Patent ID: 11881103
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A server for providing vehicle information, the server comprising:
a vehicle information receiver including at least one processor configured to receive vehicle attribute information including a vehicle type and global positioning system (GPS) trajectory information from a vehicle;
a vehicle information storage storing the vehicle attribute information and the GPS trajectory information for each vehicle type based on the vehicle attribute information;
a traffic information generator including at least one processor configured to:
generate first traffic information associated with a specialized vehicle type needing the specialized traffic information, wherein the specialized vehicle type is at least one of a truck, a high occupancy vehicle, an ambulance, or a fire truck; and
generate second traffic information associated with a normal vehicle type, wherein the normal vehicle type is a vehicle other than the specialized vehicle type; and

a traffic information provider including at least one processor configured to:
provide the specialized vehicle type with directions information based on the first traffic information, when a current situation is a special situation; and
provide the normal vehicle type with directions information based on the second traffic information;
wherein the traffic information generator generates third traffic information to be provided to the specialized vehicle type and the normal vehicle type in response to determining that a predetermined situation occurs where it is not necessary to divide the first and second traffic information.