SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION
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1. A device, comprising:
- a traffic component operable to receive traffic data corresponding to a plurality of traffic events;
a computing device coupled with the traffic component, the computing device operable to;
acquire a current geographic location of the device,identify an upcoming traffic event expected to be first encountered by the device based upon the acquired current geographic location and the received traffic data,identify a category of the upcoming traffic event, andselect an icon corresponding to the identified category; and
a display coupled with the computing device, the display operable to be controlled by the computing device to present an indication of the selected icon.
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Abstract
A device and method for providing traffic information. In one embodiment, the device comprises a traffic component, a computing device coupled with the traffic component, and a display coupled with the computing device. The traffic component is operable to identify an upcoming traffic event expected to be first encountered by the device and select an icon corresponding to the identified category. The display is operable to present an indication of the selected icon.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a traffic component operable to receive traffic data corresponding to a plurality of traffic events; a computing device coupled with the traffic component, the computing device operable to; acquire a current geographic location of the device, identify an upcoming traffic event expected to be first encountered by the device based upon the acquired current geographic location and the received traffic data, identify a category of the upcoming traffic event, and select an icon corresponding to the identified category; and a display coupled with the computing device, the display operable to be controlled by the computing device to present an indication of the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. The device of clam 1, further including a location determining component operable to determine the current geographic location of the device, the computing device operable to acquire the current geographic location from the location determining component.
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13. A device, comprising:
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a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the device; a traffic component operable to receive traffic data corresponding to a plurality of traffic events; a memory including a map information database; a computing device coupled with the location determining component, the traffic component, and the memory, the computing device operable to; acquire the current geographic location of the device from the location determining component, identify an upcoming traffic event expected to be first encountered by the device based upon the acquired current geographic location and the received traffic data, identify a category of the upcoming traffic event, select a magnified icon corresponding to the identified category, and select one or more traffic icons corresponding to one or more of the other traffic events; and a display coupled with the computing device, the display operable to be controlled by the computing device to present; a map of an area in proximity to the current geographic location of the device, one or more of the traffic icons on the map corresponding to the location of one or more of the other traffic events, and the magnified icon corresponding to the identified category of the upcoming traffic event, where the magnified icon has a size larger than any one of the traffic icons. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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