TRAFFIC PORTAL ENQUIRY AND ALERT SYSTEM

• US 20130218445A1
• Filed: 02/19/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appy Risk Technologies Limited (Trak Global Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. (Trak Global Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Basir, Otman A.
• Application Number:
  US13/770,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/00 Traffic control systems for road vehicles arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ; automatic vehicle control B62D
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard

Abstract

A method for monitoring travel by a vehicle includes monitoring location of a vehicle as it travels along a plurality of routes from each of a plurality of origins to a plurality of destinations. Frequently-traveled routes are determined from the monitored location of the vehicle. The frequently-traveled routes are displayed to the user. Current traffic conditions may also be displayed on routes between the current location of the vehicle and potential destinations, which are determined based upon previous destinations, contacts, or calendar events.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring travel by a vehicle including the steps of:

monitoring location of a vehicle as it travels along a plurality of routes from each of a plurality of origins to a plurality of destinations;

determining frequently-traveled routes of the plurality of routes from the monitored location of the vehicle; and

displaying the frequently-traveled routes to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of suggesting an alternative route from one of the plurality of origins to one of the plurality of destinations.

3. The method of claim 1 further including the step of displaying idle times for each of the frequently-traveled routes.

4. The method of claim 1 further including the step of displaying travel times for each of the frequently-traveled routes.

5. A method for monitoring travel by a vehicle including the steps of:

monitoring location of a vehicle, including a current location of the vehicle;

determining potential destinations based upon the monitored location of the vehicle; and

displaying current traffic conditions on routes between the current location of the vehicle and the potential destinations.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the potential destinations are determined by monitoring previous destinations and predicting destination based on the previous destinations.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the potential destinations are determined by analyzing a plurality of contacts and calendar events.