Intelligent trip status notification
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1. A method comprising:
- (i) receiving a location of a mobile communications device that is in transit to a destination;
(ii) estimating the time-of-arrival bounds for said mobile communications device at said destination for a confidence interval based on;
(a) said location, and(b) at least one historical travel time statistic; and
(iii) sending the time-of-arrival bounds to said mobile communications device.
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Abstract
Methods of providing trip status information periodically to a user in transit to a destination are disclosed. Trip status information comprises information and alerts based on estimates of various time-of-arrival metrics, such as expected time-of-arrival and earliest time-of-arrival. The estimates are based on a plurality of data, including calendrical time (the time and date), historical statistics, average speed, current weather, weather forecasts, current traffic, and traffic forecasts.
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1. A method comprising:
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(i) receiving a location of a mobile communications device that is in transit to a destination; (ii) estimating the time-of-arrival bounds for said mobile communications device at said destination for a confidence interval based on; (a) said location, and (b) at least one historical travel time statistic; and (iii) sending the time-of-arrival bounds to said mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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