GPS-based traffic monitoring system
First Claim
1. A traffic monitoring system comprising:
- a cellular phone system that communicates with a plurality of cellular phones and that generates vector and location data for said plurality of cellular phones; and
a traffic monitoring module that communicates with said cellular phone system, that generates traffic reports based on said vector and location data from said plurality of cellular phones, and that selectively enables use of said vector and location data from at least one of said cellular phones when at least one of;
a speed of said at least one of said cellular phones is greater than a predetermined speed; and
said traffic monitoring module receives vector and location data from a second one of said cellular phones and said second one of said cellular phones is traveling in the same or an opposite direction as said first one of said cellular phones and has a speed that is within a predetermined difference of a speed of said first one of said cellular phones.
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Abstract
A traffic monitoring system comprises a cellular phone system that communicates with a plurality of cellular phones and that generates vector and location data for the plurality of cellular phones. A traffic monitoring module generates traffic reports based on the vector and location data and selectively enables use of the vector and location data from at least one of the cellular phones when at least one of a speed of the at least one of the cellular phones is greater than a predetermined speed and the traffic monitoring module receives vector and location data from a second one of the cellular phones and the second one of the cellular phones is traveling in the same or an opposite direction as the first one of the cellular phones and has a speed that is within a predetermined difference of a speed of the first one of the cellular phones.
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1. A traffic monitoring system comprising:
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a cellular phone system that communicates with a plurality of cellular phones and that generates vector and location data for said plurality of cellular phones; and a traffic monitoring module that communicates with said cellular phone system, that generates traffic reports based on said vector and location data from said plurality of cellular phones, and that selectively enables use of said vector and location data from at least one of said cellular phones when at least one of; a speed of said at least one of said cellular phones is greater than a predetermined speed; and said traffic monitoring module receives vector and location data from a second one of said cellular phones and said second one of said cellular phones is traveling in the same or an opposite direction as said first one of said cellular phones and has a speed that is within a predetermined difference of a speed of said first one of said cellular phones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a traffic monitoring system comprising:
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providing a cellular phone system that communicates with a plurality of cellular phones and that generates vector and location data for said plurality of cellular phones; and generating traffic reports based on said vector and location data from said plurality of cellular phones using a traffic monitoring module; selectively enabling use of said vector and location data from at least one of said cellular phones when at least one of; a speed of said at least one of said cellular phones is greater than a predetermined speed; and said traffic monitoring module receives vector and location data from a second one of said cellular phones and said second one of said cellular phones is traveling in the same or an opposite direction as said first one of said cellular phones and has a speed that is within a predetermined difference of a speed of said first one of said cellular phones. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A traffic monitoring system comprising:
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a cellular phone system that communicates with a plurality of cellular phones and that generates vector and location data for said plurality of cellular phones; and traffic monitoring means, that communicates with said cellular phone system, for generating traffic reports based on said vector and location data from said plurality of cellular phones, and for selectively enabling use of said vector and location data from at least one of said cellular phones when at least one of; a speed of said at least one of said cellular phones is greater than a predetermined speed; and said traffic monitoring means receives vector and location data from a second one of said cellular phones and said second one of said cellular phones is traveling in the same or an opposite direction as said first one of said cellular phones and has a speed that is within a predetermined difference of a speed of said first one of said cellular phones. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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