Generation of vehicle height limit alerts

• US 9,472,103 B1
• Filed: 12/14/2015
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chau, Kwan Yin Andrew, Jusuf, Stephen, Pham, Stephen, Baskaran, Kogulan
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mahase, Pameshanand
• Application Number:
  US14/967,745
• Time in Patent Office: 309 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/06 Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/095 Traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/162 event-triggered

Abstract

A method includes identifying, by an electronic tolling system, a node. The node is associated with a vehicle. The node is configured to identify the vehicle to the electronic tolling system. The method identifies, by the electronic tolling system, a vehicle height calculation system. The method receives, by the electronic tolling system, a height for the vehicle from the vehicle height calculation system. The method receives by the electronic tolling system, a height limit. The height limit is associated with one or more roadways for which the electronic tolling system is configured to collect tolls. The method compares, by the electronic tolling system, the vehicle height to the height limit. The method is responsive to the vehicle height is greater than the height limit, by generating, by the electronic tolling system, an alert. The method sends the alert from the electronic tolling system to an alert display.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by an electronic tolling system, a node, said node being associated with a vehicle, said node being configured to identify said vehicle to said electronic tolling system;

identifying, by said electronic tolling system, a vehicle height calculation system;

receiving, by said electronic tolling system, a height for said vehicle from said vehicle height calculation system, wherein said height is determined by a linear interrupt sensor and taking a picture of said vehicle and comparing said picture to a reference object of a known height, said reference object being a roadside device;

receiving, by said electronic tolling system, a height limit, said height limit being associated with one or more roadways for which said electronic tolling system is configured to collect tolls;

comparing, by said electronic tolling system, said vehicle height to said height limit;

responsive to said vehicle height being greater than said height limit, generating, by said electronic tolling system, an alert; and

sending said alert from said electronic tolling system to an alert display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said vehicle height calculation system comprises a roadside device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said alert display comprises said node.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising redirecting said vehicle to an alternate route.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein redirecting said vehicle to an alternate route comprises sending, by said electronic tolling system, said alternative route to said alert display, via said electronic tolling system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an electronic roadside alert system; and

sending said alert from said electronic tolling system to at least one of said electronic roadside alert system or said alert display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said reference object appears in said picture.

8. A method comprising:

identifying, by said node, an electronic tolling system; and

receiving, by said node, from said electronic tolling system, whether a vehicle height, said vehicle height being for a vehicle associated with said node, exceeds a height limit, said height limit being associated with one or more roadways for which said electronic tolling system is configured to collect tolls, wherein said height is determined by a linear interrupt sensor and taking a picture of said vehicle and comparing said picture to a reference object of a known height, said reference object being a roadside device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said electronic tolling system comprises a roadside device, said roadside device being configured for at least one of:

calculating said vehicle height;

or

displaying an alert.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

responsive to said vehicle height limit being greater than said height limit, generating, by said node, an alert.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said alert comprises redirecting said vehicle to an alternate route.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein said reference object appears in said picture.

13. A system comprising:

a vehicle, said vehicle being of a vehicle height;

a node, said node being associated with said vehicle;

one or more roadways;

an electronic tolling system, said electronic tolling system being configured for collecting tolls on said one or more roadways;

a height limit, said height limit being associated with said one or more roadways;

a vehicle height calculation system, wherein said height is determined by a linear interrupt sensor and taking a picture of said vehicle and comparing said picture to a reference object of a known height, said reference object being a roadside device;

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

computer program instructions; and

said computer program instructions being stored on said computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of said one or more processors, said computer program instructions comprising instructions to;

compare said vehicle height and said height limit; and

responsive to said vehicle height being greater than said height limit, generate an alert.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said node is configured to emit said alert.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said vehicle height calculation system comprises a roadside device.

16. The system of claim 13, further comprising instructions to redirect said vehicle to an alternate route.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein instructions to redirect said vehicle to an alternate route further comprise instructions to:

identify an electronic roadside alert system; and

send said alternate route to said electronic roadside alert system.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said reference object appears in said picture.