ACCIDENT INFORMATION AGGREGATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCIDENT INFORMATION AGGREGATION AND MANAGEMENT THEREOF

• US 20130086109A1
• Filed: 08/23/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: HUANG, Juin-Yi
• Granted Patent: US 8,751,528 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/770
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/244 Grouping and aggregation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information

Abstract

Accident information aggregation and management methods are disclosed. The Accident information aggregation and management method includes receiving an accident information from a first server, wherein the accident information includes a time information and a position information for an accident; searching whether any event data that is nearby the time information and the position information can be found in a database; if so, obtaining at least one witness information and evidence data source according to the found issue data; and providing the at least one witness information and evidence data source to the first server such that the first server can use the at least one witness information and evidence data source for further accident investigation.

Claims

1. An accident information aggregation and management method for use in an accident information aggregation and management system comprising a first server, a second server and at least one evidence data source, the method comprising:

the first server receiving an accident information from a second server, wherein the accident information includes a time information and a position information for an accident event;

the first server finding at least one event record with a time information and a position information that are correspond to the time information and the position information of the accident information from a database, wherein the database includes a plurality of event records and each of the event records includes a time information and a position information;

the first server obtaining at least one witness information and at least one evidence data source according to the found event record; and

the first server providing the at least one witness information and evidence data source to the second server such that the second server utilizes the at least one witness information and evidence data source for further accident investigation.

2. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 1, wherein the witness information is a contact data for a witness, a vehicle data that position information is nearby the position information of the accident event, and/or data for an image capturing device.

3. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 1, wherein the step of the first server obtaining at least one witness information and at least one evidence data source according to the found event record further comprises:

transmitting a request to each of the at least one evidence data source for requesting each of the at least one evidence data source to upload an image information corresponding to the time information and the position information of the accident record as the evidence data source.

4. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 3, further comprising:

the first server collecting a plurality of image information and additional summary information corresponding to all of the found event records, wherein each of the found event records has a time information and a position information close to the time information and the position information of the accident event;

performing a scene reconstruction operation for reconstructing a scene simulation picture that corresponds to the accident event according to the collected image information and corresponding additional summary information; and

applying the reconstructed scene simulation picture to perform the further accident investigation.

5. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 4, wherein the scene simulation picture is presented by a two-dimensional (2D) map mode or by a three-dimensional (3D) street scene mode.

6. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 4, wherein the step of performing the scene reconstruction operation for reconstructing the scene simulation picture that corresponds to the accident event further comprises:

mapping the witness information and the evidence data sources on responsive positions within the scene simulation picture of the accident event according to the responsive position information of the witness information and the respective position information of the evidence data source.

7. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 4, further comprising:

providing an interface for receiving a time interval input and a position range input and displaying all of accident information occurred within the inputted position range during the inputted time interval on the scene simulation picture.

8. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 1, wherein the second server is an authority server or a public server.

9. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 1, wherein the database comprises an external database that is located external to the accident information aggregation and management system.

10. The accident information aggregation and management method of claim 9, wherein the evidence data source comprises a portable device and/or an image capturing device.

11. An accident information aggregation and management system, comprising:

at least one evidence data source, providing an event record, wherein the event record includes a time information and a position information;

a first server; and

a second server;

wherein the first server receives an accident information including a time information and a position information for an accident event from a second server, finds at least one event record with a time information and a position information that are correspond to the time information and the position information of the accident information from a database, obtains at least one witness information and at least one evidence data source according to the found event record, and provides the at least one witness information and evidence data source to the second server such that the second server utilizes the at least one witness information and evidence data source for further accident investigation,

wherein the database includes a plurality of event records and each of the event records includes a time information and a position information.