GPS-based traffic monitoring system

• US 20070005227A1
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sehat Sutardja
• Original Assignee: Sehat Sutardja
• Inventors: Sutardja, Sehat
• Application Number:
  US11/240,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20070005227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0104 Measuring and analyzing of parameters relative to traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096791 where the origin of the information is another vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/14 indicating individual free spaces in parking areas
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/20 Monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group, e.g. fleet of vehicles, countable or determined number of vehicles

Abstract

A traffic monitoring system comprises memory that stores traffic data. A traffic monitoring module collects vector and location data for a plurality of vehicles when the vehicles are traveling on a first set of predetermined roads and does not collect the vector and location data when the vehicles are traveling on a second set of predetermined roads. The system stores the vector and location data in said memory, analyzes the vector and location data and generates traffic reports for the first set of predetermined roads based on the analyzed vector and location data.

Claims

1. A traffic monitoring system, comprising:

memory that stores traffic data; and

a traffic monitoring module that;

collects vector and location data for a plurality of vehicles when said vehicles are traveling on a first set of predetermined roads and that does not collect said vector and location data when said vehicles are traveling on a second set of predetermined roads;

stores said vector and location data in said memory;

analyzes said vector and location data; and

generates traffic reports for said first set of predetermined roads based on said analyzed vector and location data.

2. The traffic monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said traffic monitoring module:

receives requests for said traffic reports from at least one vehicle;

confirms that said vehicle is a subscriber for said traffic reports; and

transmits said traffic reports to said vehicle if said vehicle is a subscriber.

3. The traffic monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said traffic monitoring module:

receives parking indication and location data for said vehicles; and

stores said parking indication and location data in said memory.

4. The traffic monitoring system of claim 3 wherein said traffic monitoring module receives said parking indication and location data only for said vehicles that are parked in public parking spots.

5. The traffic monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said traffic monitoring module generates parking reports for said subscribers based on said parking indication and location data.

6. The traffic monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said traffic monitoring module receives parking lot data for parking lots and wherein said parking lot data indicates a number of vacant parking spots for a respective one of said parking lots.

7. The traffic monitoring system of claim 1 wherein said traffic monitoring module receives parking spot data for parking spots and wherein said parking spot data indicates a filled status of a respective one of said parking spots.

8. A traffic monitoring system, comprising:

storing means for storing traffic data; and

traffic monitoring means for;

collecting vector and location data for a plurality of vehicles when said vehicles are traveling on a first set of predetermined roads and for not collecting said vector and location data when said vehicles are traveling on a second set of predetermined roads;

storing said vector and location data in said storing means;

analyzing said vector and location data; and

generating traffic reports for said first set of predetermined roads based on said analyzed vector and location data.

9. The traffic monitoring system of claim 8 wherein said traffic monitoring means:

receives requests for said traffic reports from at least one vehicle;

confirms that said vehicle is a subscriber for said traffic reports; and

transmits said traffic reports to said vehicle if said vehicle is a subscriber.

10. The traffic monitoring system of claim 8 wherein said traffic monitoring means:

receives parking indication and location data for said vehicles; and

stores said parking indication and location data in said storing means.

11. The traffic monitoring system of claim 10 wherein said traffic monitoring means receives said parking indication and location data only for said vehicles that are parked in public parking spots.

12. The traffic monitoring system of claim 8 wherein said traffic monitoring means generates parking reports for said subscribers based on said parking indication and location data.

13. The traffic monitoring system of claim 8 wherein said traffic monitoring means receives parking lot data for parking lots and wherein said parking lot data indicates a number of vacant parking spots for a respective one of said parking lots.

14. The traffic monitoring system of claim 8 wherein said traffic monitoring means receives parking spot data for parking spots and wherein said parking spot data indicates a filled status of a respective one of said parking spots.

19. The method of claim 14 further comprising generating parking reports for said subscribers based on said parking indication and location data.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising receiving parking lot data for parking lots, wherein said parking lot data indicates a number of vacant parking spots for a respective one of said parking lots.

21. The method of claim 14 further comprising receiving parking spot data for parking spots, wherein said parking spot data indicates a filled status of a respective one of said parking spots.

15. A method for operating a traffic monitoring system, comprising:

storing traffic data;

collecting vector and location data for a plurality of vehicles when said vehicles are traveling on a first set of predetermined roads and not collecting said vector and location data when said vehicles are traveling on a second set of predetermined roads;

storing said vector and location data;

analyzing said vector and location data; and

generating traffic reports for said first set of predetermined roads based on said analyzed vector and location data.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving requests for said traffic reports from at least one vehicle;

confirming that said vehicle is a subscriber for said traffic reports; and

transmitting said traffic reports to said vehicle if said vehicle is a subscriber.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving parking indication and location data for said vehicles; and

storing said parking indication and location data.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising receiving said parking indication and location data for said vehicles that are parked in public parking spots.