Method and system for normalizing and comparing GPS data from multiple vehicles

• US 9,092,983 B1
• Filed: 05/26/2014
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tomasz R. Klimek
• Original Assignee: Tomasz R. Klimek
• Inventors: Klimek, Tomasz R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sweeney, Brian P
• Application Number:
  US14/287,136
• Time in Patent Office: 428 Days
• Field of Search: 701/117, 701/400, 701/408, 701/468, 701/532, 340/988, 340/990
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/13 the indicator being in the form of a map

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product which normalizes GPS data obtained from multiple vehicles. At a server, GPS information is received from first and second vehicles in first and second formats. The GPS data is normalized for synchronized display of positions of the first and second vehicles, and transmitted to a computer in order to display simultaneously the synchronized positions of the first and second vehicles. An end user of the system may search for GPS logs of other people and simultaneously display the information resulting from the search with his or her own GPS information. The system may also provide for an automatic upload from a mobile device of the GPS data captured on a circuit or other location.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

requesting by a user'"'"'s computing device, from a server, information of a first session to be displayed, the first session being at a geographic region, the first session including a first unique route obtained using GPS data, the first session further including time information;

requesting by the user'"'"'s computing device, from the server, information of a second session to be displayed, the second session being at said geographic region, the second session including a second unique route obtained using GPS data, the second session further including time information;

receiving by the user'"'"'s computing device the information of the first session and the information of the second session; and

displaying simultaneously, by a display connected the to user'"'"'s computing device, a synchronized visualization of the first unique route and the second unique route using the information of the first session and the information of the second session.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

uploading to the user'"'"'s computing device, from the server, a first file including the first unique route and the corresponding time information.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving by the user'"'"'s computing device map information,

wherein the displaying displays the map information, along with the synchronized visualization of the first unique route and the second unique route using the map information and the information of the first session and the information of the second session.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the receiving comprises:

receiving by the user'"'"'s computing device the map information from a computer which is different from, and at a different geographical location than, the server.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying further comprises:

displaying, by the display connected the to user'"'"'s computing device, a play button which when engaged causes a moving playback of the synchronized visualization of the first unique route and the second unique route.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the displaying further comprises:

displaying, by the display connected the to user'"'"'s computing device, a slider which allows a user to move the synchronized visualization forward and backward.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

simultaneously displaying, by the display connected the to user'"'"'s computing device, video captured along the first unique route which corresponds to the visualization of the first unique route.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the information of the first unique route and the information of the second unique route originated from GPS data in formats which are different from each other.

9. A device, comprising:

a display; and

a processor, connected to the display, programmed to perform;

requesting by the device, from a server, information of a first session to be displayed, the first session being at a geographic region, the first session including a first unique route obtained using GPS data, the first session further including time information;

requesting by the device, from the server, information of a second session to be displayed, the second session being at said geographic region, the second session including a second unique route obtained using GPS data, the second session further including time information;

receiving by the device the information of the first session and the information of the second session; and

displaying simultaneously, by the display, a synchronized visualization of the first unique route and the second unique route using the information of the first session and the information of the second session.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is programmed to further perform:

uploading to the device, from a first computing device, a first file including the first unique route and the time information of the first session.

11. The device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is programmed to further perform:

receiving by the device map information,

wherein the displaying displays the map information, along with the synchronized visualization of the first unique route and the second unique route using the map information and the information of the first session and the information of the second session.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is programmed such that the receiving comprises:

receiving by the device the map information from a computer which is different from, and at a different geographical location than, the server.

13. The device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is programmed such that the displaying further comprises:

displaying, by the display, a play button which when engaged causes a moving playback of the synchronized visualization of the first unique route and the second unique route.

14. The device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further programmed such that the displaying further comprises:

displaying, by the display, a slider which allows a user to move the synchronized visualization forward and backward.

15. The device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further programmed such that the displaying further comprises:

simultaneously displaying, by the display connected the to device, video captured along the first unique route which corresponds to the visualization of the first unique route.

16. The device according to claim 9, wherein:

the information of the first unique route and the information of the second unique route originated from GPS data in formats which are different from each other.