Method and apparatus for crowd-sourced traffic reporting based on projected traffic volume of road segments
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1. A system comprising:
- a processor configured to;
receive a vehicle route;
determine monitoring needs, based on projected traffic volume of road segments for the road segments along the vehicle route; and
assign a vehicle monitoring task to the vehicle when the vehicle reaches certain road segments, based on the determined monitoring needs.
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Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to project monitoring needs for a road segment. The processor is further configured to contact one or more vehicles traveling on the road segment during a time of monitoring need. The processor is additionally configured to instruct a first number, determined based on a projected monitoring need, of contacted vehicles to being monitoring and reporting traffic data for the road segment.
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive a vehicle route; determine monitoring needs, based on projected traffic volume of road segments for the road segments along the vehicle route; and assign a vehicle monitoring task to the vehicle when the vehicle reaches certain road segments, based on the determined monitoring needs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining, by a computer, vehicle monitoring needs, based on projected road segment traffic volume, for segments along a received vehicle route; and assigning a vehicle with a monitoring task when the vehicle reaches certain road segments, based on the determined monitoring needs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a vehicle route; determining monitoring needs, based on projected traffic volume of road segments, for segments along the vehicle route; and assigning a vehicle with a monitoring task when the vehicle reaches certain road segments, based on the determined monitoring needs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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