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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein may provide a method for analyzing traffic congestion at a toll plaza and identifying a preferred lane of travel through the toll plaza based on the traffic congestion. Methods may include: determining active toll lanes of all toll lanes at a toll plaza; obtaining probe data for each active toll lane at the toll plaza; determining lane-wise congestion for each active toll lane at the toll plaza; identifying a preferred lane of the active toll lanes; and providing for at least one of a navigational instruction or at least semi-autonomous vehicle control to enter or continue in the preferred lane.