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Determining the location of an incident affecting traffic

  • US 8,849,561 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2013
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a location of an incident, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a computer receiving data from a plurality of navigation devices;

    the computer determining a plurality of portions, wherein determining the plurality of portions comprises, for each of the plurality of portions the computer determining a portion of a determined route between a first point and a second point of one navigation device of the plurality of navigation devices, wherein the one navigation device deviated from the determined route;

    the computer determining that two or more portions of the plurality of portions contain a common sub-portion; and

    the computer identifying a location of the incident, wherein the location is a location of the common sub-portion.

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