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Road status data providing system

US7047130B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateOct 28, 2002
Grant dateMay 16, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/096844
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A road status data providing system includes a server for transmitting/receiving data via a communication line and a plurality of vehicle terminals. The server includes a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting/receiving data to and from the plurality of vehicle terminals, a vehicle trend management database for managing vehicle trends of the plurality of vehicle terminals, and a totaling unit for totaling status data indicative of a status of vehicles at a prescribed point on the basis of the vehicle trend management database. Each of the vehicle terminals includes a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting/receiving data to and from the server, a present position determining unit for determining the present position of the vehicle, and a creating unit for creating status data requesting information for acquiring the status data at the prescribed point.

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