TRAFFIC FLOW MODEL TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC FLOW INFORMATION
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1. A system to provide a per-lane route for a vehicle to travel, the system comprising:
- a logical control module configured to respond to a query, the query to include;
a start location and a destination location for the vehicle to travel between; and
an indication of at least one of;
if the vehicle contains or will contain;
one or more passengers;
a vehicle type;
a capability of the vehicle; and
a special allowance for the vehicle;
the logical control module further configured to include traffic lane characteristics for one or more road segments, the traffic lane characteristics to include;
substantially fixed information, the substantially fixed information to include an indication of at least one of;
a number of traffic lanes for a given direction of movement, or traffic lane restriction information for one or more traffic lanes; and
periodically updated or real-time information, the periodically updated or real-time information to include an indication of at least one of;
road sensor data;
accident or construction reports; and
traffic flow data;
the logical control module further configured to generate a traffic flow model based on the query and the traffic lane characteristics;
the logical control module further configured to provide traffic flow information for the route between the start location and the end location; and
the logical control module further configured to determine a per-lane route for the vehicle to travel in response to the traffic flow information.
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Abstract
Examples of maintaining or querying a traffic database to generate a traffic flow model to provide traffic flow information and determine a per-lane route for a vehicle to travel are disclosed.
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1. A system to provide a per-lane route for a vehicle to travel, the system comprising:
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a logical control module configured to respond to a query, the query to include; a start location and a destination location for the vehicle to travel between; and an indication of at least one of;
if the vehicle contains or will contain;
one or more passengers;
a vehicle type;
a capability of the vehicle; and
a special allowance for the vehicle;the logical control module further configured to include traffic lane characteristics for one or more road segments, the traffic lane characteristics to include; substantially fixed information, the substantially fixed information to include an indication of at least one of;
a number of traffic lanes for a given direction of movement, or traffic lane restriction information for one or more traffic lanes; andperiodically updated or real-time information, the periodically updated or real-time information to include an indication of at least one of;
road sensor data;
accident or construction reports; and
traffic flow data;the logical control module further configured to generate a traffic flow model based on the query and the traffic lane characteristics; the logical control module further configured to provide traffic flow information for the route between the start location and the end location; and the logical control module further configured to determine a per-lane route for the vehicle to travel in response to the traffic flow information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for presenting a per-lane route for a vehicle to travel comprising:
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entering a start location and an end location of the per-lane route for the vehicle; identifying a vehicle type for the vehicle; querying a traffic database for the per-lane route for the vehicle between the start location and the end location, the traffic database including traffic lane characteristics for the per-lane route between the start location and the end location; generating traffic flow information from the traffic database responsive to the database query using a traffic flow model and the traffic lanes characteristics to provide the traffic flow information; receiving traffic flow information from the traffic database; determining a per-lane route for the vehicle to travel in response to receiving the traffic flow information; and presenting the per-lane route for the vehicle to travel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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