Method and system for determining road traffic jams based on information derived from a PLMN
First Claim
1. A method of estimating traffic jams on a roads network, comprising:
- receiving information from at least one cellular network covering a geographic region wherein at least one road of the roads network to be monitored is located, wherein said information comprises data related to call traffic handled by the cellular network in an at least one area of said geographic region, and an indication related to mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area;
providing an indication of traffic jam in said at least one road in a case that said call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds a first threshold and the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses a second threshold, wherein said providing the indication of traffic jam comprises;
comparing the call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area to the first threshold;
in a case that the call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds the first threshold, comparing the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area to the second threshold; and
providing the indication of traffic jam in at least one transit direction along said road in a case that the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses the second threshold; and
calculating at least one among the first and second thresholds based on historical data related to the call traffic handled by the cellular network and, respectively, to the indications related to the mobility of mobile terminals, wherein the calculating comprises calculating averages of the historical data.
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Abstract
A method of estimating traffic jams on a roads network includes receiving information from at least one cellular PLMN covering a geographic region wherein at least one road of the roads network to be monitored is located. The information includes data related to call traffic handled by the cellular PLMN in an at least one area of the geographic region, and an indication related to a mobility of mobile terminals into/out of the area. The method may further include providing an indication of traffic jam in the at least one road in case the call traffic handled by the cellular PLMN in the at least one area exceeds a first threshold and the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of the area trespasses a second threshold.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of estimating traffic jams on a roads network, comprising:
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receiving information from at least one cellular network covering a geographic region wherein at least one road of the roads network to be monitored is located, wherein said information comprises data related to call traffic handled by the cellular network in an at least one area of said geographic region, and an indication related to mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area; providing an indication of traffic jam in said at least one road in a case that said call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds a first threshold and the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses a second threshold, wherein said providing the indication of traffic jam comprises; comparing the call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area to the first threshold; in a case that the call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds the first threshold, comparing the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area to the second threshold; and providing the indication of traffic jam in at least one transit direction along said road in a case that the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses the second threshold; and calculating at least one among the first and second thresholds based on historical data related to the call traffic handled by the cellular network and, respectively, to the indications related to the mobility of mobile terminals, wherein the calculating comprises calculating averages of the historical data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. A method of estimating traffic jams on a roads network, comprising:
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receiving information from at least one cellular network covering a geographic region wherein at least one road of the roads network to be monitored is located, wherein said information comprises data related to call traffic handled by the cellular network in an at least one area of said geographic region, and an indication related to mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area; providing an indication of traffic jam in said at least one road in a case that said call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds a first threshold and the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses a second threshold; and calculating at least one of the first and second thresholds based on historical data related to the call traffic handled by the cellular network, wherein said calculating comprises determining standard deviations of a statistical distribution of said historical data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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6. A computer system for estimating traffic jams on a roads network, configured to:
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receive information from at least one cellular network covering a geographic region wherein at least one road of the roads network to be monitored is located, wherein said information comprises data related to call traffic handled by the cellular network in an at least one area of said geographic region, and an indication related to mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area; provide an indication of traffic jam in said at least one road in a case that said call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds a first threshold and the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses a second threshold, wherein for providing the indication of traffic jam the system is configured to; compare the call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area to the first threshold; in a case that the call traffic handled by the cellular network in the at least one area exceeds the first threshold, compare the indication related to the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area to the second threshold; and provide the indication of traffic jam in at least one transit direction along said road in a case that the mobility of mobile terminals into/out of said area trespasses the second threshold; and calculate at least one among the first and second thresholds based on historical data related to the call traffic handled by the cellular network and, respectively, to the indications related to the mobility of mobile terminals, wherein the calculate comprises calculating averages of the historical data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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