TW202021832A - Vihicle tracking method by using tire pressure sensor devices - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle tracking method by using tire pressure sensor devices includes steps of providing a portable communication device of a first user and a tire pressure sensor device, connecting the tire pressure sensor devices with the portable communication device through the Bluetooth Low Energy and connecting to a cloud platform, and starting to receive, process and display the vehicle information sensed by the tire pressure sensor devices through the portable communication device and storing, displaying and tracking the vehicle information through the cloud platform, so as to achieve vehicle location tracking. When the Bluetooth advertising packet of the first Bluetooth advertising identifier is sensed by the portable communication device, the portable communication device is recognized as entering the first Bluetooth coverage region, and the vehicle information sensed by the tire pressure sensor devices is transferred to the cloud platform. Therefore, simple and economical vehicle tracking and tire pressure management technology are provided, and vehicle safety is improved.

Description

Vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device

The present invention relates to a vehicle positioning and tracking method using a tire pressure detecting device, in particular to a vehicle positioning and tracking method using a tire pressure detecting device using low-power Bluetooth technology.

With the advancement of technology, vehicles have become a very common means of transportation, and people are paying more and more attention to the safety of vehicles. The detection of information such as tire pressure or temperature is very important. For example, when tire pressure When insufficient, it will not only consume fuel, but also endanger the safety of passengers and pedestrians.

In order to detect the status of tires, a tire pressure detection method has been developed. A tire pressure detector is added to each tire to detect the tire pressure, and the tire pressure is transmitted to the display device through wireless transmission for use. Inquire whether the tire pressure of each tire is in the normal range.

However, because the external tire pressure detector is directly installed on the external valve of the tire, although it is easy to install, it is easy to be stolen and used illegally. Moreover, the additional tire pressure display device increases user costs, and smart tire pressure change trend analysis cannot be performed.

In addition, many commercial fleets in operation need the management center to track the location of the vehicles and monitor the health of the tires of the vehicles in real time, to assist the drivers in prevention, improve the safety of transportation, reduce losses and increase efficiency.

Therefore, how to develop a method of activation and detection of tire pressure detection devices that is different from the past to improve the problems and shortcomings of the conventional technology, with the new smart phone technology, to provide enterprises with simple and economical vehicle tracking and remote Tire pressure management technology to increase vehicle safety and prevent theft of tire pressure detection devices from being used to warn the immediate and potential problems of vehicle driving tire pressure should be a key issue in the relevant technical fields of this case.

The main purpose of this case is to provide a vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device, which connects tire pressure detection device and portable communication device through low-power Bluetooth technology, and detects the tire pressure detection device. The vehicle data is sent to the cloud platform to provide enterprises with simple and economical vehicle tracking and remote tire pressure management technology to increase vehicle safety.

Another purpose of this case is to provide a vehicle positioning and tracking method using a tire pressure detection device. The first Bluetooth coverage area is formed by the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code of the tire pressure detection device and the time for transmitting the Bluetooth broadcast packet. The interval is used to send the detected vehicle data to the cloud platform when it is determined that the portable communication device enters or leaves the Bluetooth coverage area.

Another purpose of this case is to provide a vehicle location tracking method using tire pressure detection device, by enabling the second Bluetooth broadcast identification code and forming a second Bluetooth coverage when the tire pressure detection device detects abnormal vehicle data In the area, the abnormal vehicle data is sent to the cloud platform to warn the immediate and potential problems of the vehicle driving tire pressure.

Another purpose of this case is to provide a vehicle positioning and tracking method using a tire pressure detection device. The tire pressure detection device is connected to a portable communication device and a cloud platform, and the cloud platform determines the tire pressure detection device Whether the identification code can be registered, and the permission of the original binding user is further sought to prevent the use of the stolen tire pressure detection device and to protect the rights of the original binding user.

