# US 2018/0322784 A1 · Method and device for selecting and transmitting sensor data from a first motor vehicle to a second motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0322784 A1 - Document ID: US20180322784A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/773,072 - Filed: 2016-11-01 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-02 - Assignees: Continental Automotive GmbH - Applicants: Continental Automotive GmbH - Inventors: Bernhard SCHILD - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180322784A1 ## CPC - G08G 1/162: {event-triggered} - G01S 7/003: {Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations} - G01S 7/006: {using shared front-end circuitry, e.g. antennas (G01S13/765, G01S13/825 take precedence)} - G01S 7/4026: {Antenna boresight} - G01S 13/931: of land vehicles - G01S 17/931: of land vehicles - G08G 1/163: {involving continuous checking} - G08G 1/166: {for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes} - G01S 2013/9316: {combined with communication equipment with other vehicles or with base stations} - G01S 2013/9323: {Alternative operation using light waves} - G01S 2013/9324: {Alternative operation using ultrasonic waves} - 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}) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract A method for depicting sensor data of one or more first motor vehicle(s) via a man-machine interface of a second motor vehicle comprises depicting an image of at least part of surroundings of the second motor vehicle via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle. One or more first motor vehicle(s) in the surroundings is/are mapped at least in part. A user selects one or more of the mapped first motor vehicles to which respective point-to-point connections are set up that are used to send a request for information pertaining to available sensors and the properties thereof. Based on the responses, a schematic depiction of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle is created and reproduced that shows positions of the motor vehicles in the surroundings, the sensors available in the motor vehicles and areas within which the available sensors can pick up objects. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for depicting sensor data of one or more first motor vehicle(s) via a man-machine interface of a second motor vehicle, comprising: depicting an image of at least part of surroundings of the second motor vehicle via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle, wherein one or more first motor vehicle(s) is/are mapped at least in part, receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of one or more of the first motor vehicles mapped on the image of the surroundings, setting up one or more individual first point-to-point connection(s) from the second to the selected first motor vehicle(s) via a first wireless communication interface, sending a request to the selected first motor vehicle(s) via the respective individual first point-to-point connection to transmit information pertaining to available sensors and the properties thereof to the second motor vehicle, receiving the responses from one or more of the selected first motor vehicles and reproducing a schematic depiction of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle, wherein the schematic depiction shows positions of the second and the one or more first motor vehicle(s) in the surroundings of the second motor vehicle, wherein the schematic depiction shows sensors available in the one or more first motor vehicle(s), and wherein the schematic depiction depicts areas within which the available sensors of the one or more first motor vehicle(s) and/or the sensors of the second motor vehicle can pick up objects, receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of one or more of the sensors shown in the schematic depiction and of an area to be picked up by sensor, sending an applicable request to one or more first motor vehicle(s) whose sensors can pick up the area to be picked up, and receiving applicable sensor data for a subsequent reproduction via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more individual first point-to-point connection(s) is/are set up after applicable orientation of a first transmission or reception apparatus in the direction of the applicable selected one or more first motor vehicle(s). ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first transmission or reception apparatus is oriented on the basis of angles of azimuth and elevation for the selected first motor vehicle(s) that are ascertained from the image of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle beforehand. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the schematic depiction shows objects located in the surroundings of the second motor vehicle and/or in the respective surroundings of the one or more first motor vehicle(s). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein selected first motor vehicles that provide no response to the request are denoted in applicable fashion in the schematic depiction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the schematic depiction shows a bird's-eye view of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein sensor data updated in response to an applicable request are received cyclically from one or more first motor vehicle(s) for a previously stipulated period or up until a call to stop the transmission. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the sensor data represent information from a radar system, a lidar system, a video camera and/or an ultrasonic system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, comprising: actuating respective radar systems in the second and the one or more first motor vehicle(s) to orient an area picked up by the radar system to the first or second motor vehicle by means of electronically controlled direction and aperture, sending the request and receiving the response to the request via the respective oriented radar systems. ### Claim 10 An apparatus for depicting sensor data of one or more first motor vehicle(s) via a man-machine interface of a second motor vehicle, wherein the apparatus has a sensor, a communication interface, a man-machine interface and at least one controller that are connected to one another via one or more communication line(s) or communication bus(es), wherein the at least one controller has volatile and nonvolatile memory means, and wherein the apparatus is configured to, when the at least one controller (608) executes applicable computer program instructions stored in the nonvolatile memory means, carry out a method for depicting the sensor data of the one or more