Online street safety map system displaying crime density and traffic accident data
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display;
a processor;
a network interface;
a GPS receiver; and
a memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the apparatus to;
determine a user'"'"'s current location using the GPS receiver;
determine, based on the user'"'"'s current location, a map comprising a plurality of streets, wherein the plurality of streets are separated into a plurality of street segments based on intersections of the plurality of streets;
receive crime data that indicates a plurality of crimes that occurred at a plurality of locations;
determine, based on the received crime data and the determined map, a crime map that indicates a respective safety level of the plurality of street segments, wherein the respective safety level of each of the plurality of street segments is based on crimes that occurred adjacent to the respective street segment; and
transmit the crime map to the display.
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Abstract
An interactive street safety map system for internet, GPS, and mobile users is disclosed. The system is designed to identify crime and traffic accidents information at street level. Each street segment on the map indicates low to high density of crime and traffic accidents in different colors in order to improve public perception of safety on each of the streets displayed. The system includes crime and traffic accident data, and the system users can query the data for their interest locations, crime types, crime date and time of occurrence, and the number of crime incidents and traffic accidents. Ultimately, the online street safety map allows users to choose relatively low risk of crime and traffic accident streets for their own safety. The system harvests crime and traffic information data from police departments through Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD), Recorded Management Systems (RMS), and other crime and traffic information sharing services.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display; a processor; a network interface; a GPS receiver; and a memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the apparatus to; determine a user'"'"'s current location using the GPS receiver; determine, based on the user'"'"'s current location, a map comprising a plurality of streets, wherein the plurality of streets are separated into a plurality of street segments based on intersections of the plurality of streets; receive crime data that indicates a plurality of crimes that occurred at a plurality of locations; determine, based on the received crime data and the determined map, a crime map that indicates a respective safety level of the plurality of street segments, wherein the respective safety level of each of the plurality of street segments is based on crimes that occurred adjacent to the respective street segment; and transmit the crime map to the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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determining a user'"'"'s current location; determining, a map comprising a plurality of streets, wherein the plurality of streets are separated into a plurality of street segments based on intersections of the plurality of streets; determining, based on the user'"'"'s current location, a closest street segment of the plurality of street segments; receiving crime data that indicates a plurality of crimes that occurred at a plurality of locations; and determining, based on the received crime data and the closest street segment, a crime map that indicates a safety level of the closest street segment, wherein the safety level of the closest street segment is based on crimes that occurred adjacent to the closest street segment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transient computer readable storage medium comprising a program that, when loaded in to memory and executed by a processor in a computer, causes the processor to:
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determine a user'"'"'s current location; determine, a map comprising a plurality of streets, wherein the plurality of streets are separated into a plurality of street segments based on intersections of the plurality of streets; determine, based on the user'"'"'s current location, a closest street segment of the plurality of street segments; receive crime data that indicates a plurality of crimes that occurred at a plurality of locations; and determine, based on the received crime data and the closest street segment, a crime map that indicates a safety level of the closest street segment, wherein the safety level of the closest street segment is based on crimes that occurred adjacent to the closest street segment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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