Identifying roadway obstacles based on vehicular data
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1. A method comprising:
- activating, by a roadway obstacle and navigation system including a roadway obstacle and navigation application executing on a mobile device associated with the roadway obstacle and navigation system, one or more communication interfaces of the mobile device;
scanning, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and via the one or more communication interfaces, for one or more of a telematics device and an on-board computer associated with a vehicle;
responsive to detecting, via the scan, one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer associated with the vehicle, pairing, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and via the one or more communication interfaces, the mobile device with one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer associated with the vehicle;
receiving, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and from one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer, vehicle operational data of the vehicle;
determining, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and based on the vehicle operational data, whether a driving event occurred;
responsive to determining that the driving event occurred, compressing, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, the vehicle operational data corresponding to the driving event;
transmitting, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, the compressed vehicle operational data to an obstacle identification server;
receiving, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and from the obstacle identification server, data corresponding to one or more roadway obstacles, wherein the data corresponding to the one or more roadway obstacles includes at least location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles;
determining, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, a relative location of the vehicle in relation to the location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; and
determining, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, whether the relative location of the vehicle in relation to at least one of the one or more roadway obstacles is within a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for interfacing a roadway obstacle and navigation system with an obstacle identification and route determination system to identify roadway obstacles based on vehicular data. The roadway obstacle and navigation system may receive vehicular data through sensor utilization and communications with electronic devices. The vehicular data may be analyzed by the roadway obstacle and navigation system in conjunction with the obstacle identification and route determination system to identify roadway obstacles. The roadway obstacle and navigation system may use the roadway obstacles to provide safety alerts to drivers.
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1. A method comprising:
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activating, by a roadway obstacle and navigation system including a roadway obstacle and navigation application executing on a mobile device associated with the roadway obstacle and navigation system, one or more communication interfaces of the mobile device; scanning, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and via the one or more communication interfaces, for one or more of a telematics device and an on-board computer associated with a vehicle; responsive to detecting, via the scan, one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer associated with the vehicle, pairing, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and via the one or more communication interfaces, the mobile device with one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer associated with the vehicle; receiving, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and from one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer, vehicle operational data of the vehicle; determining, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and based on the vehicle operational data, whether a driving event occurred; responsive to determining that the driving event occurred, compressing, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, the vehicle operational data corresponding to the driving event; transmitting, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, the compressed vehicle operational data to an obstacle identification server; receiving, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system and from the obstacle identification server, data corresponding to one or more roadway obstacles, wherein the data corresponding to the one or more roadway obstacles includes at least location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; determining, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, a relative location of the vehicle in relation to the location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; and determining, by the roadway obstacle and navigation system, whether the relative location of the vehicle in relation to at least one of the one or more roadway obstacles is within a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; activate one or more communication interfaces of a mobile device; scan, via the one or more communication interfaces, for one or more of a telematics device and an on-board computer associated with a vehicle; pair, via the one or more communication interfaces, the mobile device with one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer associated with the vehicle; receive, from one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer, vehicle operational data of the vehicle; determine, based on the vehicle operational data, whether a driving event occurred; responsive to determining that the driving event occurred, compress the vehicle operational data corresponding to the driving event; transmit the compressed vehicle operational data to an obstacle identification server; receive data corresponding to one or more roadway obstacles, wherein the data corresponding to the one or more roadway obstacles includes at least location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; determine a relative location of the vehicle in relation to the location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; and determine whether the relative location of the vehicle in relation to at least one of the one or more roadway obstacles is within a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a computing device to:
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activate one or more communication interfaces of a mobile device; scan, via the one or more communication interfaces, for one or more of a telematics device and an on-board computer associated with a vehicle; pair, via the one or more communication interfaces, the mobile device with one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer associated with the vehicle; receive, from one or more of the telematics device and the on-board computer, vehicle operational data of the vehicle; determine, based on the vehicle operational data, whether a driving event occurred; responsive to determining that the driving event occurred, compress the vehicle operational data corresponding to the driving event; transmit the compressed vehicle operational data to an obstacle identification server; receive data corresponding to one or more roadway obstacles, wherein the data corresponding to the one or more roadway obstacles includes at least location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; determine a relative location of the vehicle in relation to the location information of each of the one or more roadway obstacles; and determine whether the relative location of the vehicle in relation to at least one of the one or more roadway obstacles is within a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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