US 12,326,342 B2
Method, apparatus and computer program product for lane level toll plaza congestion modeling
Amarnath Nayak, Mumbai (IN); Leon Stenneth, Chicago, IL (US); and Advait Raut, Mumbai (IN)
Assigned to HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed by HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/645,387.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194295 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3691 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions, the computer program code instructions configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least:
determine active toll lanes of all toll lanes at a toll plaza;
obtain probe data for each active toll lane at the toll plaza;
based on the obtained probe data, determine lane-wise congestion for each active toll lane at the toll plaza as a function of trajectories of vehicles in motion and stationary vehicles in each active toll lane at the toll plaza, wherein the trajectories of the vehicles in motion and the stationary vehicles in each active toll lane at the toll plaza correspond to a Time Space Diagram (TSD);
based on the determined lane-wise congestion for each active toll lane at the toll plaza, identify a preferred lane of the active toll lanes; and
provide for at least one of a navigational instruction or at least semi-autonomous vehicle control to enter or continue in the preferred lane.