Method and system for a consumer traffic monitoring and notification system
First Claim
1. A system for providing consumer traffic monitoring and notification comprising:
- a data extraction module operable to extract signal data from a wireless telephony network comprising location information for a mobile station;
a data analysis node, logically connected to the data extraction module and operable to identify a location associated with the mobile station, receive traffic-related information, and automatically send a notification in response to the location of the mobile station and the received traffic-related information;
a destination identification module logically connected to the data analysis node and operable to determine a destination associated with the mobile station based on identified locations for the mobile station; and
a route identification module, logically connected to the destination identification module and operable to determine one or more routes between the mobile station and one or more destinations.
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Abstract
Actively providing consumer traffic monitoring and notification. The present invention determines a user'"'"'s location, based on the location of the user'"'"'s cellular phone. The present invention may determine specific destinations that the user often travels to and routes that the user takes between destinations. The present invention may inform the user of traffic conditions based on information received or developed by the system. These notifications may be actively sent to the user based on the user'"'"'s location or the user may query the system for information. The system may automatically deliver information to the user based on specific locations of the user, such as arriving at an airport from another city.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for providing consumer traffic monitoring and notification comprising:
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a data extraction module operable to extract signal data from a wireless telephony network comprising location information for a mobile station;
a data analysis node, logically connected to the data extraction module and operable to identify a location associated with the mobile station, receive traffic-related information, and automatically send a notification in response to the location of the mobile station and the received traffic-related information;
a destination identification module logically connected to the data analysis node and operable to determine a destination associated with the mobile station based on identified locations for the mobile station; and
a route identification module, logically connected to the destination identification module and operable to determine one or more routes between the mobile station and one or more destinations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing consumer traffic monitoring and notification comprising the steps of:
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determining a plurality of locations of a mobile station, based on signal data from a wireless telephony network;
determining a plurality of destinations for the mobile station based on the determined plurality of locations;
determining a route between one of the plurality of locations of the mobile station and any of the plurality of the determined destinations for the mobile station;
receiving traffic-related information; and
automatically sending a notification in response to the received traffic-related information;
wherein the notification comprises traffic conditions associated with the route. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing consumer traffic monitoring and notification comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of a mobile station;
determining whether the location of the mobile station corresponds to a pre-existing location;
receiving traffic-related information; and
automatically sending a notification in response to the received traffic-related information when the location of the mobile station corresponds to the pre-existing location;
wherein the notification comprises traffic conditions associated with the pre-existing location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for providing consumer traffic monitoring and notification comprising:
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a data extraction module operable to extract signal data from a wireless telephony network comprising location information for a mobile station; and
a data analysis node, logically connected to the data extraction module and operable to identify a location associated with the mobile station, receive traffic-related information, and automatically send a notification in response to the location of the mobile station and the received traffic-related information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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