Patent ID: 9108640
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60W,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring and reporting road quality by a server device comprising an electronic circuit, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining, by the electronic circuit, a report comprising the geographic road location of a vehicle and a road quality indication of the geographic location; updating, by the electronic circuit, a table correlating the geographic road location and the road quality indication; determining, by the electronic circuit, average road quality indicia based on the road quality indications from a plurality of vehicles; generating, by the electronic circuit, a calibration factor for the vehicle based on the difference between the obtained road quality indication and the determined average road quality indicia; and, generating, by the electronic circuit, a calibration factor for the geographic location based on the difference between the obtained road quality indication and the determined average road quality indicia.