Method for providing images of traffic incidents
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1. A method of providing traffic incident information, comprising:
- identifying a traffic incident at a first location from a plurality of cameras;
selecting a camera view of the traffic incident of a camera of the plurality of cameras by remotely manipulating the camera by changing at least one of direction and focus of the camera;
receiving at least one image of the camera view at a second location;
collecting textual information regarding the traffic incident depicted in the at least one image, wherein the textual information regarding the traffic incident is entered into an electronic form;
combining the at least one image with the traffic incident textual information;
receiving, from an end-user application, a request for traffic incident report comprising the combined at least one image and traffic incident textual information for the location of the traffic incident prior to the traffic incident clearing; and
providing the combined at least one image and the traffic incident textual information to the end-user application at a third location, wherein the third location is different than the second location.
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Abstract
A method for providing traffic incident information is disclosed. Selected images of a traffic incident are associated with corresponding traffic incident data. The combined information is provided to an end-user application, such as a navigation system, the Internet, and a television station. A user can obtain the combined traffic incident information from the end-user application and/or device to obtain a better understanding of the traffic incident.
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1. A method of providing traffic incident information, comprising:
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identifying a traffic incident at a first location from a plurality of cameras; selecting a camera view of the traffic incident of a camera of the plurality of cameras by remotely manipulating the camera by changing at least one of direction and focus of the camera; receiving at least one image of the camera view at a second location; collecting textual information regarding the traffic incident depicted in the at least one image, wherein the textual information regarding the traffic incident is entered into an electronic form; combining the at least one image with the traffic incident textual information; receiving, from an end-user application, a request for traffic incident report comprising the combined at least one image and traffic incident textual information for the location of the traffic incident prior to the traffic incident clearing; and providing the combined at least one image and the traffic incident textual information to the end-user application at a third location, wherein the third location is different than the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing traffic incident information, comprising:
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identifying a traffic incident from a plurality of cameras; selecting a camera view of a traffic incident from of a camera of the plurality of cameras by remotely manipulating the camera by changing at least one of direction and focus of the camera; storing an image file containing the selected camera view of the traffic incident; collecting textual information corresponding to details of the traffic incident depicted in the image file; storing the textual data corresponding to details of the traffic incident, wherein the details of the traffic incident are entered based on a display of the image file, and the details of the traffic incident include a location of the traffic incident and the type of incident; receiving from a requester an end-user application for the image file and textual data corresponding to the details of the traffic incident, wherein the request includes a location of the end-user application; and based on the location of the requester in comparison to the location of the traffic incident, providing the image file and the textual data corresponding to the details of the traffic incident including the location of the traffic incident and the type of incident to the end-user application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing traffic incident information, comprising:
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identifying a traffic incident from a plurality of cameras; selecting a camera from the plurality of cameras; remotely manipulating a camera by changing at least one of direction and focus of the camera to select a view of a traffic incident; creating an image file that includes the selected view of the traffic incident; displaying the selected view to a first user at a first location; receiving textual data from the first user based on the displayed view of the traffic incident, wherein the textual data is entered into electronic form, wherein the textual data describes whether the traffic incident is congestion, construction, or flooding; and providing a report including the image file and the textual data in a response to a an end-user application for traffic incident information from a second user at a second location, wherein the request for traffic incident information includes location information associated with a location of the traffic incident. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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