embodiments of vehicle communication equipment, technical personnel in the field can understand, the utility model discloses a vehicle communication equipment can communicate with the functional unit and communicate with the backstage management end through second communication module through first communication module, and is not restricted to the running state of functional unit (for example on-board unit, trackside unit), can be independent to the relevant information of backstage management end transmission and functional unit to can improve information transmission's real-time and stability, thereby supplementary backstage management end can be in time and accurate understanding trackside unit and on-board unit's operating condition and the communication condition between the two etc. with realize the more effective supervision to the functional unit. In some embodiments, the functional unit can be timely and accurately positioned by the positioning module of the vehicle communication device, which is beneficial to improving the efficiency and speed of the field problem investigation of the functional unit (such as the road side unit). In other embodiments, the function of connecting with the first communication module or the vehicle-mounted unit can be realized by setting a plurality of interfaces of the vehicle-mounted communication device, so that the application range of the vehicle-mounted communication device is further expanded, and more application requirements can be met.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the description is only for the convenience of understanding the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope or application of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A vehicular communication apparatus, characterized by comprising:

the first communication module is used for communicating with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system via a first communication mode so as to transmit information related to the functional unit; and

the host comprises a second communication module, wherein the second communication module is used for communicating with a background management end through a second communication mode so as to transmit the information, so that the background management end can monitor and manage the functional unit according to the information; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the first communication module is built in the host or is detachably and electrically connected to the host.

2. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an electrical connection unit for connecting the first communication module and the host.

3. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first communication mode is a Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) mode, and the second communication mode is a mobile communication mode.

4. A vehicular communication apparatus, characterized by comprising:

the host computer is provided with a first interface and is used for being detachably connected with a first communication module so as to communicate with a functional unit in the intelligent traffic management system through the first communication module to transmit information related to the functional unit;

the host further comprises a second communication module which is used for communicating with a background management end to transmit the information so that the background management end can monitor and manage the functional unit according to the information.

5. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the host computer further comprises:

a second interface for detachably connecting with an on-board unit in the intelligent traffic management system.

6. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

an electrical connection unit connected to the first interface and configured to connect the host and the first communication module via the first interface; or it is connected to the second interface and is configured to connect the host and the on-board unit via the second interface.

7. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the host computer further comprises:

and the positioning module is used for determining the position information of the vehicle communication equipment and assisting in determining the position information of the functional unit.

8. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,

the first communication module comprises a dedicated short-range communication module;

the second communication module comprises a mobile communication module.

9. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the host machine further comprises at least one of a display unit, a voice control unit, an image acquisition unit, a power supply unit, and an input unit, and

and the main control unit is used for controlling at least one of the first communication module, the second communication module, the display unit, the voice control unit, the image acquisition unit, the power supply unit and the input unit.

10. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the vehicular communication apparatus is a drive recorder, and the functional unit includes an on-board unit and/or a roadside unit.

11. The vehicular communication apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

and the audio playing part is connected with the host or arranged on the host and is used for playing the fee deduction information.