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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2010
Applicant:

Tim Bekaert, Kluisbergen, BE;

Inventor:

Tim Bekaert, Kluisbergen, BE;

Assignee:

TomTom Belgium N.V., Ghent, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/0969 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 9/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G08G 1/0104 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/0969 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining barrier crossing information for convoyed objects () using historic trajectory data (). Trajectories () having similar geographical and directional properties are bundled so that trajectory density can be measured as a function of position and time (s, t). Visual presentation of the trajectory information can be used to determine certain types of barrier crossing information useful in a digital map. Frequency analysis on a number of trajectory density time series may be performed to determine specific barrier crossing locations () through the detection of vehicle bursts. Such frequency analysis may also indicate barrier crossing times and schedules in the case of crossing patterns.


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