To achieve the above objective, a preferred implementation aspect of the present case is to provide a vehicle location tracking method using a tire pressure detection device, including the steps: S10: Provide a portable communication device for a first user and a tire pressure detection device S20: Connect the tire pressure detection device with the portable communication device through a low-power Bluetooth technology, and connect to a cloud platform; and S30: The portable communication device of the first user The communication device starts to receive, process and display a piece of vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device, and the cloud platform stores, displays and tracks the vehicle data to realize vehicle positioning and tracking, and this step further includes sub-steps: S31 : The tire pressure detection device enters a sleep mode; S32: Determine whether the corresponding tire rotates every first time interval, wherein the first time is greater than or equal to 15 seconds and less than or equal to 30 seconds; S33: the The tire pressure detection device enters a driving mode; S34: the tire pressure detection device transmits the detected vehicle data and a Bluetooth broadcast packet at a second interval; S35: the tire pressure detection device transmits a second interval Send the detected vehicle data and the Bluetooth broadcast packet at three times, where the second time is greater than or equal to twice the first time and less than or equal to the third time; and S36: Determine whether the tire is continuous A fourth time does not continue to rotate; wherein, when the judgment result of the step S32 is yes, the step S33, the step S34, the step S35, and the step S36 are executed after the step S32. When the judgment result of the step S32 is If no, the step S32 is executed again; and when the judgment result of the step S36 is yes, the step S31 and the step S32 are executed again after the step S36, and when the judgment result of the step S36 is no, the step S36 After S36, step S34, step S35, and step S36 are executed again; wherein, the tire pressure detection device has a first Bluetooth broadcast identification code and forms a first Bluetooth coverage area. When the portable When the portable communication device detects the Bluetooth broadcast packet of the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code, it is determined that the portable communication device has entered the first Bluetooth coverage area, and the tire pressure detection device detects The vehicle data is sent to the cloud platform.

Some typical embodiments embodying the features and advantages of this case will be described in detail in the description in the following paragraphs. It should be understood that this case can have various changes in different aspects, all of which do not depart from the scope of this case, and the descriptions and drawings therein are essentially for the purpose of illustration, not structured to limit the case.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3. Figure 1 shows the flow chart of the vehicle positioning tracking method using the tire pressure detection device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows the method shown in Figure 1. The detailed flow chart of step S30 of the vehicle positioning and tracking method using the tire pressure detecting device is shown. Figure 3 shows the tire pressure detecting device used in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. , Portable communication device and cloud platform architecture block diagram. As shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the vehicle positioning and tracking method using the tire pressure detection device 1 of the preferred embodiment of the present case includes the following steps: First, as shown in step S10, the first user’s Portable communication device and tire pressure detection device. Secondly, as shown in step S20, the tire pressure detecting device 1 is connected to the portable communication device 2 and connected to the cloud platform 3 through Bluetooth Low Energy technology. Among them, the tire pressure detecting device 1 is a device that can be connected to the tires of the vehicle to detect vehicle and tire-related information, the portable communication device 2 may be a smart phone, and the portable communication device 2 is equipped with a corresponding The application (APP) of the tire pressure detection device 1 is connected to the cloud platform 3, but it is not limited to this.

Then, as shown in step S30, the portable communication device 2 of the first user starts to receive, process and display the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detecting device 1, wherein the vehicle data includes tire pressure data, tire temperature data, Vehicle speed data and vehicle positioning data, and the cloud platform 3 series stores, displays and tracks the vehicle data to realize vehicle positioning tracking and management. And here step S30 further includes the following sub-steps: as shown in step S31, the tire pressure detecting device 1 enters the sleep mode. Then, as shown in step S32, it is judged whether the corresponding tire is rotating every first time interval. For example, the control unit 10 of the tire pressure detecting device 1 detects the acceleration sensor at regular intervals to determine whether the tire Rotate.

When the judgment result of step S32 is yes, that is, it is detected that the tire starts to rotate. After step S31, step S32, step S33, step S34, and step S35 are executed. Step S33 is that the tire pressure detecting device 1 enters a driving Mode, step S34 is for the tire pressure detecting device 1 to transmit the detected vehicle data and Bluetooth broadcast packets at a second interval, and step S35 is for the tire pressure detecting device 1 to transmit the detected data at a third interval The vehicle data and Bluetooth broadcast are packaged to the portable communication device 2, and step S36 is to determine whether the tire has not continued to rotate for a fourth time. In some embodiments, when the judgment result of step S32 is no, that is, the tire is not rotating, step S32 is executed again.

And when the judgment result of step S36 is yes, that is, the tire has not continuously rotated for a period of time, after step S36, steps S31 and S32 are executed again to make the tire pressure detecting device 1 enter the sleep mode, and every first interval Determine whether the tire is rotating. In some embodiments, when the judgment result of step S36 is no, that is, the tire continues to rotate, step S34, step S35, and step S36 are executed again after step S36, and still every interval of the second time and interval of the third time Send the detected vehicle information and Bluetooth broadcast packets to the portable communication device 2.

