Method and system for vehicular communications and information reporting
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1. A method of transmitting map update information, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a network server, a plurality of event notifications from a plurality of first devices, the plurality of event notifications corresponding to a plurality of visual observations of a first event;
determining a minimum threshold score required for reporting the first event to one or more second devices;
processing the received plurality of visual observations to determine whether the minimum threshold score for the first event has been met;
creating a map update associated with the first event in response to the determining that the minimum threshold score has been met; and
transmitting, by the network server, the map update to the one or more second devices.
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Abstract
A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the first and second vehicles. The first and second event information relates to the same event in visual range, respectively, of occupants of the first and second vehicles. The web server may transmit, to the first and second vehicles, confirmed event information derived from the first and second event information.
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1. A method of transmitting map update information, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network server, a plurality of event notifications from a plurality of first devices, the plurality of event notifications corresponding to a plurality of visual observations of a first event; determining a minimum threshold score required for reporting the first event to one or more second devices; processing the received plurality of visual observations to determine whether the minimum threshold score for the first event has been met; creating a map update associated with the first event in response to the determining that the minimum threshold score has been met; and transmitting, by the network server, the map update to the one or more second devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system configured for transmitting map update information, the system comprising:
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a network server configured for; receiving a plurality of event notifications from a plurality of first devices, the plurality of event notifications relating to a plurality of visual observations of a first event; and transmitting a map update to one or more second devices; a determination module configured for determining a minimum threshold score required for reporting the first event to the one or more second devices; and a processor configured for; processing the received plurality of visual observations to determine whether the minimum threshold score for the first event has been met; and creating the map update for the first event in response to determining that the minimum threshold score has been met. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transmitting map updates, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network server, a first communication from a first device, the first communication comprising first information associated with a first visual observation; receiving, by a network server, a second communication from a second device, the second communication comprising second information associated with a second visual observation; determining whether the first visual observation and the second visual observation correspond to a common first event based on first position information associated with the first visual observation and second position information associated with the second visual observation; estimating a geographic position associated with the first event based on the first position information and the second position information; generating a map update associated with the common first event based, at least in part on, the first information, the second information and the geographic position; and transmitting, by the network server, the map update to one or more third devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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