Traffic event monitoring

摘要

Information on a traffic event, such as a traffic accident, may be provided to a vehicle equipped with a system for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center. The system can determine automatically if the vehicle approaches the traffic event by receiving corresponding information in a wireless data transmission, or by a determination based on the vehicle's current position and a location of the traffic event received in a wireless data transmission. If it is determined by the system that the vehicle has approached a traffic event, the system can automatically acquire image data of the vehicle environment, and transmit the acquired image data to the traffic event center.

主权项

1. A method of providing information on a traffic event, the method being performed in a vehicle equipped with a system for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center, the method comprising the steps of:
determining automatically with a processor of the vehicle that the vehicle is approaching the traffic event based on a current position of the vehicle and a location of the traffic event by receiving a wireless data transmission; receiving control instructions, one or more of the control instructions being received from the traffic event center; and in response to determining that the vehicle is approaching the traffic event, acquiring image data of a vehicle environment with an image sensor and informing the user that the vehicle is approaching the traffic event; controlling the acquisition of the image data according to the received control instructions, where controlling the acquisition of the image data comprises controlling a field of view of the image sensor according to the control instructions received from the traffic event center; retrieving a user input; and selectively transmitting the acquired image data for receipt by the traffic event center depending on the user input.