Patent ID: 8180518
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for determining a microenvironment, the system comprising: a first plurality of monitoring devices located in a first vehicle, each of the first plurality of monitoring devices configured to monitor at least one condition among a plurality of vehicle conditions of the first vehicle, the conditions including a vehicle location and a vehicle speed; a first terminal coupled to the first vehicle and configured to collect a first set of condition information related to the plurality of conditions of the first vehicle; a first communication device connected to the first terminal and configured to transmit the first set of condition information through a wide area network; a second plurality of monitoring devices located in a second vehicle, each of the second plurality of monitoring devices configured to monitor at least one condition among a plurality of vehicle conditions of the second vehicle; a second terminal coupled to the wide area network and configured to receive the first set of condition information and a second set of condition information, the second terminal further configured to analyze the first set of microenvironment conditions for the first microarea, at least a second set of microenvironment conditions from at least one microarea adjacent to the first microarea, and a previous set of microenvironment conditions of the first microarea to generate a first microenvironment condition report and a future microenvironment condition report; and a second communication device coupled to the second terminal and configured to pass the first microenvironment condition report to a plurality of users.