Road hazard data collection system and method
First Claim
1. A method of reporting a hazardous road condition, comprising:
- providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect the hazardous road condition;
detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
upon subsequently approaching a projected location corresponding to the location, accessing the road hazard database system to obtain at least one hazardous road condition data point corresponding to the projected location; and
presenting an alternate route to bypass the projected location corresponding to the hazardous road condition.
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Abstract
A method of collecting a plurality of hazardous road condition data points (248, 348) includes providing a sensor (108) coupled to a vehicle (102), where the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition (110) in real-time. The hazardous road condition is recorded along with a location (250) associated with the hazardous road condition, where the road hazard and the location define a hazardous road condition data point (248, 348). The hazardous road condition data point (248, 348) is wirelessly transmitted to a road hazard database system (106), with the road hazard database system receiving a plurality hazardous road condition data points. The road hazard database system (106) then sorts and maps the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on their corresponding location.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of reporting a hazardous road condition, comprising:
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providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect the hazardous road condition;
detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
upon subsequently approaching a projected location corresponding to the location, accessing the road hazard database system to obtain at least one hazardous road condition data point corresponding to the projected location; and
presenting an alternate route to bypass the projected location corresponding to the hazardous road condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of mapping a hazardous road condition, comprising:
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providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect the hazardous road condition;
detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
the road hazard database system receiving a plurality hazardous road condition data points; and
mapping the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A road hazard data collection system, comprising:
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a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition in real-time;
a location application coupled to the vehicle, wherein the location application provides a location corresponding to the hazardous road condition to define a hazardous road condition data point; and
a road hazard database system coupled to wireless receive a plurality of road condition data points, and wherein the road hazard database system maps the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor coupled to the vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition in real-time;
a location application coupled to provide a location corresponding to the hazardous road condition to define a hazardous road condition data point; and
a communication means coupled to wirelessly transmit the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of compiling a plurality of hazardous road condition data points, comprising:
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providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect a hazardous road condition;
detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
the road hazard database system receiving the plurality hazardous road condition data points; and
sorting the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of compiling a plurality of hazardous road condition data points, the instructions comprising:
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providing a sensor coupled to a vehicle, wherein the sensor functions to detect the hazardous road condition;
detecting the hazardous road condition in real-time;
recording the hazardous road condition along with a location associated with the hazardous road condition, wherein the hazardous road condition and the location define a hazardous road condition data point;
wirelessly transmitting the hazardous road condition data point to a road hazard database system;
the road hazard database system receiving the plurality hazardous road condition data points; and
sorting the plurality of hazardous road condition data points based on the location. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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