Data-Driven 3D Traffic Views with the View Based on User-Selected Start and End Geographical Locations
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a traffic report for a television broadcast, comprising:
- providing a user interface that allows a user to make a data type selection of one of an incident item, a sensor item, and a key route item in a geographic area;
receiving the data type selection of one of the incident item, the sensor item, and the key route item from the user;
upon receiving the data type selection, allowing the user to make a map type selection of one of a 2D map, a 3D sky view map, and a 3D fly through map via the user interface;
receiving the map type selection of one of the 2D map, the 3D sky view map, and a 3D fly through map;
upon receiving the map type selection, displaying a preview of how the data type and map type selections would appear in a television traffic report for the geographic area to the user; and
upon receiving a first indication that the user approves the traffic report appearance, saving the data type and map type selections for use in the television traffic report.
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Abstract
Traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system is obtained. A user selects a start geographical location and an end geographical location. An animated flythrough 3D graphical map is then created and displayed beginning at the start geographical location and navigating toward the end geographical location. The traffic flow data is continuously displayed during the flythrough.
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a traffic report for a television broadcast, comprising:
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providing a user interface that allows a user to make a data type selection of one of an incident item, a sensor item, and a key route item in a geographic area; receiving the data type selection of one of the incident item, the sensor item, and the key route item from the user; upon receiving the data type selection, allowing the user to make a map type selection of one of a 2D map, a 3D sky view map, and a 3D fly through map via the user interface; receiving the map type selection of one of the 2D map, the 3D sky view map, and a 3D fly through map; upon receiving the map type selection, displaying a preview of how the data type and map type selections would appear in a television traffic report for the geographic area to the user; and upon receiving a first indication that the user approves the traffic report appearance, saving the data type and map type selections for use in the television traffic report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for creating a traffic report for a television broadcast, comprising in combination:
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a processor; data storage; and machine language instructions stored in the data storage executable by the processor to; provide a user interface that allows a user to make a data type selection of one of an incident item, a sensor item, and a key route item in a geographic area and a map type selection of one of a 2D map, a 3D sky view map, and a 3D fly through for the selected data type; receive the data type selection and the map type selection from the user; display a preview of how the data type and map type selections would appear in a television traffic report for the geographic area to the user; save the data type and map type selections upon receiving a first indication from the user; and send a video signal including the saved data type and map type selections to a television station for use in the television traffic report upon receiving a second indication from the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for creating a traffic report for a television broadcast, comprising:
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providing a first user interface that allows a user to create a rundown for a television traffic report, wherein the rundown is a list of data type and map type pairs for a geographic area; providing a preview of the rundown to the user that depicts how the rundown would appear in the television traffic report; providing a second user interface that allows the user to edit the data type, the map type, and the geographic area in the rundown; and providing an output signal that causes the rundown to be displayed in the television traffic report. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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