Method and device for obtaining relevant traffic information and dynamic route optimizing

US6654681B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Definiens GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Robert Kiendl · Hersbruck, DE
• Gunter Schmidt · Lampertheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 15, 2002
• Grant date: Nov 25, 2003
• Expiry date: Jan 15, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/096844
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for dynamically obtaining relevant traffic information and/or for dynamically optimizing a route followed by a first vehicle which belongs to a self-organizing traffic information and/or traffic guidance system to which other vehicles belong as well. Said method consists of the following steps: generating own data by means of vehicle-mounted sensors and/or other information sources in the first vehicle; transmitting data relevant to the first vehicle or other vehicles; receiving data transmitted by other vehicles; storing data obtained from received and/or own data; generating and transmitting requests regarding data which can possibly be provided by other vehicles; and potential relaying received data by retransmitting said data in processed or unprocessed form.