METHOD AND SERVER FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL REGULATION BASED ON CROWDSOURCING DATA

• US 20160232788A1
• Filed: 04/01/2016
• Published: 08/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jung H. Byun
• Original Assignee: Jung H. Byun
• Inventors: BYUN, Jung H
• Granted Patent: US 10,096,240 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/584 of vehicle lights or traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0145 for active traffic flow control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096725 where the received information generates 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 1/096775 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 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096888 where input information is obtained using learning systems, e.g. history databases
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096894 where input is assisted by the navigation device, i.e. the user does not type the complete name of the destination, e.g. using zip codes, telephone numbers, progressively selecting from initial letters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to a traffic control system, the system includes at least: a Wi-Fi communication unit which connects between vehicles and Internet network; and a control unit which controls the vehicles by a Wi-Fi network. The control unit generates crowdsourcing data by using the data collected from the vehicles, and controls the vehicles based on the generated crowdsourcing data.

Claims

1. A traffic control system, the system comprising:

a Wi-Fi communication unit configured to connect between vehicles and Internet network; and

a control unit configured to control the vehicles by a Wi-Fi network,

wherein the control unit is further configured to

generate crowdsourcing data by using the data collected from the vehicles, and

control the vehicles based on the generated crowdsourcing data.

2. The traffic control system according to claim 1, further comprising

a traffic light unit configured to emit colors or signs of light for controlling the vehicles,

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the traffic light unit to control emitting of the colors or signs, based on data collected from the vehicles, via the Wi-Fi network.

3. The traffic control system according to claim 2,

wherein vehicles directly controlled by the control unit are autonomous vehicles, and

wherein vehicles controlled via the traffic light unit are non-autonomous vehicles.

4. The traffic control system according to claim 1,

wherein the vehicles are comprises:

a communication unit configured to

transmit a request for a route to a destination to a server, and

receive navigation information retrieved according to the request from the server;

a sensor configured to generate sending data; and

a control unit configured to

control an operation of the vehicle based on the received navigation information,

collect, by the sensor, the sensing data during driving according to the received navigation information,

generate driving data based on the collected sensor data,

transmit the generated driving data to the server,

receive crowdsourcing data from the server,

update the received navigation information based on the received crowdsourcing data, and

control the operation of the vehicle based on the updated navigation information.

5. The traffic control system according to claim 1, further comprises:

a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit configured to transmit GPS information to the vehicles, without receiving GPS information from a satellite,

wherein the GPS information is fixed and stored in the GPS unit.

6. The traffic control system according to claim 5,

wherein the GPS unit is further configured to receive the vehicles'"'"' GPS information which includes information on the vehicles'"'"' location, from the vehicles, and

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the vehicles based on the generated crowdsourcing data and the received vehicles'"'"' GPS information.

7. The traffic control system according to claim 1, further comprises:

a Global Positioning System (GPS) repeater configured to

receive a GPS signal from a satellite, and

repeat the received GPS signal to the vehicles.

8. The traffic control system according to claim 1, wherein the Wi-Fi communication unit comprises a Wi-Fi router.

9. The traffic control system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to control the traffic light unit to stop a traffic of non-autonomous vehicles when the control unit is controlling a traffic of autonomous vehicles.

10. The traffic control system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to control the traffic light unit to emit a waiting signal to autonomous vehicles, when the traffic light unit is controlling a traffic of non-autonomous vehicles.

11. The traffic control system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to control the traffic light unit by sending a fragmented signal to the traffic light unit.

12. The traffic control system according to claim 11, wherein the fragmented signal is included in a Wi-Fi signal transmitted from the control unit to the traffic light unit.

13. The traffic control system according to claim 11, wherein the fragmented signal is fragmented for controlling signs or colors emitted from the traffic light unit.

14. A method for controlling a traffic, performed by a traffic control system including a Wi-Fi communication unit, and a control unit, the method comprising:

connecting, by the Wi-Fi communication unit, via a Wi-Fi network, between vehicles and Internet network;

collecting, by the Wi-Fi communication unit, data from the vehicles;

generating, by the control unit, crowdsourcing data by using the data collected from the vehicles; and

controlling, by the control unit, the vehicles based on the generated crowdsourcing data.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the traffic control unit further comprises a traffic light unit, and the method further comprises:

emitting, by the traffic light unit, colors or signs of light for controlling the vehicles; and

controlling, by the control unit, the traffic light unit to control emitting of the colors or signs, based on the crowdsourcing data.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein vehicles directly controlled by the control unit are autonomous vehicles, and

wherein vehicles controlled via the traffic light unit are non-autonomous vehicles.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the traffic control unit further comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, and the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the GPS unit, GPS information to the vehicles, without receiving GPS information from a satellite, wherein the GPS information is fixed and stored in the GPS unit.

18. The traffic control system according to claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, by the GPS unit, the vehicles'"'"' GPS information which includes information on the vehicles'"'"' location, from the vehicles; and

controlling, by the control unit, the vehicles based on the generated crowdsourcing data and the received vehicles'"'"' GPS information.

19. The method according to claim 14, wherein the traffic control unit further comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) repeater, and the method further comprises:

receiving, by the GPS repeater, a GPS signal from a satellite; and

repeating, by the GPS repeater, the received GPS signal to the vehicles.

20. A traffic control system, the system comprising:

a traffic regulation apparatus comprising;

a Wi-Fi communication unit configured to connect between vehicles and Internet network;

a control unit configured to control the vehicles by a Wi-Fi network,

wherein the control unit is further configured to

generate crowdsourcing data by using the data collected from the vehicles, and

control the vehicles based on the generated crowdsourcing data;

the vehicles comprising;

a communication unit configured to

transmit a request for a route to a destination to a server, and

receive navigation information retrieved according to the request from the server;

a sensor configured to generate sending data; and

a control unit configured to

control an operation of the vehicle based on the received navigation information,

collect, by the sensor, the sensing data during driving according to the received navigation information,

generate driving data based on the collected sensor data,

transmit the generated driving data to the server,

receive crowdsourcing data from the server,

update the received navigation information based on the received crowdsourcing data, and

control the operation of the vehicle based on the updated navigation information.