Traffic information and automatic route guidance
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely by determining if a current time corresponds to at least one travel time associated with the learned route;
requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely;
delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user; and
predicting a most likely destination from one or more destinations associated with the learned route based on the current time and the at least one travel time associated with the learned route, wherein the most likely destination bears on the traffic information delivered to the user of the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A traffic information system includes a traffic information server linked to a mobile terminal via a supporting wireless communications network. The traffic information system provides traffic information pertaining to a learned route of travel to a user of the mobile terminal when it is recognized that the user is likely traveling or is likely to travel on the learned route of travel. Routes of travel are learned based on tracking the location of the mobile terminal while traveling a specific route of travel, or over time to identify commonly traveled routes. Recognizing that the user is traveling on or is about to travel on a learned route may entail recognizing that a current time matches a customary travel time for the learned route. Alternatively, or in combination, such recognition may entail recognizing that a current location of the mobile terminal matches a location associated with the learned route.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely by determining if a current time corresponds to at least one travel time associated with the learned route; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user; and predicting a most likely destination from one or more destinations associated with the learned route based on the current time and the at least one travel time associated with the learned route, wherein the most likely destination bears on the traffic information delivered to the user of the mobile terminal.
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2. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely comprising; determining a location of the mobile terminal; and comparing the location of the mobile terminal with location information associated with the learned route to determine if travel on the learned route by the user is likely; and determining a direction of travel along the learned route based on determining successive locations of the mobile terminal for at least one interval of time; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; and delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user, wherein the direction of travel bears on the traffic information delivered to the user of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; and delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user, wherein at least one destination is associated with the learned route and further comprising predicting a most likely destination as one of the at least one destinations associated with the learned route based on determining a direction of travel along the learned route, wherein the most likely destination bears on the traffic information provided to the user of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user; and learning the learned route, wherein learning the learned route comprises; periodically recording data including at least a location of the mobile terminal over a period of time; processing the data to identify at least one group of associated ones of the locations; and defining at least one learned route as represented by the at least one group of associated ones of the locations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; accessing the traffic information pertinent to the learned route; delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user; learning the learned route by; periodically recording data including at least a location of the mobile terminal over a period of time; processing the data to identify at least one group of associated ones of the locations; and defining at least one learned route as represented by the at least one group of associated ones of the locations; recording time information in conjunction with the locations as part of the data; processing the time information in conjunction with the locations to identify at least one travel time associated with the at least one learned route; and processing the locations to determine a most likely direction of travel for the at least one travel time; wherein a current time and the most likely direction of travel bears on said step of accessing the traffic information pertinent to the learned route.
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13. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; accessing traffic information pertaining to the learned route; delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user; learning the learned route by; periodically recording data including at least a location of the mobile terminal over a period of time; processing the data to identify at least one group of associated ones of the locations; and defining at least one learned route as represented by the at least one group of associated ones of the locations; correlating the at least one group of associated ones of the locations with roadway information to identify at least one road segment associated with the at least one learned route; and wherein said step of accessing traffic information pertaining to the learned route is based on accessing traffic information pertinent to the at least one road segment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable media comprising software for instructing a computer to:
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receive at least one location value representing a location of a user'"'"'s cellular telephone; process the at least one location value to identify at least one group of associated locations representing at least one route of travel traveled by the user'"'"'s cellular telephone; and query an associated traffic information database for traffic information, wherein the traffic information relates to information selected from a group consisting of;
traffic congestion, accidents, traffic flow, traffic snarls, and construction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable media comprising software for instructing a cellular telephone to:
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periodically record data including at least a location of the cellular telephone; process the data to identify at least one group of associated locations representing a route of travel; defining at least one learned route of travel based on the at least one group of associated locations; request traffic information related to the at least one learned route of travel; and record time information in conjunction as part of the data periodically recorded and to further process the data to identify at least one travel time for each of the at least one learned routes, wherein the cellular telephone may compare a current time with the at least one travel times to predict whether or not a user is likely to travel on the learned route.
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23. A computer readable media comprising software for instructing a cellular telephone to:
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periodically record data including at least a location of the cellular telephone; process the data to identify at least one group of associated locations representing a route of travel; defining at least one learned route of travel based on the at least one group of associated locations; request traffic information related to the at least one learned route of travel; process the data to identify at least one associated destination for each of the at least one learned routes; and determine a direction of travel for the user when the user is traveling along a given one of the at least one learned routes, and for further instructing the cellular telephone to predict a most likely destination for the given one of the at least one learned routes based on the direction of travel.
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24. A computer readable media comprising software for instructing a cellular telephone to:
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periodically record data including at least a location of the cellular telephone; process the data to identify at least one group of associated locations representing a route of travel; defining at least one learned route of travel based on the at least one group of associated locations; request traffic information related to the at least one learned route of travel; begin periodically recording locations of the cellular telephone in response to a first user command; stop recording the data in response to a second user command; and process the data recorded between the first and second user commands to define a learned route.
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25. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless communications interface adapted to communicate with a remote communications network; a user interface adapted to provide information to a user of said mobile terminal and to receive control inputs from the user; system control logic adapted to control said wireless communications interface and said user interface; and traffic information logic adapted to form traffic information queries for transmission to the remote communications network, and process traffic information received from the wireless communications network in response to the traffic information queries for subsequent delivery to the user via said user interface; wherein said traffic information logic is adapted to record locations of the mobile terminal over at least one period of time, wherein the recorded locations facilitate learning one or more routes traveled by the user of said mobile terminal, and wherein the learning of one or more routes traveled by the user bears on the information included by the traffic information logic in forming at least some of the traffic information queries. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36)
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34. A method comprising:
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determining if travel on a learned route by a user is likely; requesting, through a mobile terminal, traffic information pertaining to the learned route when travel on the learned route is likely; and delivering the traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user, wherein delivering traffic information via the mobile terminal to the user comprises delivering information relating to information selected from the group consisting of;
traffic congestion, accidents, traffic flow, traffic snarls, and construction.
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