SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CITY PLANNING TOOL

• US 20170110009A1
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Knoepfle, Daniel, Hall, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 9,818,296 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0133 for classifying traffic situation
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/052 with provision for determining speed or overspeed speed measuring in general G01P

Abstract

A system and method for generating traffic reports is described. The system receives a set of inputs specifying at least a geographical region, a first period of time, and a second period of time. The system then identifies one or more streets within at least a threshold proximity of the specified geographical region and aggregates traffic information for the one or more streets over the first period of time and the second period of time, respectively. Further, the system generates a traffic report for the geographical region based at least in part on a comparison of the aggregated traffic information for the first period of time with the aggregated traffic information for the second period of time.

Claims

1. A method of generating traffic reports, the method comprising:

receiving a set of inputs specifying at least a geographical region, a first period of time, and a second period of time;

identifying one or more streets within at least a threshold proximity of the specified geographical region;

aggregating traffic information for the one or more streets over the first period of time;

aggregating traffic information for the one or more streets over the second period of time; and

generating a traffic report for the geographical region based at least in part on a comparison of the aggregated traffic information for the first period of time with the aggregated traffic information for the second period of time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic information includes sensor data received from one or more vehicles associated with a transport service.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic information includes an average speed of the one or more vehicles while driving on the one or more streets.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the traffic report includes a graphical display comparing the average speed on each of the one or more streets during the first period of time with the average speed on each of the one or more streets during the second period of time.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the traffic report includes a map display of the geographical region highlighting, for each of the one or more streets, a degree of change in the average speed from the first period of time to the second period of time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the map display further indicates, for each of the one or more streets, whether the average speed increased or decreased from the first period of time to the second period of time.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic information includes acceleration information for the one or more vehicles while driving on the one or more streets.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a safety level for each of the one or more streets based at least in part on the acceleration information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the traffic report indicates, for each of the one or more streets, whether the safety level increased or decreased from the first period of time to the second period of time.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the one or more streets comprises:

identifying a first subset of the one or more streets, wherein each street in the first subset is located within the geographical region;

determining a set of alternate routes for the first subset of streets; and

identifying a second subset of the one or more streets, wherein each street in the second subset belongs to the set of alternate routes.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a system for generating traffic reports, cause the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a set of inputs specifying at least a geographical region, a first period of time, and a second period of time;

identifying one or more streets within at least a threshold proximity of the specified geographical region;

aggregating traffic information for the one or more streets over the first period of time;

aggregating traffic information for the one or more streets over the second period of time; and

generating a traffic report for the geographical region based at least in part on a comparison of the aggregated traffic information for the first period of time with the aggregated traffic information for the second period of time.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the traffic information includes sensor data received from one or more vehicles associated with a transport service.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the traffic information includes an average speed of the one or more vehicles while driving on the one or more streets.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the traffic report includes a graphical display comparing the average speed on each of the one or more streets during the first period of time with the average speed on each of the one or more streets during the second period of time.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the traffic report includes a map display of the geographical region highlighting, for each of the one or more streets, a degree of change in the average speed from the first period of time to the second period of time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the map display further indicates, for at least the highlighted streets, whether the average speed increased or decreased form the first period of time to the second period of time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the traffic information includes acceleration information for the one or more vehicles while driving on the one or more streets.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processors further causes the system to perform operations comprising:

determining a safety level for each of the one or more streets based at least in part on the acceleration information, and wherein the traffic report indicates, for each of the one or more streets, whether the safety level increased or decreased from the first period of time to the second period of time.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein execution of the instructions to identify the one or more streets causes the system to perform operations comprising:

identifying a first subset of the one or more streets, wherein each street in the first subset is located within the geographical region;

determining a set of alternate routes for the first subset of streets; and

identifying a second subset of the one or more streets, wherein each street in the second subset belongs to the set of alternate routes.

20. A system for generating traffic reports, the system comprising:

a memory that stores instructions; and

one or more processors that execute the instructions stored in the memory to;

receive a set of inputs specifying at least a geographical region, a first period of time, and a second period of time;

identify one or more streets within at least a threshold proximity of the specified geographical region;

aggregate traffic information for the one or more streets over the first period of time;

aggregate traffic information for the one or more streets over the second period of time; and

generate a traffic report for the geographical region based at least in part on a comparison of the aggregated traffic information for the first period of time with the aggregated traffic information for the second period of time.