first motor vehicle(s) via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle, the method comprising: depicting an image of at least part of surroundings of the second motor vehicle via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle, wherein one or more first motor vehicle(s) is/are mapped at least in part, receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of one or more of the first motor vehicles mapped on the image of the surroundings, setting up one or more individual first point-to-point connection(s) from the second to the selected first motor vehicle(s) via a first wireless communication interface, sending a request to the selected first motor vehicle(s) via the respective individual first point-to-point connection to transmit information pertaining to available sensors and the properties thereof to the second motor vehicle, receiving the responses from one or more of the selected first motor vehicles and reproducing a schematic depiction of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle, wherein the schematic depiction shows positions of the second and the one or more first motor vehicle(s) in the surroundings of the second motor vehicle, wherein the schematic depiction shows sensors available in the one or more first motor vehicle(s), and wherein the schematic depiction depicts areas within which the available sensors of the one or more first motor vehicle(s) and/or the sensors of the second motor vehicle can pick up objects, receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of one or more of the sensors shown in the schematic depiction and of an area to be picked up by sensor, sending an applicable request to one or more first motor vehicle(s) whose sensors can pick up the area to be picked up, and receiving applicable sensor data for a subsequent reproduction via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle. ### Claim 11 A motor vehicle having an apparatus for depicting sensor data of one or more first motor vehicle(s) via a man-machine interface of a second motor vehicle, wherein the apparatus has a sensor, a communication interface, a man-machine interface and at least one controller that are connected to one another via one or more communication line(s) or communication bus(es), wherein the at least one controller has volatile and nonvolatile memory means, and wherein the apparatus is configured to, when the at least one controller (608) executes applicable computer program instructions stored in the nonvolatile memory means, carry out a method for depicting the sensor data of the one or more first motor vehicle(s) via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle, the method comprising: depicting an image of at least part of surroundings of the second motor vehicle via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle, wherein one or more first motor vehicle(s) is/are mapped at least in part, receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of one or more of the first motor vehicles mapped on the image of the surroundings, setting up one or more individual first point-to-point connection(s) from the second to the selected first motor vehicle(s) via a first wireless communication interface, sending a request to the selected first motor vehicle(s) via the respective individual first point-to-point connection to transmit information pertaining to available sensors and the properties thereof to the second motor vehicle, receiving the responses from one or more of the selected first motor vehicles and reproducing a schematic depiction of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle, wherein the schematic depiction shows positions of the second and the one or more first motor vehicle(s) in the surroundings of the second motor vehicle, wherein the schematic depiction shows sensors available in the one or more first motor vehicle(s), and wherein the schematic depiction depicts areas within which the available sensors of the one or more first motor vehicle(s) and/or the sensors of the second motor vehicle can pick up objects, receiving a user input that corresponds to a selection of one or more of the sensors shown in the schematic depiction and of an area to be picked up by sensor, sending an applicable request to one or more first motor vehicle(s) whose sensors can pick up the area to be picked up, and receiving applicable sensor data for a subsequent reproduction via the man-machine interface of the second motor vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the one or more individual first point-to-point connection(s) is/are set up after applicable orientation of a first transmission or reception apparatus in the direction of the applicable selected one or more first motor vehicle(s). ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first transmission or reception apparatus is oriented on the basis of angles of azimuth and elevation for the selected first motor vehicle(s) that are ascertained from the image of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle beforehand. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the schematic depiction shows objects located in the surroundings of the second motor vehicle and/or in the respective surroundings of the one or more first motor vehicle(s). ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein selected first motor vehicles that provide no response to the request are denoted in applicable fashion in the schematic depiction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the schematic depiction shows a bird's-eye view of the surroundings of the second motor vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein sensor data updated in response to an applicable request are received cyclically from one or more first motor vehicle(s) for a previously stipulated period or up until a call to stop the transmission. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the sensor data represent information from a radar system, a lidar system, a video camera and/or an ultrasonic system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, comprising: actuating respective radar systems in the second and the one or more first motor vehicle(s) to orient an area picked up by the radar system to the first or second motor vehicle by means of electronically controlled direction and aperture, sending the request and receiving the response to the request via the respective oriented radar systems. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more individual first point-to-point connection(s) is/are set up after applicable orientation of a first transmission or reception apparatus in the direction of the applicable selected one or more first motor vehicle(s).