Traffic monitoring system and methods for traffic monitoring and route guidance useful therewith
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1. A traffic monitoring system comprising:
- traffic data collection apparatus operative to collect location data from a plurality of users of mobile communication devices; and
a traffic data filter operative to analyze said location data arriving from the plurality of users and to reject location data which is not traffic data.
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Abstract
A traffic monitoring system for monitoring traffic including a population of users bearing a multiplicity of mobile communication devices, and methods useful for monitoring traffic, the system including a mobile communication network interface receiving, from at least one communication network serving the multiplicity of mobile communication devices, and storing, location information characterizing at least some of the multiplicity of mobile communication devices, and a traffic monitor operative to compute at least one traffic-characterizing parameter on the basis of the location information.
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69 Claims
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1. A traffic monitoring system comprising:
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traffic data collection apparatus operative to collect location data from a plurality of users of mobile communication devices; and
a traffic data filter operative to analyze said location data arriving from the plurality of users and to reject location data which is not traffic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12)
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5. A traffic monitoring system comprising:
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location collection apparatus operative to collect location data from at least a traffic population including a multiplicity of traffic elements, the multiplicity of traffic elements comprising a plurality of users of mobile communication devices;
a location data analyzer operative to analyze said location data and to derive traffic information therefrom; and
a traffic information disseminator operative to provide at least some of the traffic population with said traffic information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 60)
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9. A traffic monitoring method comprising:
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collecting location data from a plurality of users of mobile communication devices; and
analyzing said location data arriving from the plurality of users and rejecting location data which is not traffic data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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13. A traffic monitoring system for monitoring traffic comprising a population of users bearing a multiplicity of mobile communication devices, the system comprising:
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a mobile communication network interface receiving, from at least one communication network serving the multiplicity of mobile communication devices, and storing, location information characterizing at least some of the multiplicity of mobile communication devices; and
a traffic monitor operative to compute at least one traffic-characterizing parameter on the basis of the location information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69)
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43. A route guidance method comprising:
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monitoring traffic information characterizing traffic flowing along at least one routes; and
computing and reporting to a traveller, information characterizing the traveller'"'"'s expected travel time along each of the at least one routes. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 65, 66)
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47. A route guidance method comprising:
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monitoring the speed of traffic flowing through a geographical area; and
generating a warning if there is a substantial change in the speed of traffic flowing through a portion of the geographical area.
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57. A route guidance method comprising:
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monitoring traffic information characterizing traffic flowing along a route taken by a driver, including monitoring the current location of the driver; and
computing information characterizing the driver'"'"'s expected progress along the route and reporting said information to the driver when the driver arrives at a predetermined location along the route.
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58. A directed advertisement method comprising:
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receiving an indication from a travelling user of his desired destination; and
providing advertisement content to the travelling user based on the desired destination. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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