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US08239123B2 System and method for exchanging positioning information between vehicles in order to estimate road traffic
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用于交换车辆之间的定位信息的系统和方法,以估计道路交通
- Patent Title: System and method for exchanging positioning information between vehicles in order to estimate road traffic
- Patent Title (中): 用于交换车辆之间的定位信息的系统和方法,以估计道路交通
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Application No.: US13010049Application Date: 2011-01-20
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Publication No.: US08239123B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Frederic Bauchot , Jean-Yves Clement , Gerard Marmigere , Pierre Secondo
- Applicant: Frederic Bauchot , Jean-Yves Clement , Gerard Marmigere , Pierre Secondo
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Priority: EP06300940 20060912
- Main IPC: G08G1/00
- IPC: G08G1/00

Abstract:
The present invention discloses a method, system and computer program embarked in a vehicle, for estimating traffic conditions based on positioning information exchanged with other vehicles using wireless communication. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: receiving positioning information repeatedly broadcast by at least one vehicle, the positioning information for each vehicle including: information related to a current location of the vehicle; and information identifying the vehicle; calculating based on at least two successive locations of a same identified vehicle, a current speed and a current direction for the vehicle; and estimating current traffic conditions based on current location, speed and direction of identified vehicles.
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