PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION INCLUDING A PREDICTION OF TRAVEL TIME TO TRAVERSE A LINK AND USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for identifying traffic information, the method comprising:
- receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a predicted amount of time to traverse a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link, wherein the first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data;
determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier;
determining travel time prediction information based on the predicted amount of time included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to an amount of time;
determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link; and
identifying traffic information based on the determined travel time prediction information and the determined location information.
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Abstract
A method for identifying traffic information includes receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a predicted amount of time to traverse a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link, where the first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data. The method also includes determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier and determining travel time prediction information based on the predicted amount of time included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to an amount of time. The method further includes determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link and identifying traffic information based on the determined travel time prediction information and the determined location information.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for identifying traffic information, the method comprising:
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receiving traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a predicted amount of time to traverse a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link, wherein the first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data;
determining a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier;
determining travel time prediction information based on the predicted amount of time included in the received traffic data only if the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to an amount of time;
determining location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location associated with the particular link; and
identifying traffic information based on the determined travel time prediction information and the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for identifying traffic information, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface configured to receive traffic data including a first identifier, information corresponding to a predicted amount of time to traverse a particular link, and information corresponding to a location associated with the particular link, wherein the first identifier enables a determination of a type of the information that is included within the received traffic data; and
a processor configured to;
determine a type of information included within the received traffic data based on the first identifier;
dependent upon whether the first identifier enables a determination that the received traffic data includes a prediction related to an amount of time, determining travel time prediction information based on the predicted amount of time included in the received traffic data;
determine location information based on the information that is included in the received traffic data corresponding to the location corresponding to the particular link; and
identify traffic information based on the determined travel time prediction information and the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A traffic information communication device, comprising:
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a data receiving interface; and
a processor configured to process information received from the data receiving interface and to determine travel time prediction information based at least in part on the information received, the received information including;
a message management container that identifies a number of included message component structures and a generation time associated with the message component structures, and more than one message component structure, the message component structures including;
a component identifier that identifies information corresponding to a predicted or current traffic tendency, a predicted or current amount of traffic, a predicted or current speed, or a predicted or current time to traverse a particular link, and a value associated with the component identifier that corresponds to the predicted or current traffic tendency, the predicted or current amount of traffic, the predicted or current speed, or the predicted or current time to traverse a particular link. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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