ROUTE PLANNING USING LOCATION/TIME ENCODED DATA FROM LOCATION AWARE SNOWPLOWS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving location data associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is equipped to remove frozen precipitation from a surface;
generating, by operation of one or more computer processors, a traveling cost for at least a portion of the surface, wherein the cost of travel is based on the location data; and
transmitting to a display device at least one of;
(i) map data that associates the traveling cost to a particular geographic location and (ii) a planned route based on the traveling cost.
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Abstract
Techniques are described for using geographic location data of snowplows to update a snow depth associated with a section of a surface street. The route of the snowplow may be tracked continuously which allows the snow depth of the street to be reset in real-time. The updated snow depth may then be used to generate a cost of travelling on the street. The travelling cost may then be used to plan a route through the region. Alternatively, the cost may be graphically displayed on a map to permit a user to determine which surface streets to avoid. In another embodiment, the cost of travelling on a particular street may be changed by the attributes of the vehicle that will navigate the snow-covered roads, driver'"'"'s experience, or the geographic terrain of a road. This new cost may then be used, for example, to plan a route or display roads to avoid.
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8 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving location data associated with a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is equipped to remove frozen precipitation from a surface; generating, by operation of one or more computer processors, a traveling cost for at least a portion of the surface, wherein the cost of travel is based on the location data; and transmitting to a display device at least one of;
(i) map data that associates the traveling cost to a particular geographic location and (ii) a planned route based on the traveling cost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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