Method and system of utilizing satellites to transmit traffic congestion information to vehicles
US7026958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0104
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for collecting and distributing vehicle traffic congestion information is disclosed. The method and system optionally involves deploying probe vehicles or other data sources for collecting and transmitting detailed traffic information which describes vehicle speeds actually being experienced along the routes of interest and transmitting all this information into a central computer at a central traffic data station, where the data are processed.
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