System and method for determining microenvironment conditions external to a vehicle
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1. A system for determining a microenvironment, the system comprising:
- a first plurality of monitoring devices located in a first vehicle, each of the first plurality of monitoring devices configured to monitor at least one condition among a plurality of vehicle conditions of the first vehicle, the conditions including a vehicle location and a vehicle speed;
a first terminal coupled to the first vehicle and configured to collect a first set of condition information related to the plurality of conditions of the first vehicle;
a first communication device connected to the first terminal and configured to transmit the first set of condition information through a wide area network;
a second plurality of monitoring devices located in a second vehicle, each of the second plurality of monitoring devices configured to monitor at least one condition among a plurality of vehicle conditions of the second vehicle;
a second terminal coupled to the wide area network and configured to receive the first set of condition information and a second set of condition information, the second terminal further configured toarrange the first set of condition information and the second set of condition information based on a set of microareas, each microarea including a two-dimensional area defined by a set of geographical coordinates,use the first and second sets of condition information to create a set of microarea condition information for a first microarea,evaluate a correlation function related to at least one respective condition in the set of microarea condition information to determine a first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea,determine a validity of the first set of microenvironment conditions based on a comparison of the first set of microenvironment conditions with a second set of microenvironment conditions from a microarea that is adjacent to the first microarea, andanalyze the first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea, at least a second set of microenvironment conditions from at least one microarea adjacent to the first microarea, and a previous set of microenvironment conditions of the first microarea to generate a first microenvironment condition report and a future microenvironment condition report; and
a second communication device coupled to the second terminal and configured to pass the first microenvironment condition report to a plurality of users.
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Abstract
A system and a method for generating a microenvironment condition report. The microenvironment condition report is generated from information related to a plurality of vehicle conditions. The vehicle condition information is gathered from a plurality of in-vehicle technologies such as a stability control system, ABS, and navigation system. The vehicle condition information is sent to a remote terminal that organizes the information with respect to a set of microareas. The information for each microarea is analyzed and used to generate the microenvironment condition report.
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1. A system for determining a microenvironment, the system comprising:
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a first plurality of monitoring devices located in a first vehicle, each of the first plurality of monitoring devices configured to monitor at least one condition among a plurality of vehicle conditions of the first vehicle, the conditions including a vehicle location and a vehicle speed; a first terminal coupled to the first vehicle and configured to collect a first set of condition information related to the plurality of conditions of the first vehicle; a first communication device connected to the first terminal and configured to transmit the first set of condition information through a wide area network; a second plurality of monitoring devices located in a second vehicle, each of the second plurality of monitoring devices configured to monitor at least one condition among a plurality of vehicle conditions of the second vehicle; a second terminal coupled to the wide area network and configured to receive the first set of condition information and a second set of condition information, the second terminal further configured to arrange the first set of condition information and the second set of condition information based on a set of microareas, each microarea including a two-dimensional area defined by a set of geographical coordinates, use the first and second sets of condition information to create a set of microarea condition information for a first microarea, evaluate a correlation function related to at least one respective condition in the set of microarea condition information to determine a first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea, determine a validity of the first set of microenvironment conditions based on a comparison of the first set of microenvironment conditions with a second set of microenvironment conditions from a microarea that is adjacent to the first microarea, and analyze the first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea, at least a second set of microenvironment conditions from at least one microarea adjacent to the first microarea, and a previous set of microenvironment conditions of the first microarea to generate a first microenvironment condition report and a future microenvironment condition report; and a second communication device coupled to the second terminal and configured to pass the first microenvironment condition report to a plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining a microenvironment, comprising:
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monitoring a first set of conditions of a first vehicle, the first set of conditions including a vehicle location and a vehicle speed; coupling a first terminal to the first vehicle, the first terminal configured to collect a first set of condition information related to the first set of conditions; connecting a first communication device to the first terminal; transmitting the first set of condition information through a wide area network; monitoring a second set of conditions of a second vehicle, the second set of conditions including a second vehicle location and a second vehicle speed; connecting a second terminal to the wide area network; configuring the second terminal to receive the first set of condition information and a second set of condition information; arranging the first set of condition information and the second set of condition information based on a set of microareas, each microarea including a two-dimensional area defined by a set geographical coordinates, using the first and second sets of condition information to create a first set of microarea condition information for a first microarea; evaluating a correlation function related to at least one respective condition in the first set of microarea condition information; determining a first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea; determining a validity of the first set of microenvironment conditions based on a comparison of the first set of microenvironment conditions with a second set of microenvironment conditions from a microarea that is adjacent to the first microarea; analyzing the first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea, at least a second set of microenvironment conditions from at least one microarea adjacent to the first microarea, and a previous set of microenvironment conditions of the first microarea to generate a first microenvironment condition report; combining the first microenvironment condition report and at least a second microenvironment condition report to generate a macroenvironment condition report; coupling a second communication device to the second terminal; and configuring the second communication device to pass the first microenvironment condition report to a plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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