US 12,412,434 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring and reporting road quality
Dean K. Jackson, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/330,363.
Application 18/330,363 is a continuation of application No. 17/197,000, filed on Mar. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,670,121, issued on Jun. 6, 2023.
Application 17/197,000 is a continuation of application No. 16/160,892, filed on Oct. 15, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/160,892 is a continuation of application No. 14/828,096, filed on Aug. 17, 2015, granted, now 10,102,694, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Application 14/828,096 is a continuation of application No. 13/362,013, filed on Jan. 31, 2012, granted, now 9,108,640, issued on Aug. 18, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0316829 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60W 50/04 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G07C 5/0816 (2013.01) [B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 50/04 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for monitoring and reporting road quality by a server device comprising an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, from a plurality of vehicles, respective reports, each of the reports indicating a geographic road location of a vehicle and a road quality indication for the geographic location;
updating, using the reports, a table correlating geographic road locations and road quality indications;
determining average road quality indicia for a geographic road location, based on the road quality indications in the table; and
in response to a query from a communication device, providing the communication device with an information update based on at least the average road quality indicia.