DYNAMIC TRAFFIC ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
- a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory;
one or more output devices controllable by the processor;
wherein a plurality of routes between a starting location and a destination are stored in at least one of the persistent and non-persistent memory;
wherein the processor is operable to receive traffic data relating to each of the plurality of preferred routes;
wherein the processor is operable to calculate an estimated travel time for each of the plurality of the preferred routes, based at least in part on the received traffic data;
wherein the processor is operable to select, from the preferred routes and based at least in part on the estimated travel time, an optimal route of travel to be output to at least one output device.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system is capable of calculating a plurality of routes between two locations. The system can also overlay traffic data for each route to determine a “real time” travel estimate. Then, one or more optimal routes can be presented to a user along with traffic data.
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory; one or more output devices controllable by the processor; wherein a plurality of routes between a starting location and a destination are stored in at least one of the persistent and non-persistent memory; wherein the processor is operable to receive traffic data relating to each of the plurality of preferred routes; wherein the processor is operable to calculate an estimated travel time for each of the plurality of the preferred routes, based at least in part on the received traffic data; wherein the processor is operable to select, from the preferred routes and based at least in part on the estimated travel time, an optimal route of travel to be output to at least one output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory; one or more output devices controllable by the processor; wherein the processor is operable to receive traffic data relating to a route to be traveled and calculate an estimated time of travel along the route based at least in part on the received traffic data; wherein the processor is operable to evaluate a subset of a route to be traveled to determine one or more portions having concentrations of traffic above a predetermined threshold; wherein the processor is further operable to determine, for each portion having a concentration of traffic above the predetermined threshold, at least one alternative route, if an alternative route exists; wherein the processor is further operable to receive traffic data relating to each determined alternative route and calculate an estimated time of travel along each alternative route based at least in part on the received traffic data; and wherein the processor is operable to output one or more alternative routes, including traffic information, to at least one of the output devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory and one or more output devices, controllable by the processor; wherein the processor is operable to receive traffic data and determine, based at least in part on the received data, an optimal route of travel between two locations, the optimal route of travel being selected from a plurality of stored, user-input preferred routes; wherein the processor is operable to output the optimal route including traffic information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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