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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Tierra Bills, Nairobi, KE;
Reginald Bryant, Nairobi, KE;
Michiaki Tatsubori, Nairobi, KE;
Aisha Walcott, Nairobi, KE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0967 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments, the invention involves methods and systems suitable for roadway monitoring, mapping, and maintenance. The probability of a road distress is calculated by combining various sources of data, and automatic alerts are generated to request mobilization of a road repair resource. Various methods are included to increase the accuracy of the probability calculations.