Apparatus and methods for speed management and control
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1. A method of speed management and control, comprising:
- receiving a present geographic position of a wireless device;
determining a speed limit corresponding to the present geographic position;
generating a speed control signal based on the speed limit;
transmitting the speed control signal to a speed control system of a vehicle associated with the wireless device, wherein the speed control system is configured to control the actual speed of the vehicle based on the speed control signal; and
receiving a verification from the speed control system of the vehicle relating to a change in the actual speed of the vehicle, wherein the change in the actual speed is in response to the speed control signal.
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Abstract
Apparatus, methods and computer readable media for speed management and control, including logic executable to determine a present geographic position of a wireless device, logic executable to determine a speed limit corresponding to the present geographic position, and logic executable to selectively generate an alert based upon the speed limit.
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1. A method of speed management and control, comprising:
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receiving a present geographic position of a wireless device; determining a speed limit corresponding to the present geographic position; generating a speed control signal based on the speed limit; transmitting the speed control signal to a speed control system of a vehicle associated with the wireless device, wherein the speed control system is configured to control the actual speed of the vehicle based on the speed control signal; and receiving a verification from the speed control system of the vehicle relating to a change in the actual speed of the vehicle, wherein the change in the actual speed is in response to the speed control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of speed management and control, comprising:
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determining a present geographic position of a wireless device; referencing a database on the wireless device having a plurality of geographic location data associated with a plurality of speed limit data; matching the present geographic position with one of the plurality of geographic location data; identifying a speed limit as the one of the plurality of speed limit data corresponding to the matched one of the plurality of geographic location data; generating a speed control signal based on the speed limit; transmitting the speed control signal to a speed control system of a vehicle associated with the wireless device, wherein the speed control system is configured to control the actual speed of the vehicle based on the speed control signal; and receiving a verification from the speed control system of the vehicle relating to a change in the actual speed of the vehicle, wherein the change in the actual speed is in response to the speed control signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for speed management and control, comprising:
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a determination means for determining a present geographic position of a wireless device; a referencing means for referencing a database on the wireless device having a plurality of geographic location data associated with a plurality of speed limit data; a matching means for matching the present geographic location with one of the plurality of geographic location data; an identification means for identifying a speed limit as the one of the plurality of speed limit data corresponding to the matched one of the plurality of geographic location data; a generating means for generating a speed control signal based on the speed limit; a transmitting means for transmitting the speed control signal to a speed control system of a vehicle associated with the wireless device, wherein the speed control system is configured to control the actual speed of the vehicle based on the speed control signal; and a receiving means for receiving a verification from the speed control system of the vehicle relating to a change in the actual speed of the vehicle, wherein the change in the actual speed is in response to the speed control signal.
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17. A wireless device, comprising:
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a computer platform; and a speed management module executable by the computer platform, the speed management module operable to; receive a geographic position associated with the wireless device, determine a speed limit corresponding to the geographic position, generate a speed control signal based on the speed limit; transmit the speed control signal to a speed control system of a vehicle associated with the wireless device, wherein the speed control system is configured to control the actual speed of the vehicle based on the speed control signal; and receive a verification from the speed control system of the vehicle relating to a change in the actual speed of the vehicle, wherein the change in the actual speed is in response to the speed control signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium for speed management and control, comprising:
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at least one sequence of instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor causes the processor to perform the actions of; determining a present geographic position of a wireless device; referencing a database on the wireless device having a plurality of geographic location data associated with a plurality of speed limit data; matching the present geographic position with one of the plurality of geographic location data; identifying a speed limit as the one of the plurality of speed limit data corresponding to the matched one of the plurality of geographic location data; and generating a speed control signal based on the speed limit; transmitting the speed control signal to a speed control system of a vehicle associated with the wireless device, wherein the speed control system is configured to control the actual speed of the vehicle based on the speed control signal; and receiving a verification from the speed control system of the vehicle relating to a change in the actual speed of the vehicle, wherein the change in the actual speed is in response to the speed control signal.
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