System and method for weather mapping to road segments
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame, comprising:
- (a) receiving weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, the weather condition information including historical data corresponding to the road segment and forecasted weather information corresponding to the road segment;
(b) parsing the weather condition information to determine, for each of the plurality of time periods, weather conditions for the road segment defined by a starting point and an ending point; and
(c) generating, for each of the plurality of time periods, at least one weather index corresponding to the road segment, each weather index representing the predicted impact on traffic for the road segment for the respective time period, the predicted impact on traffic based at least in part on the historical data, wherein the plurality of time periods includes at least one future time period.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame includes receiving weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, parsing the weather condition information to determine weather conditions for a road segment defined by a starting point and an ending point for the plurality of time periods, and generating a plurality of weather indices for the road segment. Each weather index is associated with one of the plurality of time periods and is representative of a predicted traffic impact based on historical information of the received weather conditions for the road segment. The plurality of time periods includes at least one future time period and the weather condition information includes forecasted weather information.
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame, comprising:
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(a) receiving weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, the weather condition information including historical data corresponding to the road segment and forecasted weather information corresponding to the road segment; (b) parsing the weather condition information to determine, for each of the plurality of time periods, weather conditions for the road segment defined by a starting point and an ending point; and (c) generating, for each of the plurality of time periods, at least one weather index corresponding to the road segment, each weather index representing the predicted impact on traffic for the road segment for the respective time period, the predicted impact on traffic based at least in part on the historical data, wherein the plurality of time periods includes at least one future time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented system for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame, comprising:
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(a) a weather condition information source configured to generate weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, the weather condition information including historical data corresponding to the road segment and forecasted weather information corresponding to the road segment; (b) a road segment database including a plurality of road segments, each segment defined by a starting point and an ending point; (c) a weather mapping application configured to parse the weather condition information to determine, for each of the plurality of time periods, weather conditions for the road segments in the road segment database; and (d) a weather index generator configured to generate, for each of the plurality of time periods, at least one weather index corresponding to each road segment, each weather index representing the predicted impact on traffic for the road segment for the respective time period, the predicted impact on traffic based at least in part on the historical data, wherein the plurality of time periods includes at least one future time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame, comprising:
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(a) receiving weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, the weather condition information including historical data corresponding to the road segment and forecasted weather information corresponding to the road segment; (b) parsing the weather condition information to determine, for each of the plurality of time periods, weather conditions for the road segment defined by a starting point and an ending point; (c) generating, for each of the plurality of time periods, at least one weather index corresponding to the road segment, each weather index representing the predicted impact on traffic for the road segment or the respective time period, the predicted impact on traffic based at least in part on the historical data; (d) generating a preliminary travel route including a plurality of road segments, each of the road segments having an arrival time; (e) providing one of the weather indices for each road segment based on the preliminary travel route and arrival time for each road segment, wherein the predicted arrival time for each particular road segment is determined based on the weather indices of the road segments previously scheduled along the travel route; and (f) modifying the preliminary travel route based on the provided weather indices to generate at least one additional travel route.
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