SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON SHORT RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FOR NOTIFYING DRIVERS OF ABNORMAL ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
First Claim
1. A method executed in a vehicle, for predicting traffic conditions based on traffic information exchanged using short range wireless communications, between vehicles moving in an opposite direction, the method comprising:
- successively recording traffic information based on traffic encountered by the vehicle;
sending the traffic information to vehicles moving in the opposite direction;
receiving traffic information from vehicles moving in the opposite direction;
consolidating the traffic information received from the vehicles; and
predicting traffic conditions based on the consolidated traffic information.
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Abstract
The present invention predicts traffic conditions based on traffic information exchanged by means of short range wireless communications, between vehicles moving in an opposite direction. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: successively recording traffic information based on traffic encountered by the vehicle; sending the traffic information to vehicles moving in the opposite direction; receiving traffic information from vehicles moving in the opposite direction; consolidating the traffic information received from the vehicles; and predicting traffic conditions based on the consolidated traffic information.
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23 Claims
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1. A method executed in a vehicle, for predicting traffic conditions based on traffic information exchanged using short range wireless communications, between vehicles moving in an opposite direction, the method comprising:
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successively recording traffic information based on traffic encountered by the vehicle; sending the traffic information to vehicles moving in the opposite direction; receiving traffic information from vehicles moving in the opposite direction; consolidating the traffic information received from the vehicles; and predicting traffic conditions based on the consolidated traffic information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system in a vehicle, for predicting traffic conditions based on traffic information exchanged using short range wireless communications, between vehicles moving in an opposite direction, comprising:
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a system for successively recording traffic information based on traffic encountered by the vehicle; a system for sending the traffic information to vehicles moving in the opposite direction; a system for receiving traffic information from vehicles moving in the opposite direction; a system for consolidating the traffic information received from the vehicles; and a system for predicting traffic conditions based on the consolidated traffic information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program product stored on a computer readable medium, which when executed, predicts traffic conditions based on traffic information exchanged using short range wireless communications, between vehicles moving in an opposite direction, the computer readable medium comprising program code for:
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successively recording traffic information based on traffic encountered by the vehicle; sending the traffic information to vehicles moving in the opposite direction; receiving traffic information from vehicles moving in the opposite direction; consolidating the traffic information received from the vehicles; and predicting traffic conditions based on the consolidated traffic information.
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