公开(公告)号：US09773410B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-26

申请号：US15050831

申请日：2016-02-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dimitri Vorona

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/0967 ,  G08G1/052

CPC classification number: G08G1/0133 ,  G08G1/0104 ,  G08G1/0112 ,  G08G1/0129 ,  G08G1/0141 ,  G08G1/052 ,  G08G1/096716 ,  G08G1/09675 ,  G08G1/096775 ,  G08G1/096791

Abstract: A system for sharing and processing traffic and/or road condition information includes a number of traffic and/or road condition information computer systems within individual vehicles and/or devices and/or a virtual traffic information server on a mobile network. The traffic and/or road condition information computer systems may be each connected through a peer-to-peer radio, cellular, Wi-Fi, or other similar types of communications network, and which each operate with a database for displaying road maps, with a database storing average speed data for directions of travel along roadways, and with a location sensor used to determine the location and average speed of the vehicle or device, which may be transmitted to other vehicles. The virtual server returns average speed data for road segments, which is displayed on the road maps. The system includes sharing average speed data calculated as well average speed data received from the plurality of vehicles to other vehicles, thereby enhancing the real-time communication of traffic and/or road condition data.