Adaptive road management in the network of moving things
AssigneeVeniam, Inc.
InventorsJoão Pedro Coelho de Azevedo, Filipe Manuel Almeida Neves, Rui Miguel Correia e Costa
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adaptive road management in a communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., a network of moving things, which may be a vehicle network, a network of or including autonomous vehicles, etc.).
Claims24
A method comprising:
- in an access point operating within a vehicle communication network comprising one or more mobile access points (MAPs) and one or more fixed access points (FAPs), wherein the access point comprises at least one processing circuit:
- obtaining reporting data relating to roads within a coverage area of said vehicle communication network and/or to traffic on said roads;
- processing said reporting data, wherein said processing comprises validating said reporting data, said validating comprising:
- comparing reporting data obtained from two or more different ones of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs);
- and
- comparing reporting data obtained from at least one of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs) with prior data obtained by said at least one of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs);
- and
- providing based on said processing, road management in said vehicle communication network, wherein said road management comprises one or more of:
- determining presence of one or more conditions and/or events affecting said roads and/or said traffic on said roads;
- generating information relating to said roads and/or said traffic on said roads;
- and
- performing one or more actions relating to said roads and/or said traffic on said roads.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage stored thereon a computer program comprising at least one code section comprising a plurality of instructions executable by a machine within a vehicle, the machine comprising at least one processor, to cause the machine to provide road management in a vehicle communication network comprising one or more mobile access points (MAPs) and one or more fixed access points (FAPs), by performing a plurality of steps comprising:
- obtaining reporting data relating to roads within a coverage area of said vehicle communication network and/or to traffic on said roads;
- processing said reporting data, wherein said processing comprises validating said reporting data, said validating comprising:
- comparing reporting data obtained from two or more different ones of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs);
- and
- comparing reporting data obtained from at least one of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs) with prior data obtained by said at least one of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs);
- and
- providing based on said processing, road management in said vehicle communication network, wherein said road management comprises one or more of:
- determining presence of one or more conditions and/or events affecting said roads and/or said traffic on said roads;
- generating information relating to said roads and/or said traffic on said roads;
- and
- performing one or more actions relating to said roads and/or said traffic on said roads.
A system configured for implementing road management scheme in a vehicle communication network comprising one or more mobile access points (MAPs) and one or more fixed access points (FAPs), the system comprising:
- one or more communication circuits configured for communication of signals for transmission and reception of data;
- and
- at least one processing circuit;
- wherein:
- said one or more communication circuits are operable to receive reporting data relating to roads within a coverage area of said vehicle communication network and/or to traffic on said roads;
- and
- said at least one processing circuit is operable to:
- process said reporting data, wherein said processing comprises validating said reporting data, said validating comprising:
- comparing reporting data obtained from two or more different ones of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs);
- and
- comparing reporting data obtained from at least one of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs) with prior data obtained by said at least one of said one or more mobile access points (MAPs);
- and
- based on said processing, perform one or more of:
- determining presence of one or more conditions and/or events affecting said roads and/or said traffic on said roads;
- generating information relating to said roads and/or said traffic on said roads;
- and
- performing one or more actions relating to said roads and/or said traffic on said roads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.