GENERATING VISUAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH TRAFFIC

• US 20140091950A1
• Filed: 09/17/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Triangle Software LLC (Pelmorex, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gueziec, Andre
• Granted Patent: US 9,082,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/905
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3407 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3694 Output thereof on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0125 Traffic data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/093 Data selection, e.g. prioritizing information, managing message queues, selecting the information to be output
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• 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 1/09675 where a selection from the received information takes place in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096822 where the segments of the route are transmitted to the vehicle at different locations and times
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096866 where the complete route is shown to the driver
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096888 where input information is obtained using learning systems, e.g. history databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a traveler information monitoring and dissemination system. The system disclosed herein provides real time information to a traveler, wherein the real time information may be pre-selected by the traveler. The system ensures consistent and quality data are produced and issued to the traveler.

Claims

1. A method for generating visual information associated with traffic, the method comprising:

receiving information relating to real-time traffic conditions;

identifying a real-world traffic route, wherein the traffic route is color coded based on the real-time traffic conditions; and

generating a traffic model of the real-world traffic route, the traffic model comprising;

the color coded traffic route,

at least one thoroughfare image,

at least one thoroughfare identifier,

at least one structure identifier when at least one structure is present on the real-world traffic route,

a visual representation of at least one vehicle, and

a visual representation of a landscape.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the landscape includes textured topography.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the landscape is a three-dimensional representation.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the landscape includes satellite imagery.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the landscape includes aerial imager.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual representation of the landscape includes at least one three-dimensional landmark.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one landmark is a three-dimensional landmark.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one vehicle is color coded based on the real-time traffic conditions.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the position, speed, and acceleration of the at least one vehicle in real time.