Inter-Vehicle Information Conveyance System and Method
First Claim
1. A method for managing data about the condition of the surface on which vehicles travel and providing the data to vehicles, comprising:
- generating information using a sensor system at a first vehicle about the condition of a surface on which the first vehicle is travelling during travel of the vehicle on the surface;
wirelessly communicating the surface condition information to an off-vehicle location using a first communications system on the first vehicle;
determining a position of the first vehicle using a position determining system;
associating the surface condition information from the first vehicle with the determined position of the first vehicle such that the off-vehicle location includes position-based surface condition information; and
receiving via a second communications system on a second vehicle, the surface condition information from the off-vehicle location based on location of the second vehicle.
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Abstract
Method and system for managing data about a road condition and providing the data to vehicles includes generating information using a sensor system at a first vehicle about a condition of a surface on which the first vehicle is travelling, wirelessly communicating the surface condition information to an off-vehicle location using a first communications system on the first vehicle, and determining a position of the first vehicle using a position determining system, e.g., on the first vehicle. The surface condition information from the first vehicle is associated with the determined position of the first vehicle, to know the location at which the surface condition information is pertinent. Via a second communications system on a second vehicle, the surface condition information from the off-vehicle location is received based on location of the second vehicle, so that the operator of the second vehicle is thereby notified of a potentially hazardous road surface condition.
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1. A method for managing data about the condition of the surface on which vehicles travel and providing the data to vehicles, comprising:
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generating information using a sensor system at a first vehicle about the condition of a surface on which the first vehicle is travelling during travel of the vehicle on the surface; wirelessly communicating the surface condition information to an off-vehicle location using a first communications system on the first vehicle; determining a position of the first vehicle using a position determining system; associating the surface condition information from the first vehicle with the determined position of the first vehicle such that the off-vehicle location includes position-based surface condition information; and receiving via a second communications system on a second vehicle, the surface condition information from the off-vehicle location based on location of the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing data about a surface condition and providing for surface condition data transfer between vehicles, comprising:
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generating information from a plurality of vehicles about the condition of the surface on which each vehicle is travelling using a sensor system at each vehicle; wirelessly communicating the generated surface condition information from each vehicle to an off-vehicle location using a communications system on each vehicle; determining a position of each vehicle using at least one position determining system; associating the surface condition information from each vehicle with the determined position of that vehicle such that the off-vehicle location includes position-based surface condition information; and disseminating the surface condition information from the off-vehicle location to the vehicles based on location of each vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system for managing data about a surface condition and providing the data to vehicles, comprising:
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a data generating system arranged on a first vehicle and configured to generate information about the condition of the surface on which the first vehicle is travelling; a first vehicle position determining system that determines a position of the first vehicle; a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to said data generating system and configured to wirelessly communicate the surface condition information to an off-vehicle location, the surface condition information being communicated from the first vehicle being associated with the determined position of the first vehicle; and a second communications system arranged on a second vehicle and configured to wirelessly receive the surface condition information from the off-vehicle location based on location of the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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