MUTABLE MOBILE TRAFFIC ROUTING SYSTEM

• US 20110288755A1
• Filed: 07/29/2011
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Crane, Nicola A., Shrivathsan, Musiri, Chiu, David
• Application Number:
  US13/194,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20110288755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3694 Output thereof on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

A method of operating a mutable mobile traffic routing system includes: sending traffic routing parameters with a traffic segment from a server for displaying on a client; receiving a traffic re-routing request parameter based on a traffic routing control parameter including the traffic routing parameters with the traffic segment; updating the traffic routing parameters based on the traffic re-routing request parameter; and sending the traffic routing parameters updated with an updated traffic segment with the traffic re-routing request parameter for displaying on the client.

Claims

1. A method of operating a mutable mobile traffic routing system comprising:

sending traffic routing parameters with a traffic segment from a server for displaying on a client;

receiving a traffic re-routing request parameter based on a traffic routing control parameter including the traffic routing parameters with the traffic segment;

updating the traffic routing parameters based on the traffic re-routing request parameter; and

sending the traffic routing parameters updated with an updated traffic segment with the traffic re-routing request parameter for displaying on the client.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes manually selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes automatically selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter based on future temporal component along the traffic routing parameters.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter based on a projected event along the traffic routing parameters.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter based on an avoidable item along the traffic routing parameters.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter based on a desirable item along the traffic routing parameters.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein sending the traffic routing parameters updated with the traffic re-routing request parameter includes sending the traffic routing parameters of an alternate route based on the traffic re-routing request parameter.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising operating a navigation unit with the traffic routing parameters.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising creating a billable event with the traffic re-routing request parameter.

11. A method of operating a mutable mobile traffic routing system comprising:

sending traffic routing parameters with a traffic segment from a server having a navigation and location based services functions, for displaying on a client;

receiving a traffic re-routing request parameter, based on a traffic routing control parameter, including the traffic routing parameters with the traffic segment;

generating the traffic routing parameters of an alternate route at the server based on the traffic routing parameters and the traffic re-routing request parameter; and

sending the traffic routing parameters of the alternate route with an updated traffic segment for displaying on the client.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes highlighting the traffic re-routing request parameter in the traffic routing parameters on the display.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing parameters includes displaying a three-dimensional rendition of the traffic re-routing request parameter in the traffic routing parameters on the display.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes displaying a flashing rendition of the traffic re-routing request parameter in the traffic routing parameters on the display.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter includes selecting the traffic re-routing request parameter based on a traffic incident along the traffic routing parameters.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein sending the traffic routing parameters includes sending a travel route with the traffic segment for displaying on the client.

17. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein:

sending the traffic routing parameters includes sending a travel route with the traffic segment; and

generating the traffic routing parameters of the alternate route at the server based on the traffic routing parameters and the traffic re-routing request parameter includes modifying a portion of the traffic segment.

18. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising storing the traffic routing parameters of the alternate route.

19. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising operating a navigation unit with the traffic routing parameters of the alternate route.

20. The method as claimed in claim 11 further comprising updating the traffic routing parameters of the alternate route based on a traffic incident along the traffic routing parameters.