System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for communicating and processing traffic information among a plurality of vehicles and a base station, wherein said system comprises:
- within said base station, a traffic information server including a first database for storing traffic data, wherein said traffic information server further includes a processor programmed to receive said traffic data from at least one vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, to store said traffic data received from said at least one vehicle within said first database, to calculate average data values from said traffic data stored within said first database, and to transmit a portion of said first database or transmit said entire first database of said average data values to at least another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles;
a communication network connecting each vehicle of said plurality of vehicles with said traffic information server;
within said each vehicle, a first transceiver for connecting with said communication network to transmit said traffic data and to receive said portion or said entire first database of said average data values, a location sensor for determining a geographic location of said vehicle, a second database for storing average data values, a second transceiver for transmitting said average data values to at least said another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles and for receiving said average data values from at least said another vehicle within said plurality of vehicles, and a traffic information computer including a display screen, a pre-existing constructed GPS antenna, a display and a microprocessor programmed to determine said traffic data from geographic location data received from said location sensor, to transmit said traffic data determined from data received from said location sensor over said communication network to said traffic information server, to receive said average data values over said communication network from said traffic information server, and to transmit and receive said traffic data values from at least said another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles through said second transceiver,wherein said communication network is a cellular network, a 3G cellular network, a 4G cellular network, Edge network, WiFi network, WiMax network, or any other wireless network andfurther wherein said microprocessor is additionally programmed to display an icon having at least one of color or speed on a road segment displayed on said display screen in a location corresponding with a location indicated by an output of said location sensor and in an orientation indicating a direction of travel of said traffic information computer system.
2 Assignments
Litigations
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system for sharing and processing traffic information includes a number of traffic information computer systems within individual vehicles and a traffic information server system. The traffic information computer systems are each connected to the server system through a network, which are additionally connected to one another by peer-to-peer radio communications, and which each operate with a database for displaying road maps, with a database storing average speed data for directions of travel along roadways, and with a location sensor used to determine the location and average speed of the vehicle, which are transmitted to the server. The server returns average speed data for road segments, which is displayed on the road maps.
117 Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A system for communicating and processing traffic information among a plurality of vehicles and a base station, wherein said system comprises:
-
within said base station, a traffic information server including a first database for storing traffic data, wherein said traffic information server further includes a processor programmed to receive said traffic data from at least one vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, to store said traffic data received from said at least one vehicle within said first database, to calculate average data values from said traffic data stored within said first database, and to transmit a portion of said first database or transmit said entire first database of said average data values to at least another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles; a communication network connecting each vehicle of said plurality of vehicles with said traffic information server; within said each vehicle, a first transceiver for connecting with said communication network to transmit said traffic data and to receive said portion or said entire first database of said average data values, a location sensor for determining a geographic location of said vehicle, a second database for storing average data values, a second transceiver for transmitting said average data values to at least said another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles and for receiving said average data values from at least said another vehicle within said plurality of vehicles, and a traffic information computer including a display screen, a pre-existing constructed GPS antenna, a display and a microprocessor programmed to determine said traffic data from geographic location data received from said location sensor, to transmit said traffic data determined from data received from said location sensor over said communication network to said traffic information server, to receive said average data values over said communication network from said traffic information server, and to transmit and receive said traffic data values from at least said another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles through said second transceiver, wherein said communication network is a cellular network, a 3G cellular network, a 4G cellular network, Edge network, WiFi network, WiMax network, or any other wireless network and further wherein said microprocessor is additionally programmed to display an icon having at least one of color or speed on a road segment displayed on said display screen in a location corresponding with a location indicated by an output of said location sensor and in an orientation indicating a direction of travel of said traffic information computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A traffic information computer system comprising:
-
data storage for storing a mapping database for obtaining data from users and for holding said data for generating roadmaps and a traffic database storing average speed data for road segments; a traffic information server; a display screen; a first transceiver; a location sensor for storing a geographic location or locations of said vehicle on a road; a microprocessor programmed to generate at least one roadmap of said plurality of roadmaps from said data held within said mapping database, to display said at least one roadmap on said display screen, to receive average speed data for road segments through said first transceiver, to store said average speed data for road segments received through said first transceiver to said traffic database, to display portions of said average speed data for road segments stored within said traffic database in locations corresponding to said road segments on said display screen, and to receive average speed data for a plurality of vehicles received from said traffic information server or from said plurality of vehicles through a peer-to-peer network connection, wherein said microprocessor is additionally programmed to display an icon on a road segment displayed on said display screen in a location corresponding with a location indicated by an output of said location sensor and in an orientation indicating a direction of travel of said vehicle on said road, and further wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate periodically an average speed of movement in response to location data provided by said location sensor at a number of predetermined times and distances and to transmit said average speed of movement over said first transceiver, and further wherein said microprocessor generates information representing values and colors of said average speed data for said plurality of vehicles and displays said information on said roadmap on said display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A traffic information server system including:
-
a traffic information computer system located in each vehicle of a plurality of vehicles comprising a data storage storing a mapping database holding data for generating roadmaps, a display screen, and a location sensor for determining locations of said computer system as said computer system is moved about within a vehicle, wherein said computer system comprises a microprocessor programmed to generate roadmaps, programmed to calculate periodically an average speed of movement in response to location data provided by said location sensor at a number of predetermined times; a server computer having an interface for communicating over a network; a database accessed by said server computer storing traffic data and average data values, a processor within said server computer programmed to receive a call or a network connection from said each vehicle, to receive said traffic data from said each vehicle in response to receiving said call or said network connection, to transmit a portion of said average data values to said each vehicle in response to receiving said traffic data before said call or said network connection from said each vehicle is terminated, to store said traffic data received from said each vehicle within said database, and to calculate said average data values from said traffic data stored within said database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
-
Specification