Method and system for selectively processing traffic incident information
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving at least current location information;
receiving at least a threshold range value;
relating said threshold range value to said current location information;
receiving an incident report corresponding to pertinent information at a point of interest; and
selectively retaining said incident report if said point of interest is within said threshold range value.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving current location and heading information, receiving threshold range, and bearing values, receiving an incident report corresponding to a traffic incident at a location of interest, and selectively retaining the incident report if the point of interest is within the threshold range and bearing values.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving at least current location information;
receiving at least a threshold range value;
relating said threshold range value to said current location information;
receiving an incident report corresponding to pertinent information at a point of interest; and
selectively retaining said incident report if said point of interest is within said threshold range value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing traffic information, comprising:
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establishing threshold range and bearing values;
receiving current location and heading values;
establishing a zone of interest based on said threshold range and bearing values and said current location and heading values;
receiving traffic information having a plurality of incident reports each incident report having a corresponding point of interest;
retaining said incident reports if said corresponding point of interest is within said zone of interest; and
discarding said incident reports if said corresponding point of interest is outside said zone of interest. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A traffic management system, comprising:
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a traffic incident filter configured to receive traffic incident information including incident reports from across a broad geographical region; and
a processor or controlling program in communication with said traffic incident filter wherein said traffic incident filter is configured to determine whether said incident reports are geographically relevant incident reports. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A satellite radio system, comprising:
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a traffic management system having a traffic incident filter configured to receive traffic incident information including incident reports from across a broad geographical region, and a processor or controlling program in communication with said traffic incident filter wherein said traffic incident filter configured to determine whether said incident reports are geographically relevant incident reports; and
a satellite radio receiver. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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