Patent ID: 7840342
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring the condition of travel lanes on which vehicles travel, comprising: obtaining a database including data about roadways that a vehicle can travel on, the data including locations of edges of the roadways; installing the database onboard the vehicle; identifying a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling or approaching; displaying a map of a roadway that a vehicle is approaching showing a shape of the roadway, edges of the roadway, and travel lanes on the roadway; determining a corridor of travel assigned to the vehicle on the roadway that the vehicle is approaching; determining a location of the vehicle with location determining equipment located onboard the vehicle; displaying an indication of the location of the vehicle in association with the map of the roadway that the vehicle is approaching; obtaining traffic control information concerning the vehicle's impending use of the roadway that the vehicle is approaching; identifying a hazardous condition associated with the corridor of travel assigned to the vehicle; and activating an alarm to notify an operator of the vehicle of the hazardous condition.