Apparatus for and method of predicting a future behaviour of an object
First Claim
1. An apparatus for predicting a future behavior of an object which comprises a location and time determining system for determining a geographical location of the object and a current time, the apparatus comprising a processor for performing operations comprising:
- (a) periodically recording the location and time, at least during some movements of the object, to form a record of sightings;
(b) comparing a sequence of recent sightings with earlier recorded sightings from the record to reveal earlier sequences of sightings which match over at least a predetermined distance the sequence of recent sightings such that a journey segment represented by the sequence of recent sightings substantially matches journey segments represented by the earlier sequences of sightings over at least the predetermined distance;
(c) retrieving some subsequent sightings which follow the sightings of at least some of the matching sequences; and
(d) deriving at least one prediction of the future behavior from the retrieved sightings.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for predicting the future behavior of an object such as a vehicle. A location and time determining system, such as a GPS receiver (6), determines the geographical location of the vehicle and the current time and supplies this to a processor, such as a computer (1) with a program memory (2). The processor periodically records the location and time to form a record of sightings of the vehicle. The processor (1, 2) compares a sequence of recent sightings with earlier recorded sightings from the record to find matching sequences which represent journey segments which match over a predetermined minimum distance. The processor (1, 2) retrieves some of the sightings which follow the matching sequences and derives from these a prediction of the future behavior, for example possible future routes and destinations of the vehicle.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for predicting a future behavior of an object which comprises a location and time determining system for determining a geographical location of the object and a current time, the apparatus comprising a processor for performing operations comprising:
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(a) periodically recording the location and time, at least during some movements of the object, to form a record of sightings; (b) comparing a sequence of recent sightings with earlier recorded sightings from the record to reveal earlier sequences of sightings which match over at least a predetermined distance the sequence of recent sightings such that a journey segment represented by the sequence of recent sightings substantially matches journey segments represented by the earlier sequences of sightings over at least the predetermined distance; (c) retrieving some subsequent sightings which follow the sightings of at least some of the matching sequences; and (d) deriving at least one prediction of the future behavior from the retrieved sightings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of predicting a future behavior of an object, comprising the steps of:
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(i) periodically recording a location of the object and a current time, at least during some movements of the object, to form a record of sightings; (ii) comparing a sequence of recent sightings with earlier recorded sightings from the record to reveal earlier sequences of sightings which match over at least a predetermined distance the sequence of recent sightings such that a journey segment represented by the sequence of recent sightings substantially matches the journey segments represented by the earlier sequences of sightings over at least the predetermined distance; (iii) retrieving some subsequent sightings which follow the sightings of at least some of the matching sequences; and (iv) deriving at least one prediction of the future behavior from the retrieved sightings.
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30. A computer-readable medium containing a program for predicting a future behavior of an object, which when executed by a processor, performs operations comprising:
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(i) periodically recording a location of the object and a current time, at least during some movements of the object, to form a record of sightings; (ii) comparing a sequence of recent sightings with earlier recorded sightings from the record to reveal earlier sequences of sightings which match over at least a predetermined distance the sequence of recent sightings such that a journey segment represented by the sequence of recent sightings substantially matches the journey segments represented by the earlier sequences of sightings over at least the predetermined distance; (iii) retrieving some subsequent sightings which follow the sightings of at least some of the matching sequences; and (iv) deriving at least one prediction of the future behavior from the retrieved sightings. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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