Systems and methods for predicting traffic signal information

US8972145B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8972145-B2
Application numberUS-201313840830-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Priority dateMar 15, 2013
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Systems and methods for predicting traffic signal information are provided. An exemplary method includes obtaining data from a plurality of types of sources and analyzing the data to predict states of a plurality of traffic signals. The data include crowdsourced data. The predictive traffic signal information may be used to adjust an operation of an on-board system of a vehicle.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of using predictive traffic signal information to adjust an operation of an on-board system of a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving the predictive traffic signal information from outside of the vehicle; integrating the predictive traffic signal information with internal information about the vehicle; and adjusting the operation of the on-board system based on the predictive traffic signal information and the internal information about the…

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What does patent US8972145B2 cover?
Systems and methods for predicting traffic signal information are provided. An exemplary method includes obtaining data from a plurality of types of sources and analyzing the data to predict states of a plurality of traffic signals. The data include crowdsourced data. The predictive traffic signal information may be used to adjust an operation of an on-board system of a vehicle.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag, Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K31/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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