Commuter route selection system
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1. A commuter route selection system comprising:
- a portable device for receiving a travel time for at least one preselected commuter route and disseminating the travel time to a user; and
a central facility for storing the at least one preselected commuter route and for obtaining current traffic information for the at least one preselected commuter route, wherein the central facility transmits a current travel time for the at least one preselected commuter route to the portable device.
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Abstract
A commuter route selection system (10) includes a portable device (12) for receiving a travel time for at least one preselected commuter route and disseminating the travel time to a user and a central facility (14) for storing the at least one preselected commuter route and for obtaining current traffic information for the preselected commuter route. The central facility (14) transmits a current travel time for the preselected commuter route to the portable device (12).
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1. A commuter route selection system comprising:
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a portable device for receiving a travel time for at least one preselected commuter route and disseminating the travel time to a user; and a central facility for storing the at least one preselected commuter route and for obtaining current traffic information for the at least one preselected commuter route, wherein the central facility transmits a current travel time for the at least one preselected commuter route to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A commuter route selection system comprising:
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a central facility for storing a plurality of preselected commuter routes for each of a plurality of users and for obtaining current traffic information for each preselected commuter route; a plurality of portable devices wherein each portable device is designated for a particular user for receiving a current travel time for each preselected commuter route for the particular user and disseminating the current travel time to the particular user; and wherein the central facility transmits the current travel time to one of the plurality of portable devices in response to a request from the portable device.
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10. A commuter route selection system comprising:
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a central facility for storing a plurality of preselected commuter routes for each of a plurality of users and for obtaining current traffic information for each preselected commuter route; a plurality of portable devices wherein each portable device is designated for a particular user for receiving a current travel time for each preselected commuter route for the particular user and disseminating the current travel time to the particular user; wherein the central facility transmits the current travel time to one of the plurality of portable devices in response to a request from the portable device; and wherein each portable device includes a global positioning system unit for transmitting a present location to the central facility and wherein the central facility uses each present location for determining at least a portion of the current traffic information.
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