发明名称 Method and apparatus for conveying vehicle driving information
摘要 Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for conveying vehicle driving information. A server computing device generates a hazard index for a plurality of road segments in a predefined coverage area. The server computing device determines a current hazard value for each of the plurality of road segments based on (i) weather conditions data associated with the road segments, (ii) road conditions data associated with the road segments, and (iii) physical attributes of the road segments. The server computing device determines a predicted hazard value for each of the plurality of road segments and assigns the present hazard value and predicted hazard value to the corresponding road segment. The server computing device receives location data associated with a remote device and transmits hazard information associated with one or more of the plurality of road segments based on the location data and the hazard index.
申请公布号 US9547987(B2) 申请公布日期 2017.01.17
申请号 US201414181903 申请日期 2014.02.17
申请人 Earth Networks, Inc. 发明人 Sloop Christopher Dale;Marshall Robert S.
分类号 G08G1/09;G08G1/0967;G01C21/36 主分类号 G08G1/09
代理机构 Proskauer Rose LLP 代理人 Proskauer Rose LLP
主权项 1. A computerized method for conveying vehicle driving information, the method comprising: generating, by a server computing device, a hazard index for a plurality of road segments in a predefined coverage area, wherein the hazard index indicates a level of driving safety, the generating comprising: determining a current hazard value for each of the plurality of road segments based on (i) weather conditions data associated with the road segments, (ii) road conditions data associated with the road segments, the road conditions data comprising a temperature of the road surface, accumulation of precipitation on the road surface, and accumulation of organic or inorganic substances on the road surface, and (iii) physical attributes of the road segments, the physical attributes comprising slope, surface angle, composition of surface materials, solar orientation, and topography;wherein each of the weather conditions data, road conditions data, and physical attributes used to determine the current hazard value are assigned different weighted coefficients based on a comparison of the respective data to predetermined thresholds;determining a predicted hazard value for each of the plurality of road segments, wherein the predicted hazard value is based on the weather conditions data associated with the road segments, the road conditions data associated with the road segments, and the physical attributes of the road segments, wherein the predicted hazard value represents a level of driving safety for the road segment at a future point in time; andassigning the present hazard value and the predicted hazard value to the corresponding road segment; receiving, by the server computing device, location data associated with a remote device; and transmitting, to the remote device, hazard information associated with one or more of the plurality of road segments based on the location data and the hazard index.
地址 Germantown MD US