System and Method for Providing Mobile Traffic Information

• US 20090328116A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: McCarthy, Mary, Coldwell, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,151,314 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/93
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system comprises a server operable to deliver an Internet Protocol Television stream to a set-top box, and operable to retrieve an image from a first traffic camera. Upon receipt of a request from the set-top box, the image is sent to a wireless device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server operable to deliver an Internet Protocol Television stream to a set-top box, and operable to;

retrieve a first image from a first traffic camera;

receive a request from the set-top box to send the first image to a wireless device; and

responsive to receiving the second request, send the first image to the wireless device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the server is further operable to:

receive a second request from the set-top box to retrieve a second image from a second traffic camera;

responsive to the second request, retrieve the second image;

receive a third request from the wireless device to send the second image to the wireless device; and

send the second image to the wireless device.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the server is further operable to:

create a route profile that associates the first traffic camera with the second traffic camera.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the third request is based upon the location of the wireless device.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the server is further operable to:

combine the first image and the second image into a third image; and

send the third image to the wireless device.

6. A method comprising:

delivering an Internet Protocol Television stream to a set-top box;

retrieving a first image from a first traffic camera;

receiving a request from the set-top box to send the first image to a wireless device; and

responsive to receiving the second request, sending the first image to the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

receiving a second request from the set-top box to retrieve a second image from a second traffic camera;

responsive to the second request, retrieving the second image;

receiving a third request from the wireless device to send the second image to the wireless device; and

sending the second image to the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

creating a route profile that associates the first traffic camera with the second traffic camera.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the third request is based upon the location of the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

combining the first image and the second image into a third image; and

sending the third image to the wireless device.

11. A machine-executable code embedded within a tangible medium, and including instructions for:

delivering an Internet Protocol Television stream to a set-top box;

retrieving a first image from a first traffic camera;

receiving a request from the set-top box to send the first image to a wireless device; and

responsive to receiving the second request, sending the first image to the wireless device.

12. The machine-executable code of claim 11 further comprising instructions for:

receiving a second request from the set-top box to retrieve a second image from a second traffic camera;

responsive to the second request, retrieving the second image;

receiving a third request from the wireless device to send the second image to the wireless device; and

sending the second image to the wireless device.

13. The machine-executable code of claim 12 further comprising instructions for:

creating a route profile that associates the first traffic camera with the second traffic camera.

14. The machine-executable code of claim 12 wherein the third request is based upon the location of the wireless device.

15. The machine-executable code of claim 12 further comprising instructions for:

combining the first image and the second image into a third image; and

sending the third image to the wireless device.

16. A set-top box for communicating with a server and with a wireless device, the set-top box comprising a processor adapted to:

receive an Internet Protocol television stream;

retrieve a first image from a first traffic camera; and

send the first image to the wireless device.

17. The set-top box of claim 16 wherein the processor is further adapted to:

receive a second request to retrieve a second image from a second traffic camera;

responsive to the second request, retrieve the second image;

receive a third request from the wireless device to send the second image to the wireless device; and

send the second image to the wireless device.

18. The set-top box of claim 17 wherein the processor is further adapted to:

create a route profile that associates the first traffic camera with the second traffic camera.

19. The set-top box of claim 17 wherein the third request is based upon the location of the wireless device.

20. The set-top box of claim 17 wherein the processor is further adapted to:

combine the first image and the second image into a third image; and

send the third image to the wireless device.