System and method of providing real-time road construction information for vehicle trip planning
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1. A system for providing road construction information to vehicle on-board telematics systems comprising:
- at least one telemetric system in a vehicle, said telemetric system displaying map information;
a central information gathering location for gathering road construction information for vehicle routes, said road construction information being at least partially supplied by a government agency;
a communication system providing said road construction information from said central information gathering location to said telematics system, wherein said telematics system displays said road construction information and said map information.
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A business system that allows vehicle telematics and other trip planning systems to be updated with latest road construction information. This information can be periodically downloaded to the trip planning system in order to factor in possible road construction delays into trip planning. The information can be gathered by direct observation or by periodic reports from governmental agencies. A subscription fee could be charged for this service.
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1. A system for providing road construction information to vehicle on-board telematics systems comprising:
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at least one telemetric system in a vehicle, said telemetric system displaying map information; a central information gathering location for gathering road construction information for vehicle routes, said road construction information being at least partially supplied by a government agency; a communication system providing said road construction information from said central information gathering location to said telematics system, wherein said telematics system displays said road construction information and said map information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing for wide area trip planning with a telemetrics system located in a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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receiving road construction information from at least one governmental agency for a plurality of routes; transmitting said road construction information system to said telemetrics system causing said road construction information to be displayed in a vehicle and causing map information to be displayed in the vehicle wherein said construction information includes number of lanes affected and times when said lanes are affected by said construction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A system for long distance trip planning comprising a computer, a storage device, and a communications sub-system wherein said computer receives reports of road construction sites through said communications sub-system and stores said reports in said storage device, said computer then displaying map information and construction information.
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