According to the concept of this case, the first time is greater than or equal to 15 seconds and less than or equal to 30 seconds, that is, 15 seconds≦first time≦30 seconds, and the second time is greater than or equal to twice the first time and less than Or equal to the third time, that is, twice the first time≦the second time≦the third time. In some embodiments, the tire pressure detecting device 1 has a Bluetooth signal silent period, and the third time is greater than the sum of the first time and the Bluetooth signal silent period, that is, third time>first time +Bluetooth sends a silent period. Among them, the second time can be 60 seconds, the third time can be 180 seconds, the Bluetooth reporting silent period can be 90 seconds, and the fourth time can be 10 minutes, but they are not limited thereto.

The tire pressure detection device 1 in this case uses the Bluetooth Broadcast Message Protocol (Advertising Data Protocol) to transmit vehicle information and Bluetooth broadcast packets, such as but not limited to iBeacon or Eddystone, and the tire pressure detection device 1 It has the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code and forms the first Bluetooth coverage area. When the portable communication device 2 detects the Bluetooth broadcast packet with the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code, it is deemed portable communication The device 2 enters the first Bluetooth coverage area, and transmits the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detecting device 1 to the cloud platform 3.

When the portable communication device 2 does not receive the Bluetooth broadcast packet of the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code while waiting for the bluetooth transmission silent period, it is determined that the portable communication device 2 has left the first Bluetooth coverage area and will The vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device 1 is sent to the cloud platform 3.

In some embodiments, the tire pressure detection device 1 further has a second Bluetooth broadcast identification code and forms a second Bluetooth coverage area. When the tire pressure detection device 1 detects an abnormal vehicle data, such as tire pressure Or when the tire temperature changes rapidly, the second Bluetooth broadcast identification code is activated, and the portable communication device 2 is recognized as entering the second Bluetooth coverage area, and the abnormal vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device 1 is sent to Cloud platform 3.

The first Bluetooth broadcast identification code and the second Bluetooth broadcast identification code may be Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). In some embodiments, if a tire pressure detection is installed on each tire of the vehicle Device 1, all tire pressure detection devices 1 have the same first Bluetooth broadcast identification code, and all tire pressure detection devices 1 of the same vehicle form a first Bluetooth coverage area, and all tire pressure detection devices 1 The measurement devices 1 all have the same second Bluetooth broadcast identification code, and all tire pressure detection devices 1 of the same vehicle form a second Bluetooth coverage area, but it is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the tire pressure detection device 1 may include a control unit 10, a low-power Bluetooth transceiver unit 11, a tire pressure detection unit 12, and a tire temperature detection unit 13, wherein the control unit 10 is low-power The Bluetooth transceiver unit 11, the tire pressure detection unit 12, and the tire temperature detection unit 13 are connected, and the low-power Bluetooth transceiver unit 11 is wirelessly connected to the portable communication device 2, and the portable communication device 2 is Can be connected to cloud platform 3, but not limited to this.

In other words, in the vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device in this case, the tire pressure detection device and the portable communication device are connected through low-power Bluetooth technology, and the vehicle detected by the tire pressure detection device The data is sent to the cloud platform to provide enterprises with simple and economical vehicle tracking and remote tire pressure management technology to increase vehicle safety. In addition, the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code of the tire pressure detection device forms the first Bluetooth coverage area and the time interval for transmitting Bluetooth broadcast packets, so as to determine when the portable communication device enters or leaves the Bluetooth coverage area , Send the detected vehicle data to the cloud platform. At the same time, when the tire pressure detection device detects abnormal vehicle data, the second Bluetooth broadcast identification code is activated and the second Bluetooth coverage area is formed, and the abnormal vehicle data is sent to the cloud platform to alert the vehicle to the tire pressure. Immediately contact potential problems.

With this, when the operating system of a portable communication device such as a smart phone detects entering or leaving a registered Bluetooth coverage area, it will call the specified code feature. The user is not opening the portable communication device When the application (APP) corresponding to the tire pressure detection device 1 is installed, the vehicle status related information and the vehicle status abnormal warning are still received, and the vehicle location and tire pressure information are reported to the cloud platform.

