Personalized traffic reports
First Claim
1. A method for making a personalized traffic report for a user comprising the steps of:
- obtaining current traffic information that pertains to at least one route along roads of a road network in a geographic area from the user'"'"'s starting location to a destination;
selecting a plurality of phrases in a voice of an announcer to form an audio track narrative that describes the current traffic information pertaining to the at least one route from the user'"'"'s starting location to the destination;
forming an audio-video file that combines (i) the audio track narrative, (ii) a graphical visual representation of at least a portion of the roads of the route, (iii) a visual representation of the current traffic information along the roads of the route and (iv) a visual representation of the announcer speaking at least a portion of the audio track narrative; and
providing the audio-video file to the user for playback on a computer platform device.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for providing personalized traffic reports. A personalized traffic report is a relatively short, audio-visual presentation that includes an audio narrative by an announcer describing the traffic conditions along a user'"'"'s selected route, synchronized with a video presentation that includes maps with animations showing the traffic conditions and a visual representation of the announcer. A traffic data services provider determines traffic conditions that pertain to a user'"'"'s identified particular route, i.e. from an origin to a destination. Then, the traffic data services provider forms an audio-video file that includes an audio narrative in the voice of an announcer that describes the traffic conditions along the user'"'"'s route, along with a visual map representation of the user'"'"'s route, a graphical indication of the traffic conditions along the route, and a visual representation of the announcer. The traffic data services provider transmits the audio-video file of the personalized traffic report to the user, who then plays it back on a computing device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for making a personalized traffic report for a user comprising the steps of:
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obtaining current traffic information that pertains to at least one route along roads of a road network in a geographic area from the user'"'"'s starting location to a destination; selecting a plurality of phrases in a voice of an announcer to form an audio track narrative that describes the current traffic information pertaining to the at least one route from the user'"'"'s starting location to the destination; forming an audio-video file that combines (i) the audio track narrative, (ii) a graphical visual representation of at least a portion of the roads of the route, (iii) a visual representation of the current traffic information along the roads of the route and (iv) a visual representation of the announcer speaking at least a portion of the audio track narrative; and providing the audio-video file to the user for playback on a computer platform device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing personalized traffic reports to users located throughout a geographic area comprising:
a traffic report generator application operable to form personalized traffic reports and deliver the personalized traffic reports to users, where each personalized traffic report comprises an audio-visual file that includes (i) an audio narrative in a voice of an announcer describing traffic conditions along a route between locations specified by a user, (ii) one or more visual scenes depicting a graphical map representation of the route including a representation of current traffic information along the route, and (iii) a visual representation of the announcer speaking at least a portion of the audio narrative. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for delivering personalized traffic reports to users from an on-line service, comprising the steps of:
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combining phrases to form an audio narrative in a voice of an announcer, wherein the audio narrative describes traffic conditions on a route between locations selected by a user; synchronizing the audio narrative with video scenes that show a graphical depiction of the route, the traffic conditions on the route and a visual representation of the announcer speaking at least a portion of the audio narrative; and providing the audio-video file to the user for playback.
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