Interactive traffic information providing method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A traffic information providing method comprising the steps of:
- collecting real-time traffic information and supplementary information;
broadcasting the collected real-time traffic information;
storing the collected supplementary information in a supplementary information database;
receiving a supplementary information request from a user who confirms the broadcast real-time traffic information;
searching supplementary information corresponding to the received supplementary information request; and
delivering the searched supplementary information to the user.
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Abstract
A traffic information providing method and apparatus. The traffic information providing a method and apparatus provides for collecting real-time traffic information and supplementary information; broadcasting the collected real-time traffic information; storing the collected supplementary information in a supplementary information database; receiving a supplementary information request from a user who confirms the broadcast real-time traffic information; searching supplementary information corresponding to the received supplementary information request; and delivering the searched supplementary information to the user. In accordance with user requests, traffic information services differentiated among the users can be delivered. A benefit can also be realized among traffic information service providers, mobile network operators and the users.
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22 Claims
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1. A traffic information providing method comprising the steps of:
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collecting real-time traffic information and supplementary information; broadcasting the collected real-time traffic information; storing the collected supplementary information in a supplementary information database; receiving a supplementary information request from a user who confirms the broadcast real-time traffic information; searching supplementary information corresponding to the received supplementary information request; and delivering the searched supplementary information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A traffic information providing apparatus comprising:
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a traffic information server for collecting real-time traffic information; a broadcasting server for broadcasting the collected real-time traffic information; a mobile communication terminal for receiving the broadcast real-time traffic information and providing the received real-time traffic information to a user, for inputting a user request demanding supplementary information associated with the real-time traffic information and transmitting a supplementary information, request message in response to the inputted user request; and a mobile service server for receiving the supplementary information request message from the mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network, for searching the demanded supplementary information from a pre-stored supplementary information database using the received supplementary information request message, and for transmitting the searched supplementary information to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a receiver for receiving broad casting data having Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) data composed of real-time traffic information; an analysis section for detecting the TPEG data in the received broadcasting data and determining existence of supplementary information associated with the real-time traffic information; a wireless communication module for transmitting a request message requesting supplementary information to a mobile communication network in response to a user command demanding the supplementary information, and for receiving in return a reply message containing the requested supplementary information from the mobile communication network; and a display section for displaying the real-time traffic information and the related supplementary information. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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