Please refer to Figs. 1 and 4. Fig. 4 shows a flowchart of another preferred embodiment of the vehicle positioning tracking method using the tire pressure detecting device. As shown in Figures 1 and 4, when the tire pressure detecting device 1 has not been bound to the portable communication device 2 of the first user, the steps between step S20 and step S30 are further included as follows: such as step S21 As shown, provide the identification code of the tire pressure detection device 1 that has not been bound to the portable communication device 2 of the first user to the cloud platform 3 for registration, and each tire pressure detection device 1 has a unique identity The identification code, such as but not limited to the product serial number, is used to identify different tire pressure detection devices 1. Then, as shown in step S22, the cloud platform 3 judges whether the identity identification code can be registered. When the judgment result of step S22 is no, the cloud platform 3 judges that the identity identification code cannot be registered, for example, the identity identification code is already different from When the device of the second user of the first user identity is registered and bound, step S23 is executed after step S22, and step S23 is to notify the second user to determine whether to allow storage of the identity ID and the first user data of the first user On the cloud platform, for example, but not limited to, notify the second user by sending a text message or email.

When the judgment result of step S23 is yes, that is, the second user allows the identification code to be bound with the first user data registration of the first user, so that the identification code and the first user data are stored on the cloud platform, Step S23 is followed by step S30. The portable communication device 2 of the first user starts to receive, process and display the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device 1, and the cloud platform 3 stores, displays and tracks the vehicle data , In order to achieve vehicle positioning tracking and management.

When the judgment result of step S23 is no, that is, when the second user is not allowed to bind the identity identification code with the first user data registration of the first user, it means that the tire pressure detecting device 1 may be stolen and used by illegal users. At this time, step S40 is executed after step S23, and step S40 is to prohibit the portable communication device 2 of the first user from receiving, processing and displaying the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detecting device 1.

And when the judgment result of step S22 is yes, that is, the cloud platform 3 judges that the ID code can be registered. For example, when the tire pressure detection device 1 corresponding to the ID code has not been bound to any user's device registration, step S22 Then step S50 is executed. In step S50, the identification code and the first user data of the first user are stored on the cloud platform, and step S30 is executed after step S50. Among them, the first user data may include the license plate number, car model, country, and user's mobile phone number, but it is not limited to this.

In other words, the vehicle positioning and tracking method using the tire pressure detection device in this case is by connecting the tire pressure detection device to a portable communication device and a cloud platform, and the cloud platform determines whether the tire pressure detection device’s ID code is You can register and ask for permission from the original binding user to prevent the stolen tire pressure detection device from being used and protect the rights of the original binding user.

In summary, this case provides a method for vehicle positioning and tracking using tire pressure detection devices. The tire pressure detection device is connected to a portable communication device through low-power Bluetooth technology, and the tire pressure detection device detects The vehicle data is sent to the cloud platform to provide enterprises with easy and economical vehicle tracking and remote tire pressure management technology to increase vehicle safety. And, through the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code of the tire pressure detection device, the first Bluetooth coverage area and the time interval for transmitting Bluetooth broadcast packets are formed, so that when the portable communication device enters or leaves the Bluetooth coverage area , Send the detected vehicle data to the cloud platform. At the same time, when the tire pressure detection device detects abnormal vehicle data, the second Bluetooth broadcast identification code is activated and the second Bluetooth coverage area is formed, and the abnormal vehicle data is sent to the cloud platform to alert the vehicle to the tire pressure. Immediately contact potential problems. Moreover, by connecting the tire pressure detection device to the portable communication device and the cloud platform, and the cloud platform determines whether the identification code of the tire pressure detection device can be registered, and further seeks the permission of the original bound user, by This prevents theft of the tire pressure detection device from being used to protect the rights of the original bound user.

Even though this case has been described in detail by the above-mentioned embodiments and can be modified in many ways by those familiar with the art, it does not deviate from the protection of the scope of the patent application.

S10, S20, S21, S22, S23, S30, S31, S32, S33, S34, S35, S36, S40, S50: Step 1: Tire pressure detection device 10: Control unit 11: Low-power Bluetooth transceiver unit 12 : Tire pressure detection unit 13: Tire temperature detection unit 2: Portable communication device 3: Cloud platform

Figure 1 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention using the tire pressure detection device for vehicle positioning and tracking method. Fig. 2 is a detailed flow chart showing step S30 of the vehicle positioning tracking method using the tire pressure detecting device shown in Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of the tire pressure detection device, the portable communication device and the cloud platform used in the vehicle positioning tracking method using the tire pressure detection device in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 shows a flowchart of another preferred embodiment of the vehicle positioning tracking method using the tire pressure detection device.

