# US 12,600,377 B2 · Cooperative vehicle infrastructure information processing method and apparatus, and terminal device

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- Number: US 12,600,377 B2
- Document ID: US12600377B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/277,976
- Filed: 2022-06-21
- Published: 2024-04-18
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-22
- Assignees: Datang Gohigh Intelligent and Connected Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Datang Gohigh Intelligent and Connected Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jie Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12600377B2

## CPC

- B60W 60/001: {Planning or execution of driving tasks}
- G06F 3/147: using display panels
- B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
- G08G 1/096716: {where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control}
- B60K 35/00: Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
- B60W 2050/146: {Display means}
- G06F 9/4411: {Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers}
- G09G 2380/10: Automotive applications
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93})
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cooperative vehicle infrastructure information processing method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method includes: receiving a plurality of pieces of event information sent by an information sensor device; and in a case that at least two target events among the plurality of pieces of event information are driving decision-making homogeneous events, merging the at least two target events to generate a composite event, wherein the driving decision-making homogeneous events are events having a preset influence relationship.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information processing method, applied to a terminal device and comprising:
receiving a plurality of pieces of event information sent by an information sensor device; and
merging, in a case that at least two target events among the plurality of pieces of event information are driving decision-making homogeneous events, the at least two target events to generate a composite event, wherein merging the at least two target events further comprises: performing merging processing on the composite event according to a preset composite event template to generate the composite event; the preset composite event template comprises: a triggering event of the at least two target events, a conditional event in the at least two target events, action information established according to the at least two target events, and displaying behavior information for displaying the at least two target events; wherein the preset composite event template further comprises time information of the conditional event and location information of the conditional event; and the displaying behavior information comprises at least one of the following: voice broadcast information and icon information,
wherein the driving decision-making homogeneous events are events having a preset influence relationship;
in an automatic driving mode of a vehicle, generating a driving control policy according to the composite event; and
controlling the vehicle to automatically drive according to the driving control policy.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:
displaying the composite event according to a preset displaying manner; and
the displaying manner comprises at least one of the following manners: voice, text, and icon.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein before merging, in a case that the at least two target events among the plurality of pieces of event information are the driving decision-making homogeneous events, the at least two target events to generate the composite event, the method further comprises:
determining at least two first events from the plurality of pieces of event information received in sequence within a preset time range; and
determining the at least two target events from the at least two first events according to a preset expiration date range.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the preset influence relationship comprises at least one of the following items:
a causal relationship, the causal relationship being configured to indicate that a first target event is a cause of a second target event;
an influence amplification relationship, the influence amplification relationship being configured to indicate that an effect of the second target event is amplified after the first target event occurs;
an influence attenuation relationship, the influence attenuation relationship being configured to indicate that an effect of the second target event is attenuated after the first target event occurs;
a time series relationship, the time series relationship being configured to indicate that the second target event occurs after the first target event; and
a new event generation relationship, the new event generation relationship being configured to indicate that the first target event and the second target event cause occurrence of a third target event.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein displaying the composite event according to the preset displaying manner comprises:
filtering the composite event according to a preset filtering condition; and
displaying the filtered composite event according to the preset displaying manner.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein displaying the composite event according to the preset displaying manner comprises:
broadcasting the composite event to a first terminal located within a preset distance range of the terminal device.

### Claim 7

A terminal device, comprising a processor, a memory, and programs or instructions stored on the memory and runnable on the processor, wherein, when the programs or instructions executed by the processor, the processor is enabled to:
receive a plurality of pieces of event information sent by an information sensor device; and
merge in a case that at least two target events among the plurality of pieces of event information are driving decision-making homogeneous events, the at least two target events to generate a composite event, wherein merging the at least two target events further comprises: perform merging processing on the composite event according to a preset composite event template to generate the composite event; the preset composite event template comprises: a triggering event of the at least two target events, a conditional event in the at least two target events, action information established according to the at least two target events, and displaying behavior information for displaying the at least two target events; wherein the preset composite event template further comprises time information of the conditional event and location information of the conditional event; and the displaying behavior information comprises at least one of the following: voice broadcast information and icon information,
wherein the driving decision-making homogeneous events are events having a preset influence relationship;
in an automatic driving mode of a vehicle, generate a driving control policy according to the composite event; and
control the vehicle to automatically drive according to the driving control policy.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further enabled to:
display the composite event according to a preset displaying manner; and
the displaying manner comprises at least one of the following manners: voice, text, and icon.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein before merging, in a case that the at least two target events among the plurality of pieces of event information are the driving decision-making homogeneous events, the at least two target events to generate the composite event, the processor is further enabled to:
determine at least two first events from the plurality of pieces of event information received in sequence within a preset time range; and
determine the at least two target events from the at least two first events according to a preset expiration date range.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the preset influence relationship comprises at least one of the following items:
a causal relationship, the causal relationship being configured to indicate that a first target event is a cause of a second target event;
an influence amplification relationship, the influence amplification relationship being configured to indicate that an effect of the second target event is amplified after the first target event occurs;
an influence attenuation relationship, the influence attenuation relationship being configured to indicate that an effect of the second target event is attenuated after the first target event occurs;
a time series relationship, the time series relationship being configured to indicate that the second target event occurs after the first target event; and
a new event generation relationship, the new event generation relationship being configured to indicate that the first target event and the second target event cause occurrence of a third target event.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein displaying the composite event according to the preset displaying manner comprises:
filtering the composite event according to a preset filtering condition; and
displaying the filtered composite event according to the preset displaying manner.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein displaying the composite event according to the preset displaying manner comprises:
broadcasting the composite event to a first terminal located within a preset distance range of the terminal device.