Optimizing traffic predictions and enhancing notifications
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of forecasting traffic patterns, the method comprising:
- exposing a user interface to a user that includes a set of fields that receive user-entered data that describes an origin and a destination for which a route can be provided;
receiving the user-entered data;
utilizing the user-entered data to increase an accuracy of a traffic-prediction model.
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Abstract
Travel-demand forecasting methods are described for predicting traffic volume based, at least in part, on user-entered data in the form of origin/destination data pairs, user preferences, demographic data and other types of socioeconomic data. This data can source a prediction algorithm or be used to calibrate or more make accurate a current algorithm. Methods and systems are described for, among other things, optimizing traffic predictions, forecasting traffic patterns using user-assigned trip patterns, associating rich attribute information to navigation routes, exposing personal-logistic information to a group, communicating traffic-situation-generated alerts based on user information, optimizing a presentation of user-defined traffic routes, and presenting location indications based on proximity (temporal or geographical).
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19 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of forecasting traffic patterns, the method comprising:
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exposing a user interface to a user that includes a set of fields that receive user-entered data that describes an origin and a destination for which a route can be provided; receiving the user-entered data; utilizing the user-entered data to increase an accuracy of a traffic-prediction model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12)
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7. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of forecasting traffic patterns, the method comprising:
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exposing a user interface to a user that includes a set of fields that receive user-entered data that describes an origin and a destination for which a route can be provided; receiving the user-entered data; exposing a set of fields that receive demographic data associated with the user, and correlating the demographic data with historical traffic data associated with others having similar demographic data, wherein the demographic data includes socio-economic data including a selecting from one or more of;
a individual income, a household income, a net worth, a residence valuation, an amount of debt owed, a mortgage amount, a type of automobile, and an indication of a number of dependents; andutilizing the user-entered data to increase an accuracy of a traffic-prediction model. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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13. A system for forecasting traffic patterns, the system comprising,
a client component that receives indications of origins and destinations associated with a trip; -
a server component in communication the client application that receives and facilities the storing of the origins and destinations; and a traffic-prediction component that utilizes the origins and destinations to to increase an accuracy of a traffic-prediction model.
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14. One or more computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of forecasting traffic patterns by including user-defined trip patterns, the method comprising:
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presenting a graphical user interface to a user that presents a suggested route based on received origin and destination data; allowing a user to customize at least one segment of the route by receiving customization data, which includes data that indicates the at least one segment; utilizing the customization data to define a new segment; storing segment information that describes the new segment; and utilizing the segment information to subsequently suggest new routes that include the new segment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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