System and method for determining traffic conditions
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1. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed;
determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and
providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle;
wherein the status information is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle;
wherein the status information further includes a geographic vehicle location, the method further comprising;
applying a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a geographic vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles,wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle includes receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information including at least a speed of the respective vehicle. An average speed is determined according to the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition. An indication of the determined average speed is provided to a driver of a first vehicle.
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1. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle; wherein the status information is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; wherein the status information further includes a geographic vehicle location, the method further comprising; applying a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a geographic vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 36)
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6. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle; wherein the status information further includes a vehicle location of the respective vehicle, the method further comprising; applying a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles, and determining a distance between the first vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the location of the respective vehicle with respect to a location of the first vehicle, wherein the weighting applied to a respective speed increases as the corresponding determined distance increases.
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7. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle; wherein the status information is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; determining a distance between the first vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the location of the respective vehicle with respect to a location of the first vehicle, wherein the first condition is that each of the first group of vehicles is in the same lane of the same roadway and positioned in front of the first vehicle, and wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the equation;
LSx=Σ
(di*si/dƒ
)wherein LSx is the average speed in lane x, x being a lane in which each of the first group of vehicles is traveling, d1 is the distance from the first vehicle to a respective one of the first group of vehicles, s, is the speed of a respective one of the first group of vehicles, and dƒ
is the sum of the distances from the first vehicle to each of the first group of vehicles.
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8. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle; wherein the status information is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; determining a distance between the first vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the location of the respective vehicle with respect to a location of the first vehicle, determining a second group of vehicles from the first group o f vehicles satisfying a second condition, wherein the first condition is that each of the first group of vehicles is in the same lane of the same roadway and positioned in front of the first vehicle, wherein the second condition is that each of the second group of vehicles is a specific type of vehicle, and wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the equation;
LSx=[Σ
(di*si/dif)+Cj*(Σ
(dj*sj/djf)]/(1+Cj)wherein LSx is the average speed in lane x, x being the lane in which each of the first group of vehicles is traveling, di is the distance from the first vehicle to a respective one of the first group of vehicles, si is the speed of a respective one of the first group of vehicles, dif is the sum of the distances from the first vehicle to each of the first group of vehicles, Cj is a weighting factor for the second group of vehicles, di is the distance from the first vehicle to a respective one of the second group of vehicles, sj is the speed of a respective one of the second group of vehicles, and djf is the sum of the distances from the first vehicle to each of the second group of vehicles.
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11. A vehicle configured to determine a traffic condition of a roadway, comprising:
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a receiver that receives status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed, wherein the vehicle is a first vehicle, wherein the receiver is configured to receive status information that is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions including an instruction to determine an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and a display that provides an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of the first vehicle; wherein the status information further includes a geographic vehicle location, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to apply a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a geographic vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37)
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16. A vehicle configured to determine a traffic condition of a roadway, comprising:
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a receiver that receives status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions including an instruction to determine an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and a display that provides an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of the vehicle, wherein the status information further includes a vehicle location, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to apply a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to determine a distance between the vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the location of the respective vehicle with respect to a location of the vehicle, wherein the weighting applied to a respective speed increases as the corresponding determined distance increases.
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17. A vehicle configured to determine a traffic condition of a roadway, comprising,
a receiver that receives status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed, wherein the vehicle is a first vehicle, wherein the receiver is configured to receive status information that is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; -
a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions including an instruction to determine an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and a display that provides an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of the first vehicle; the memory further comprising an instruction configured to determine a distance between the vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on a vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles with respect to a location of the vehicle, wherein the first condition is that each of the first group of vehicles is in the same lane of the same roadway and positioned in front of the vehicle, and wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the equation;
LSx=Σ
(di*si/dƒ
)wherein LSx is the average speed in lane x, x being a lane in which each of the first group of vehicles is traveling, d, is the distance from the vehicle to a respective one of the first group of vehicles, s, is the speed of a respective one of the first group of vehicles, and dƒ
is the sum of the distances from the vehicle to each of the first group of vehicles.
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18. A vehicle configured to determine a traffic condition of a roadway, comprising:
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a receiver that receives status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed, wherein the vehicle is a first vehicle, wherein the receiver is configured to receive status information that is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions including an instruction to determine an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and a display that provides an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of the first vehicle; the memory further comprising instructions configured to; determine a distance between the vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the location of the respective vehicle with respect to a location of the vehicle; and determine a second group of vehicles from the first group of vehicles satisfying a second condition, wherein the first condition is that each of the first group of vehicles is in the same lane of the same roadway and positioned in front of the vehicle, wherein the second condition is that each of the second group of vehicles is a specific type of vehicle, and wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the equation;
LSx=[Σ
(di*si/diƒ
)+Cj*(Σ
(dj*sj/djƒ
)]/(1+Cj)wherein LSx is the average speed in lane x, x being the lane in which each of the first group of vehicles is traveling, di is the distance from the vehicle to a respective one of the first group of vehicles, si is the speed of a respective one of the first group of vehicles, dif is the sum of the distances from the vehicle to each of the first group of vehicles, Cj is a weighting factor for the second group of vehicles, dj is the distance from the vehicle to a respective one of the second group of vehicles, sj is the speed of a respective one of the second group of vehicles, and djf is the sum of the distances from the vehicle to each of the second group of vehicles.
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21. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle; wherein the status information is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle the first vehicle; wherein the status information further includes a geographic vehicle location, the method further comprising; applying a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a geographic vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles; determining a distance between the first vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles with respect to a location of the first vehicle, wherein the weighting applied to a respective speed increases as the corresponding determined distance increases.
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22. A vehicle configured to determine a traffic condition of a roadway, comprising:
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a receiver that receives status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed, wherein the vehicle is a first vehicle, wherein the receiver is configured to receive status information that is directly transmitted from at least a second vehicle to the first vehicle; a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions including an instruction to determine an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and a display that provides an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of the first vehicle; wherein the status information further includes a vehicle location, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to apply a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles, the memory further comprising an instruction configured to determine a distance between the vehicle and each of the first group of vehicles based on the vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles with respect to a location of the vehicle, wherein the weighting applied to a respective speed increases as the corresponding determined distance increases.
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23. A method for determining a traffic condition of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving status information of a plurality of vehicles, the status information transmitted from the plurality of vehicles including at least a speed; determining an average speed based on the speed included in the status information of a first group of vehicles among the plurality of vehicles satisfying a first condition; and providing an indication of the determined average speed to a driver of a first vehicle; wherein the status information further includes a geographic vehicle location, the method further comprising; applying a weighting to a respective speed of each of the first group of vehicles in accordance with a geographic vehicle location of each of the first group of vehicles, wherein the average speed is determined in accordance with the respective weighted speed of each of the first group of vehicles.
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