Method for choosing a traffic route
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Abstract
A system for identifying a fastest possible travel route is disclosed. A traveler data processor collects traffic speed data and associates the traffic speed data with road segments. The road segments collectively represent one or more possible travel routes from a start point to an end point. A forecast engine determines a predicted travel time for each of the road segments based on, for example, the traffic speed data for each of the road segments. A routing engine determines the fastest possible travel route from the start point to the end point. The fastest possible travel route is the possible travel route from the one or more possible travel routes with the shortest predicted travel time.
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for choosing a traffic route, the method comprising:
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identifying a start point and an end point; identifying a series of traffic segments between the start point and the end point, the traffic segments including at least two possible routes between the start point and the end point; receiving traffic speed data associated with the identified series of traffic segments; predicting the travel time for each of the identified series of traffic segments; identifying a total travel time for each of the at least two possible routes based on the prediction of travel time for each of the identified series of traffic segments; and indicating the fastest possible travel route between the start point and the end point. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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