System and method for providing information to a user
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Abstract
An information system and method provides information to an operator of an emergency response vehicle. A destination location and a current position of the motor vehicle are established. A planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position is established and communicated to at least one traffic control system, an alternate route is established as a function of a factor which may delay travel over the planned route, the destination location, and the new current position and a modified route plan is communicated to at least one traffic control system. The traffic control received positional data on the vehicle and controls the traffic control devices under its management to expedite the transit of the emergency vehicle.
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76 Claims
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33. A system for providing information to a user, comprising:
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a device being positioned relative to the user, the device including;
an input system for establishing a destination location of the user;
a positioning system for establishing a current position of the device; and
,a computer based routing system for automatically establishing a planned route as a function of the current position and the destination location or as a function of the current position and a stored route chosen by the user, or activating the stored route chosen by the user; and
,a traffic control system in communication with the device, the device for sending the planned route over a communications network to the traffic control system, the traffic control system for automatically establishing at least one factor which negatively or positively impacts travel over the planned route as a function of the planned route and responsively communicating the at least one factor to the device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 73)
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58. A method for providing information to a user, comprising:
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providing a device positioned relative to the user;
establishing a destination location of the user via the device;
establishing a current position of the user;
automatically establishing a planned route as a function of the current position and the destination location or as a function of the current position and a stored route chosen by the user, or activating the stored route chosen by the user;
sending the planned route over a communications network to a traffic control system;
automatically establishing via the traffic control system at least one factor which negatively or positively impacts travel over the planned route as a function of the planned route; and
,responsively communicating the at least one factor to the device. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76)
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