Methods for filtering and providing traffic information
First Claim
1. A method for providing traffic information broadcast from a remote location to a user of a vehicle navigation system, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving an address input from an external owner link device;
(b) receiving traffic information from the remote location;
(c) discarding traffic information received in said step (b) that relates to traffic conditions located farther than a predetermined distance from the address received in said step (a);
(d) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information received in said step (b) that was not discarded in said step (c); and
(e) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (d).
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Abstract
Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user on a user display in the vehicle. In one embodiment, the navigation system automatically filters traffic information that is located farther than a predetermined distance from the vehicle. In another embodiment, the navigation system filters traffic information that is not located within the same time zone as the vehicle. The user may also enter user preferences manually through a menu provided by the vehicle radio. In other words, the traffic information may be presented to the user in several circumstances, either as cued by the user, or automatically presented by the traffic management system.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing traffic information broadcast from a remote location to a user of a vehicle navigation system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving an address input from an external owner link device;
(b) receiving traffic information from the remote location;
(c) discarding traffic information received in said step (b) that relates to traffic conditions located farther than a predetermined distance from the address received in said step (a);
(d) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information received in said step (b) that was not discarded in said step (c); and
(e) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (d). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing traffic information broadcast from a remote location to a user of a vehicle navigation system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a designated regional area from an external owner link device, wherein the designated regional area has a specific geographic boundary;
(b) receiving traffic information from the remote location;
(c) discarding traffic information received in said step (b) that does not relate to traffic conditions located within the specific geographic boundary;
(d) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information received in said step (b) that was not discarded in said step (c);
(e) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (e). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing traffic information to a user of a navigation device located in a vehicle having a radio, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a designated regional area input from the radio;
(b) receiving traffic information from a remote location;
(c) discarding traffic information received in said step (b) that does not relate to traffic conditions located within the designated regional area received in said step (a);
(d) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information received in said step (b) that was not discarded in said step (c); and
(e) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (d). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing traffic information broadcast from a remote location to a navigation device located in a vehicle having a radio, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving traffic information from the remote location;
(b) determining whether the radio is powered on;
(c) determining a current location of the vehicle;
(d) identifying a regional area, based at least in part on the current location of the vehicle determined in said step (c);
(e) filtering the traffic information received in said step (a), based at least in part on the regional area identified in said step (d);
(f) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information filtered in said step (e); and
(g) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (f). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing traffic information to a user of a navigation system located in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining an internal clock setting of the vehicle;
(b) receiving traffic information from a remote location;
(c) identifying traffic information received in said step (b) that relates to traffic conditions located within a same time zone as the internal clock setting determined in said step (a);
(d) discarding traffic information that does not relate to traffic conditions located within the same time zone as the internal clock setting;
(e) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information identified in said step (c); and
(f) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (e). - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for providing traffic information broadcast from a remote location to a vehicle navigation system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining an internal clock setting of the vehicle;
(b) receiving traffic information from the remote location;
(c) filtering the traffic information received in said step (b), based at least in part on the internal clock setting determined in said step (a);
(d) calculating a travel route, based at least in part on the traffic information filtered in said step (c); and
(e) displaying the travel route calculated in said step (d). - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for filtering traffic information broadcast from a one-to-many network to a user of a vehicle navigation system, comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a current location of the vehicle navigation system;
(b) determining a filtering distance;
(c) receiving traffic information from the network; and
(d) discarding traffic information received in said step (c) that relates to traffic conditions located farther than the filtering distance determined in said step (b) from the current location determined in said step (a). - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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