US Patent Application 18222256. TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS, TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, TRAFFIC MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM simplified abstract
TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS, TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, TRAFFIC MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
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TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS, TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, TRAFFIC MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18222256 titled 'TRAFFIC MONITORING APPARATUS, TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEM, TRAFFIC MONITORING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a traffic monitoring apparatus that can accurately determine the cause of traffic congestion.
- The apparatus includes a vehicle information acquisition unit, an additional information acquisition unit, a congestion determination unit, and a cause determination unit.
- The vehicle information acquisition unit collects data about the traveling state of a vehicle from a detection apparatus.
- The additional information acquisition unit gathers information about objects near the vehicle that are not part of the traffic flow.
- The congestion determination unit analyzes the vehicle information to determine if congestion is occurring in each lane of the road.
- The cause determination unit identifies the cause of congestion in the lane that has been determined to be congested, using the additional information.
- The apparatus aims to provide more accurate and definitive information about the cause of traffic congestion.
Original Abstract Submitted
A traffic monitoring apparatus capable of determining a cause of traffic congestion more definitely is provided. A traffic monitoring apparatus () includes a vehicle information acquisition unit (), an additional information acquisition unit (), a congestion determination unit (), and a cause determination unit (). The vehicle information acquisition unit () acquires vehicle information regarding a travelling state of a vehicle from data received from a detection apparatus (). The additional information acquisition unit () acquires additional information regarding objects that are other than the travelling vehicle and are present in the vicinity of the travelling vehicle. The congestion determination unit () determines, for each of a plurality of lanes on the road, whether or not congestion is occurring based on the vehicle information. The cause determination unit () determines, for the lane that has been determined to be congested, a cause of congestion using at least the additional information.
