Patent ID: 7788027
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: G01C,G05B,G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for predicting a future behavior of an object which comprises a location and time determining system for determining a geographical location of the object and a current time, the apparatus comprising a processor for performing operations comprising: (a) periodically recording the location and time, at least during some movements of the object, to form a record of sightings; (b) comparing a sequence of recent sightings with earlier recorded sightings from the record to reveal earlier sequences of sightings which match over at least a predetermined distance the sequence of recent sightings such that a journey segment represented by the sequence of recent sightings substantially matches journey segments represented by the earlier sequences of sightings over at least the predetermined distance; (c) retrieving some subsequent sightings which follow the sightings of at least some of the matching sequences; and (d) deriving at least one prediction of the future behavior from the retrieved sightings.