Patent ID: 9075136
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B63B,G01C,G01S,G08G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a request for information regarding a first travel route and a second travel route, wherein the request for information is transmitted to the receiver from a vehicle computer located at a vehicle, and further wherein the request for information contains information regarding a location of the vehicle and a destination to which the vehicle can travel on at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway; a processing device, wherein the processing device processes the request for information, wherein the processing device determines a first travel route along or on a first at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which first travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device determines a second travel route to the destination on a second at least one of a road, a roadway, a highway, a parkway, and an expressway, on which second travel route the vehicle can travel to the destination, and further wherein the processing device identifies a first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and identifies a second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route, wherein each video camera of the first plurality of video cameras associated with the first travel route and each video camera of the second plurality of video cameras associated with the second travel route is assigned to a location at least one of along, on, adjacent to, and near, the first travel route or the second travel route, and further wherein the apparatus receives video information from at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras and receives video information from at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras; and a transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the first plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer, and further wherein the transmitter transmits the video information obtained from the at least one video camera of the second plurality of video cameras to the vehicle computer.