System and method for providing information to an operator of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An information system for providing information to an operator of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an input system for establishing a destination location of the motor vehicle;
a positioning system for establishing a current position of the motor vehicle;
a routing system in two-way communication with at least one traffic control system via a two-way communications network, the at least one traffic control system being external to the motor vehicle, the routing system for automatically determining, without operator input, a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position, for sending the planned route to at least one traffic control system over a two-way communications network and responsively receiving information relating to a factor, established as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route, establishing a new current positions, responsively determining if the planned route needs to be modified and automatically determining an alternate route as a function of the factor, the destination location, and the new current position and sending the alternate route to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network, if the planned route needs to be modified.
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Abstract
An information system and method provides information to an operator of a motor vehicle. A destination location and a current position of the motor vehicle are established. A planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position is established and communicated to at least one traffic control system, an alternate route is established as a function of a factor which may delay travel over the planned route, the destination location, and the new current position and a modified route plan is communicated to at least one traffic control system. The traffic control received positional data on the vehicle and controls the traffic control devices under its management to expedite the transit of the motor vehicle.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. An information system for providing information to an operator of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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an input system for establishing a destination location of the motor vehicle; a positioning system for establishing a current position of the motor vehicle; a routing system in two-way communication with at least one traffic control system via a two-way communications network, the at least one traffic control system being external to the motor vehicle, the routing system for automatically determining, without operator input, a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position, for sending the planned route to at least one traffic control system over a two-way communications network and responsively receiving information relating to a factor, established as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route, establishing a new current positions, responsively determining if the planned route needs to be modified and automatically determining an alternate route as a function of the factor, the destination location, and the new current position and sending the alternate route to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network, if the planned route needs to be modified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer based method for providing information to an operator of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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establishing a destination location of the motor vehicle; establishing a current position of the motor vehicle; automatically determining, without operator input, a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position; sending the planned route to at least one traffic control system over a two-way communications network, the at least one traffic control system being external to the motor vehicle; responsively receiving information related to a factor, established as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route and responsively determining if the planned routed needs to be modified; establishing a new current position and automatically determining without operator input an alternate route as a function of the received information, the destination location, and the new current position if the planned route needs to be modified; and
,sending the alternate route to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An information system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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an input system for establishing a destination location of the motor vehicle; a positioning system for establishing a current position of the motor vehicle; a routing system for determining, without operator input, a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position; and
,a traffic control system external to the motor vehicle and being linked to the routing system by a two-way communications network, the routing system for sending the planned route to the traffic control system over the communications network, the traffic control system for determining at least one factor as a function of the planned route which may delay travel over the planned route and sending the at least one factor to the routing system over the two-way communications network, the routing system for receiving the at least one factor, establishing a new current position, responsively determining if the planned route needs to be modified, automatically determining without operator input an alternate route as a function of the factor, the destination location, and the new current position and sending the alternate route to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network, if the planned route needs to be modified.
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27. A computer based method for providing information to an operator of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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establishing a destination location of the motor vehicle; establishing a current position of the motor vehicle; determining without operator input a planned route as a function of the destination location and the current position; sending the planned route to a traffic control system over a two way communications network, the traffic control system being external to the motor vehicle; establishing, by the traffic control system, a factor, as a function of the planned route, which may delay travel over the planned route; sending the factor over the two-way communications network to the motor vehicle; establishing a new current position, responsively determining if the planned route needs to be modified and automatically determining without operator input an alternate route as a function of the factor, the destination location, and the new current position and sending the alternate route to the at least one traffic control system over the two-way communications network, if the planned route needs to be modified.
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Specification