METHOD FOR CHOOSING A TRAFFIC ROUTE
First Claim
1. A method for choosing a traffic route, the method comprising:
- identifying traffic segments between an identified start point and an identified end point;
generating traffic routes between the identified start point and the identified end point, wherein each traffic route corresponds to a respective set of traffic segments;
receiving traffic speed data associated with each traffic segment;
determining a predicted travel time for each traffic segment based on the respectively associated received traffic speed data;
determining a total travel time for each of the traffic routes based on the predicted travel times respectively determined for the traffic segments of the corresponding set of traffic segments;
receiving event data associated with at least one set of traffic segments in real time from another user currently traversing the at least one set of traffic segments;
determining an updated total travel time for at least one traffic route corresponding to the at least one set of traffic segments based on the received event data; and
determining a fastest available traffic route based on the total travel times for each of the traffic routes and the updated total travel time for the at least one 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. A method for choosing a traffic route, the method comprising:
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identifying traffic segments between an identified start point and an identified end point; generating traffic routes between the identified start point and the identified end point, wherein each traffic route corresponds to a respective set of traffic segments; receiving traffic speed data associated with each traffic segment; determining a predicted travel time for each traffic segment based on the respectively associated received traffic speed data; determining a total travel time for each of the traffic routes based on the predicted travel times respectively determined for the traffic segments of the corresponding set of traffic segments; receiving event data associated with at least one set of traffic segments in real time from another user currently traversing the at least one set of traffic segments; determining an updated total travel time for at least one traffic route corresponding to the at least one set of traffic segments based on the received event data; and determining a fastest available traffic route based on the total travel times for each of the traffic routes and the updated total travel time for the at least one traffic route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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