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A vehicle positioning and tracking method using a tire pressure detection device includes the steps: S10: Provide a portable communication device for a first user and a tire pressure detection device; S20: Use a low-power Bluetooth technology to enable the The tire pressure detection device is connected to the portable communication device and connected to a cloud platform; and S30: the portable communication device of the first user starts to receive, process and display the tire pressure detection device detection A piece of vehicle data is detected, and the cloud platform stores, displays, and tracks the vehicle data to realize vehicle positioning and tracking, and this step further includes sub-steps: S31: the tire pressure detection device enters a sleep mode; S32: It is judged whether the corresponding tire rotates at intervals of a first time, where the first time is greater than or equal to 15 seconds and less than or equal to 30 seconds; S33: the tire pressure detecting device enters a driving mode; S34: the tire The pressure detection device transmits the detected vehicle data and a Bluetooth broadcast packet at a second interval; S35: the tire pressure detection device transmits the detected vehicle data and the Bluetooth broadcast at a third interval Packet, wherein the second time is greater than or equal to twice the first time and less than or equal to the third time; and S36: determining whether the tire has not continuously rotated for a fourth time; wherein, when the step S32 If the judgment result is yes, the step S33, the step S34, the step S35, and the step S36 are executed after the step S32. When the judgment result of the step S32 is no, the step S32 is executed again; and when the step S36 If the judgment result is yes, after the step S36, the step S31 and the step S32 are re-executed. When the judgment result of the step S36 is no, the step S34, the step S35, and the step are re-executed after the step S36. S36; Wherein, the tire pressure detection device has a first Bluetooth broadcast identification code and forms a first Bluetooth coverage area, when the portable communication device detects the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code When the Bluetooth broadcast packet is packaged, it is determined that the portable communication device has entered the first Bluetooth coverage area, and the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device is sent to the cloud platform. As described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the vehicle positioning and tracking method using a tire pressure detecting device, wherein the tire pressure detecting device has a Bluetooth reporting silent period, and the third time is greater than the first time and The Bluetooth reports the sum of the silent period. As described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device, wherein when the portable communication device waits for the Bluetooth to send a silent period, the first Bluetooth broadcast identification code is not received When Bluetooth broadcast packets, it is determined that the portable communication device has left the first Bluetooth coverage area, and the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device is sent to the cloud platform. As described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the tire pressure detection device has a second Bluetooth broadcast identification code and forms a second Bluetooth coverage area. When the tire pressure detection device detects an abnormal vehicle data, it activates the second Bluetooth broadcast identification code, determines that the portable communication device enters the second Bluetooth coverage area, and detects the tire pressure The abnormal vehicle data detected by the device is sent to the cloud platform. Such as the vehicle positioning and tracking method described in claim 1, wherein when the tire pressure detection device has not been bound to the portable communication device of the first user, between the step S20 and the step S30 , Further includes the steps: S21: Provide an identification code of the tire pressure detection device that has not been bound to the portable communication device of the first user to the cloud platform for registration; S22: The cloud platform determines the identity Whether the identification code can be registered; and S23: Notify a second user to determine whether to allow the identification code and one of the first user data to be stored on the cloud platform. For example, the vehicle positioning and tracking method described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the judgment result of step S22 is no, step S23 is executed after step S22; when the judgment result of step S23 is yes, in this step Step S30 is executed after S23. For example, the vehicle positioning and tracking method described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the determination of step S23 is no, step S40 is executed after step S23: prohibit the portable communication device of the first user from receiving and processing And display the vehicle data detected by the tire pressure detection device. For example, the vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the judgment result of step S22 is yes, step S50 is executed after step S22: the identification code and the The first user data of the first user is stored in the cloud platform, and the step S30 is executed after the step S50. For example, the vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device described in the first item of the patent application, wherein the vehicle data includes a tire pressure data, a tire temperature data, a vehicle speed data and a vehicle positioning data. The vehicle positioning and tracking method using tire pressure detection device as described in the first item of the patent application, wherein the tire pressure detection device includes a control unit, a low-power Bluetooth transceiver unit, and a tire pressure detection unit And a tire temperature detection unit, wherein the control unit is connected with the low-power Bluetooth transceiver unit, the tire pressure detection unit, and the tire temperature detection unit, and the low-power Bluetooth transceiver unit is connected to The portable communication device is connected wirelessly.

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