Combined personalized traffic and weather report and alert system and method
First Claim
1. A method for generating a combined traffic and weather report presentation, comprising:
- a) providing weather conditions for a selected time period for a geographic area including at least one defined travel route;
b) providing traffic conditions along the defined travel route for the selected time period; and
c) generating a combined traffic and weather presentation displaying simultaneously a representation of the weather conditions and a representation of the traffic conditions along the defined travel route for the selected time period.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating and delivering to users combined personalized traffic and weather report and alerts including forecast traffic and weather conditions. A user defines a travel route of interest and alert conditions. Based on current weather information, weather forecast information, current traffic information, and forecast traffic conditions a combined traffic and weather report for the user specified route is generated and delivered to the user via the internet and/or a wireless communications channel. The combined report may include a graphic display on a map background showing traffic conditions with a graphic representation of weather conditions overlaid thereon along with a tabular representation of traffic and weather conditions including forecast traffic and weather conditions for a plurality of future time periods. Alerts are generated and delivered when the traffic and weather alert conditions are satisfied.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for generating a combined traffic and weather report presentation, comprising:
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a) providing weather conditions for a selected time period for a geographic area including at least one defined travel route;
b) providing traffic conditions along the defined travel route for the selected time period; and
c) generating a combined traffic and weather presentation displaying simultaneously a representation of the weather conditions and a representation of the traffic conditions along the defined travel route for the selected time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for generating a combined traffic and weather report presentation, comprising:
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a) providing a user profile including a user defined travel route;
b) providing weather conditions for a selected time period for a geographic area including the user defined travel route;
c) providing traffic conditions along the user defined travel route for the selected time period; and
d) generating a combined traffic and weather presentation displaying simultaneously a representation of the weather conditions and a representation of the traffic conditions along the user defined travel route for the selected time period. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating a combined traffic and weather report presentation, comprising:
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a) providing a user profile including a user defined travel route;
b) providing a forecast of weather conditions for a plurality of future time periods for a geographic area including the user defined travel route;
c) providing a forecast of traffic conditions along the user defined travel route for the plurality of future time periods;
d) deriving from the user profile and the forecast weather conditions a weather forecast for at least one point along the user defined travel route for the plurality of future time periods;
e) deriving from the user profile and the forecast traffic conditions a traffic forecast for the user defined travel route for the plurality of future time periods; and
f) generating a combined traffic and weather forecast presentation displaying simultaneously a representation of the weather forecast and a representation of the traffic forecast along the user defined travel route for the plurality of future time periods. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for generating a traffic and weather alert, comprising:
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a) providing a user profile including a user defined travel route and traffic and weather alert conditions;
b) providing weather conditions for a selected time period for a geographic area including the user defined travel route;
c) providing traffic conditions along the user defined travel route for the selected time period;
d) generating a traffic and weather alert if the weather conditions and traffic conditions satisfy the user defined traffic and weather alert conditions; and
e) delivering the traffic and weather alert to a user contact address. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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