System and method for vehicle delay notification using a mobile telecommunications network
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1. A method of vehicle delay notification comprising:
- determining a location of a vehicle;
determining a vehicle delay equal to a length of time the vehicle is delayed including;
determining current vehicle location at a sampling time T,determining expected time TECL the vehicle is expected to be at the current vehicle location, anddetermining the vehicle delay as the time interval between T and TECL;
a mobile telecommunications network element determining that the vehicle delay meets or exceeds a delay threshold;
a mobile telecommunications network element determining one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers; and
a telecommunications network element sending a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones located remotely from the vehicle notifying the one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers that the vehicle is delayed.
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Abstract
A system and method of vehicle delay notification. The method includes determining a vehicle delay, determining that the vehicle delay meets or exceeds a delay threshold, determining one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers, and sending a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones notifying the one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers that the vehicle is delayed. The system determines the vehicle delay and sends a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones notifying one or more affected subscribers that the vehicle is delayed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of vehicle delay notification comprising:
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determining a location of a vehicle; determining a vehicle delay equal to a length of time the vehicle is delayed including; determining current vehicle location at a sampling time T, determining expected time TECL the vehicle is expected to be at the current vehicle location, and determining the vehicle delay as the time interval between T and TECL; a mobile telecommunications network element determining that the vehicle delay meets or exceeds a delay threshold; a mobile telecommunications network element determining one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers; and a telecommunications network element sending a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones located remotely from the vehicle notifying the one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers that the vehicle is delayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of vehicle delay notification comprising:
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determining a location of a vehicle; determining a vehicle delay equal to a length of time the vehicle is delayed including; determining current vehicle location at a sampling time T, determining stored location closest to the current vehicle location from a plurality of stored locations, determining expected time TESL the vehicle is expected to be at the stored location, and determining the vehicle delay as the time interval between T and TESL; a mobile telecommunications network element determining that the vehicle delay meets or exceeds a delay threshold; a mobile telecommunications network element determining one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers; and a telecommunications network element sending a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones located remotely from the vehicle notifying the one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers that the vehicle is delayed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for notifying one or more mobile telecommunications subscribers of a vehicle delay comprising:
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means for determining a vehicle location; means for determining a vehicle delay equal to the length of time the vehicle is delayed including; means for determining current vehicle location at a sampling time T, means for determining expected time TECL the vehicle is expected to be at the current vehicle location, and means for determining the vehicle delay as the time interval between T and TECL; means for determining that the vehicle delay meets or exceeds a delay threshold; means for determining one or more affected mobile subscribers; and means for sending a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones notifying the one or more affected subscribers that the vehicle is delayed. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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