Traffic incidents processing system and method for sharing real time traffic information
First Claim
1. A traffic incidents processing system comprising:
- a central computer system, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet;
at least two mobile communication devices, capable of determining their geographical location, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet; and
a mobile client software, capable of operating on said mobile communication devices, and capable of interfacing with said central computer system for reporting traffic incidents.
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Abstract
A traffic incidents processing system for sharing real time traffic information between a plurality of users connected via a network. The system includes a central computer system, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet, a multiplicity of mobile communication devices, capable of determining their geographical location, and are operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet, and are capable of transmitting location based traffic information to the said central computer system. The central computer system continuously maintains updated database of traffic information. The central computer system is capable of analyzing, screening and assessing the reliability of the traffic information, detect a traffic situation, and provide customized, real time traffic alerts to a plurality of users connected to a network and to mobile communication devices such as cellular telephones via the wide area network as well as via short messaging service SMS, multimedia messaging system MMS, or any other data protocol capable of communicating with mobile devices. The central computer system is further capable of storing a history of routes traveled by users, and determine an optimal route from any originating point to any destination point by analyzing the stored routes and construct the optimal route using the most frequently traveled segments found in the stored routes database, and the realtime traffic information that is known to the system.
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1. A traffic incidents processing system comprising:
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a central computer system, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet; at least two mobile communication devices, capable of determining their geographical location, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet; and a mobile client software, capable of operating on said mobile communication devices, and capable of interfacing with said central computer system for reporting traffic incidents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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