Method and apparatus for customizing traffic alerts
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1. A traffic alert system comprising:
- a computer system adapted to exchange information with at least one user and to receive traffic information from a source of information about traffic conditions;
at least one storage medium; and
computer executable instructions for causing the computer system to;
receive from the at least one user an alert profile comprising at least one route;
store filter information in the storage medium based on the alert profile;
compare traffic information obtained from the source of information about traffic conditions to the filter information; and
communicate a traffic alert to the at least one user when the traffic information indicates a traffic problem matching the filter information based on the alert profile received from the at least one user.
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Abstract
A traffic alert system in which a user may specify an alert profile that includes one or more routes of interest. The system monitors traffic problems for problems that might impact roads along the specified routes of interest. Alerts reporting such problems are sent to the user. Additional filter characteristics might be specified by the user as part of the alert profile to further restrict the number of alerts sent to each user. As a result, each user receives a relatively small number of alerts which are of high value to the user.
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1. A traffic alert system comprising:
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a computer system adapted to exchange information with at least one user and to receive traffic information from a source of information about traffic conditions;
at least one storage medium; and
computer executable instructions for causing the computer system to;
receive from the at least one user an alert profile comprising at least one route;
store filter information in the storage medium based on the alert profile;
compare traffic information obtained from the source of information about traffic conditions to the filter information; and
communicate a traffic alert to the at least one user when the traffic information indicates a traffic problem matching the filter information based on the alert profile received from the at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a traffic alert computer system, the method comprising acts of:
(a) providing on a user interface at least one filter interface in which a user may specify filter information for traffic alerts, the filter information comprising at least one route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a traffic alert system, comprising acts of:
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(a) receiving from a user route information identifying at least one route comprising at least one road;
(b) comparing the route information to traffic information of traffic problems to filter the traffic information to identify user relevant traffic problems correlated with the at least one road; and
(c) when a user relevant traffic problem is identified in the act (b), communicating to a client device an electronic message alerting the user to the user relevant traffic problem. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of receiving customized traffic alerts from a traffic alert system, comprising acts of:
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(a) providing to the traffic alert system filter information specifying at least one criteria defining traffic alerts relevant to a user, the filter information specifying at least one route; and
(b) receiving traffic alerts regarding traffic problems correlated to at least one road in the at least one route.
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