DESTINATION ARRIVAL ESTIMATES AUTO-NOTIFICATION BASED ON CELLULAR SYSTEMS

• US 20120150424A1
• Filed: 02/17/2012
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Chavez, David L., Klatsmanyi, Nandor, Mehr, Assaph, Mogale, Nivedita, Shaw, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,742,954 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/118
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

The present, in one embodiment, is directed to a method for determining vehicular speeds over various travel routes that includes the steps:

• • (a) for a plurality of mobile communication devices, determining a respective first geographic location at a first time and a second geographic location at a second later time;
  • (b) determining a respective velocity for each cellular communication device over the distance between the first and second geographic locations; and
  • (c) based on the respective velocities, providing to a driver at least one of (I) a velocity over a selected travel route, (ii) a traffic volume over the selected travel route, and (iii) an estimated time of travel over the selected travel route.

Claims

1. A method for determining vehicular speeds over various travel routes, comprising:

(a) for a plurality of mobile communication devices, determining a respective first physical location at a first time and a second physical location at a second later time;

(b) determining a respective velocity for each cellular communication device over the distance between the first and second physical locations; and

(c) based on the respective velocities, providing to a driver at least one of (i) a velocity over a selected travel route, (ii) a traffic volume over the selected travel route, and (iii) an estimated time of travel over the selected travel route.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mobile communication devices is a cellular phone in communication with a respective base station and further comprising:

(d) each of the mobile communication devices determining, from an on-board Global Positioning System locator, the respective first and second physical locations; and

(e) transmitting the respective first and second physical locations to the respective base station as part of (i) a system identification signal;

(ii) a registration request;

(iii) a call setup signal;

(iv) a hand off signal;

(v) a paging message;

(vi) an access channel message; and

/or (vii) as part of signaling during a set up call.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(d) determining an estimated time of arrival of a selected driver at a selected destination based on at least one of the respective velocities.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

(e) contacting at least one of the driver and a communication device at the selected destination to provide the estimated time of arrival.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

(f) receiving a request to provide an estimated time of arrival notification; and

(g) determining the selected destination by mapping an electronic address of the communication device at the selected destination against a index of electronic addresses and corresponding physical locations.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the request is received during or immediately after a telephone call with the communication device at the selected destination.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the driver is driving an emergency vehicle and the selected destination is the site of a crime scene, a fire, an accident, and/or a patient.

8-19. -19. (canceled)