Vehicle to Infrastructure Information Conveyance System and Method
First Claim
1. A system for conveying information from a vehicle to a fixed structure, comprising:
- a data generating system arranged on the vehicle to obtain or generate information about conditions around the vehicle;
a data processing facility arranged at the fixed structure to process information about the vehicle; and
a communications system coupled to said data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) and arranged to enable the information obtained or generated by said data generating system to be transmitted via the Internet to said data processing facility.
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Abstract
System and method for conveying information from a vehicle to a fixed structure includes a data generating system arranged on the vehicle to obtain and/or generate information about conditions around the vehicle, one or more data processing facilities each arranged at a fixed structure or fixed location to process information about the vehicle, and a communications system coupled to the data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) and arranged to enable the information obtained or generated by the data generating system to be transmitted via the Internet to the data processing facility. The data generating system may obtain or generate information about at least one of a road on which the vehicle is traveling, environmental conditions around the vehicle, traffic in the vicinity of the vehicle, and construction in the vicinity of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for conveying information from a vehicle to a fixed structure, comprising:
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a data generating system arranged on the vehicle to obtain or generate information about conditions around the vehicle;
a data processing facility arranged at the fixed structure to process information about the vehicle; and
a communications system coupled to said data generating system for communicating with a wireless Internet service provider (ISP) and arranged to enable the information obtained or generated by said data generating system to be transmitted via the Internet to said data processing facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for conveying information from a vehicle to a fixed structure, comprising:
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obtaining or generating information about conditions around the vehicle; and
transmitting the obtained or generated information from the vehicle to a data processing facility via at least one wireless Internet service provider (ISP). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle, comprising:
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a data generating system arranged on the vehicle to obtain or generate information about conditions around the vehicle;
an ISP detection system for detecting the existence of an available wireless Internet service provider; and
a communications system coupled to said data generating system and said ISP detection system and arranged to enable the information obtained or generated by said data generating system to be transmitted to a remote site in one of a plurality of different communications techniques based on the availability of a wireless ISP as determined by said ISP detection system such that whenever a wireless ISP is detected, said communications system communicates with the wireless ISP to provide the obtained or generated information via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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