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Crowdsourced detection of defective street lights

  • US 9,646,499 B1
  • Filed: 03/24/2016
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2016
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving reporting data from a plurality of vehicles, wherein the reporting data comprises;

    at least one light intensity value measured by at least one sensor of a respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles,a time that the at least one light intensity value was measured by the respective vehicle, anda location of the respective vehicle at the time that the at least one light intensity value was measured;

    obtaining a baseline light intensity value for at least one street light at the location;

    combining the reporting data received from the plurality of vehicles to generate combined light intensity data for the location;

    comparing the combined light intensity data to the baseline light intensity value; and

    generating an indication of a degradation of performance of the at least one street light based on the comparing of the combined light intensity data to the baseline light intensity value.

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