Traffic navigation system
First Claim
1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
- a destination input section configured to enter a destination point,a travel route information section configured to provide at least one potential travel route to the destination point;
a historical data input section configured to provide historical time information based on a plurality of actual motorist travel times to navigate various travel routes; and
an expected travel time reporting section configured to report to a user a plurality of expected travel times based on the historical time information for the potential travel route.
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Abstract
A vehicle navigation system is provided with a destination input section, a travel route information section, a historical data input section and an expected travel time reporting section. The travel destination input section is provided for entering a destination point. The travel route information section provides at least one potential travel route to the destination point. The historical data input section provides historical time information based on a plurality of actual motorist travel times to navigate various travel routes. The expected travel time reporting section reports to a user an expected travel times based on the historical time information for a potential travel route.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a destination input section configured to enter a destination point, a travel route information section configured to provide at least one potential travel route to the destination point; a historical data input section configured to provide historical time information based on a plurality of actual motorist travel times to navigate various travel routes; and an expected travel time reporting section configured to report to a user a plurality of expected travel times based on the historical time information for the potential travel route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle navigation system comprising:
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a destination input section configured to enter a destination point; a travel route information section configured to provide at least two potential different travel routes to the destination point; a historical data input section configured to provide historical time information based on a plurality of actual motorist travel times to navigate various travel routes; and an expected travel time reporting section configured to report to a user an expected travel time based on the historical time information for each of the different travel routes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A traffic navigation system comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles each including a vehicle travel data collecting unit configured to collect travel route segment travel data including actual motorist travel times for road segments traveled, a navigation unit including a destination input section configured to enter a destination point, and a travel route information section configured to provide travel route information to the destination point, and an expected travel time reporting section configured to report to a user the travel route information and an expected travel time based on the actual motorist travel times, and a two-way communication unit configured to transmit the travel route segment travel data and receive information relating to the expected travel time; a plurality of roadside units including wireless two-way communications configured to receive and send the travel route segment travel data; and a base station including two-way communications configured to receive and store the travel route segment travel data from the roadside units, and further configured to send historical time information based on the travel route segment travel data to the vehicles via the roadside units. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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