Method of displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system, the method comprising:
- (a) creating a graphical map of the road system, the graphical map including one or more segments;
(b) determining a status of each segment on the graphical map, the status of each segment corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with that segment;
(c) creating an animated traffic flow map of the road system by combining the graphical map and the status of each segment; and
(d) updating the traffic flow data in real-time, the traffic flow map reflecting the updated traffic data, the traffic flow map thereby being updated in real-time,wherein the animated traffic flow map depicts artificial moving images.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system includes creating a graphical map of the road system which includes one or more segments. The status of each segment on the graphical map is determined such that the status of each segment corresponds to the traffic flow data associated with that segment. An animated traffic flow map of the road system is created by combining the graphical map and the status of each segment.
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system, the method comprising:
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(a) creating a graphical map of the road system, the graphical map including one or more segments; (b) determining a status of each segment on the graphical map, the status of each segment corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with that segment; (c) creating an animated traffic flow map of the road system by combining the graphical map and the status of each segment; and (d) updating the traffic flow data in real-time, the traffic flow map reflecting the updated traffic data, the traffic flow map thereby being updated in real-time, wherein the animated traffic flow map depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of displaying traffic conditions for a road system on a graphical map, the graphical map including one or more segments, each segment having animated traffic flow corresponding to a status for that link, the method comprising:
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(a) evaluating traffic flow data in real time to determine a status change of one or more of the segments on the graphical map, the status change corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with the one or more segments; and (b) changing the animated traffic flow of the one or more segments in real time to reflect the status change of the one or more segments, wherein the animated traffic flow depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-implemented method of rendering traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system, the road system including one or more segments, the method comprising:
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(a) providing graphical data of the road system and the corresponding segments; (b) collecting traffic flow data in realtime corresponding to each segment on the road system; (c) determining a status of each segment, the status corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with that segment; and (d) inputting the graphical data and the status of each segment into a graphics engine to generate a real-time animated traffic flow map of the road system, wherein the animated traffic flow map depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An animated traffic flow map representing traffic conditions on a road system comprising:
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(a) a graphical map of the road system, the graphical map including one or more segments of the road system; and (b) animated traffic flow on the graphical map associated with each segment, the animated traffic flow corresponding to traffic flow data associated with that segment, wherein the traffic flow data is updated in real-time, wherein the animated traffic flow depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer-implemented method of displaying traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system, the method comprising:
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(a) creating a graphical map of the road system, the graphical map including one or more segments; (b) determining a status of each segment on the graphical map, the status of each segment corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with that segment; and (c) automatically, and without user input, creating an animated traffic flow map of the road system by combining the graphical map and the status of each segment, wherein the animated traffic flow map depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A computer-implemented method of displaying traffic conditions for a road system on a graphical map, the graphical map including one or more segments, each segment having animated traffic flow corresponding to a status for that link, the method comprising:
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(a) evaluating traffic flow data to determine a status change of one or more of the segments on the graphical map, the status change corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with the one or more segments; and (b) automatically, and without user input, changing the animated traffic flow of the one or more segments to reflect the status change of the one or more segments, wherein the animated traffic flow depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A computer-implemented method of rendering traffic flow data representing traffic conditions on a road system, the road system including one or more segments, the method comprising:
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(a) providing graphical data of the road system and the corresponding segments; (b) collecting traffic flow data corresponding to each segment on the road system; (c) determining a status of each segment, the status corresponding to the traffic flow data associated with that segment; and (d) automatically, and without user input, inputting the graphical data and the status of each segment into a graphics engine to generate an animated traffic flow map of the road system, wherein the animated traffic flow map depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. An automatically generated animated traffic flow map representing traffic conditions on a road system comprising:
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(a) a graphical map of the road system, the graphical map including one or more segments of the road system; and (b) animated traffic flow on the graphical map associated with each segment, the animated traffic flow corresponding to traffic flow data associated with that segment, the animated traffic flow being automatically generated without user input, wherein the animated traffic flow depicts artificial moving images. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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