INTELLIGENTLY PROVIDING USER-SPECIFIC TRAFFIC-RELATED INFORMATION

• US 20150254979A1
• Filed: 05/14/2015
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Inventors: HAAG, Stephen, LEBRILLA, Carlos J., RUSH, Marc, ROLFES, Linda
• Granted Patent: US 9,396,655 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/022 with dynamic range variability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A motor vehicle may be equipped with apparatus permitting the reception of transportation-related alerts. The alerts received may be in accordance with factors, such as device-specific and/or location-specific factors. Alerts may, for example, be held or formatted, e.g., for audio presentation, depending on various factors, including, but not limited to location and/or speed.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A motor vehicle comprising:

at least one computing device integrated into the motor vehicle;

a receiver integrated into the motor vehicle and configured to receive a transportation-related alert and coupled to the computing device, wherein the transportation-related alert applies to a location of the motor vehicle; and

a speaker,

wherein the at least one computing device is configured to present the transportation-related alert as an audible alert via said speaker if a speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold speed level.

22. The motor vehicle of claim 21, wherein the computing device is configured to present the transportation-related alert as an audible alert as a user-selectable option if the speed of the motor vehicle exceeds the predetermined threshold speed level.

23. The motor vehicle of claim 21, further comprising a visual display coupled to the at least one computing device and configured to visually display the transportation-related alert.

24. The motor vehicle of claim 23, wherein the visual display is integrated into the motor vehicle.

25. The motor vehicle of claim 21, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to detect a tag associated with the transportation-related alert and to present the transportation-related alert in a manner based at least in part on the tag.

26. The motor vehicle of claim 25, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to present the transportation-related alert as an audible alert in response to detecting a tag indicating that the transportation-related alert should be presented in audible format.

27. The motor vehicle of claim 21, further comprising a transmitter integrated into the motor vehicle and configured to transmit location data of the motor vehicle.

28. The motor vehicle of claim 27, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit user-profile data.

29. The motor vehicle of claim 21, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to communicate with at least one device not integrated into the motor vehicle.

30. The motor vehicle of claim 29, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one device not integrated into the motor vehicle.

31. The motor vehicle of claim 21, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to prevent text-based input to the at least one computing device in response to detecting that the motor vehicle is moving.

32. The motor vehicle of claim 21, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to recognize speech-based input.