Data mining to identify locations of potentially hazardous conditions for vehicle operation and use thereof
US9134133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/444
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where a potentially hazardous condition exists. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken relating to the hazardous condition. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to determine when the vehicle is at a location that corresponds to the location of a precautionary action. When the vehicle is at such a location, a precautionary action is taken by a vehicle system as the vehicle is approaching the location where the potentially hazardous condition exists.
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