Patent ID: 11922803
Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. An apparatus for automatically detecting a merge lane traffic jam comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
process probe data collected from a plurality of road links of a merge point to classify the plurality of road links, one or more sublinks of the plurality of road links, or a combination thereof into at least one of a highway upstream class, a merging area class, a highway downstream class, a ramp downstream class, and a ramp upstream class;
determine real-time vehicle speed data for the highway upstream class, the merging area class, the highway downstream class, the ramp downstream class, the ramp upstream class, or a combination thereof;

automatically determine an occurrence of the merge lane traffic jam based on the vehicle speed data; and
initiate a presentation of a merge lane traffic jam message on a device traveling on the plurality of road links or the one or more sublinks that are in the highway upstream class.