Patent ID: 8427341
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for providing a vehicle in advance with road information, the system comprising: at least one visual sensor mounted on said vehicle reading, in real time while said vehicle is driving along a road, encoded visual markings, disposed along the road, said visual markings including information of at least one road characteristic of an upcoming section of said road; and a processor, coupled to said visual sensor, automatically processing said read visual markings and automatically outputting visible or audible indications of said information of said road characteristics to a driver driving the vehicle, in advance of said vehicle reaching said section of said road; wherein said code comprises: a reference symbol having a top and a bottom, said reference symbol top and bottom defining opposing limits of a code line; at least one graphic symbol representing encoded information regarding a static road condition, for processing by a vehicle moving along a road, disposed between said top and said bottom of said code line; said information being represented by a ratio of a height of each said graphic symbol to the height of said reference symbol and by each said symbol's position relative to said opposing limits of said code line; and wherein said reference symbol indicates a beginning of encoded information and a direction for decoding said encoded information; and, wherein