US 11,689,622 B2
Efficient real time vehicular traffic reporting and sharing
Saran Khalid, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/385,434.
Application 17/385,434 is a continuation of application No. 16/543,525, filed on Aug. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,082,497.
Prior Publication US 2021/0352146 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04L 69/18 (2022.01); G08G 1/052 (2006.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); G08G 1/09 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [G08G 1/052 (2013.01); G08G 1/094 (2013.01); H04L 12/185 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for sharing traffic data among a plurality of vehicles, comprising:
a first vehicle receiving current traffic data from at least a second vehicle over a first protocol, the current traffic data received from the second vehicle including speed of the second vehicle;
the first vehicle transmitting current traffic data from the first vehicle, including speed of the first vehicle, and the current traffic data received from at least the second vehicle to a roadside unit over a second protocol;
the first vehicle receiving processed traffic data, including average speed of the at least first and second vehicles, from the roadside unit over the second protocol, the processed traffic data being based on the current traffic data received from the first vehicle and from at least the second vehicle; and
the first vehicle transmitting the processed traffic data, including average speed of the at least first and second vehicles, received from the roadside unit, to at least the second vehicle over the first protocol.