User interface for predictive traffic
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1. A navigation device, comprising:
- a mapping module arranged to determine an overall day'"'"'s route including each of a plurality of separate trips to different ending locations, each of said plurality of separate trips being separated in time over a day;
a database to maintain said different ending locations, and to determine an estimated total travel time of traversal for said overall day'"'"'s route between a beginning geographic location of a first one of said plurality of separate trips, and an ending geographic location of a last one of said plurality of separate trips, based on an average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over an extended period of time, mapping data, and a future start time for traversing said overall day'"'"'s route;
a graphical departure time control arranged to modify said future start time for said overall day'"'"'s route; and
a display arranged to prompt a best time to depart on said overall day'"'"'s route based on said average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over said extended period of time;
wherein said mapping module is arranged to re-determine said estimated total travel time of traversal for said overall day'"'"'s route, and update a map viewing area with future predictive traffic condition information, in response to movement of said graphical departure time control.
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Abstract
A navigation device includes a predictive traffic data database to store predictive traffic data at a plurality of times and a map database to store mapping data. A mapping module calculates a route and an estimated time of traversal for a route between a beginning geographic location and an ending geographic location based on the predictive traffic data and the mapping data. A start time modification module monitors for a modification of a start time for the route, with the mapping module re-calculating the estimated time of traversal in response to the modification of the start time for the route.
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1. A navigation device, comprising:
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a mapping module arranged to determine an overall day'"'"'s route including each of a plurality of separate trips to different ending locations, each of said plurality of separate trips being separated in time over a day; a database to maintain said different ending locations, and to determine an estimated total travel time of traversal for said overall day'"'"'s route between a beginning geographic location of a first one of said plurality of separate trips, and an ending geographic location of a last one of said plurality of separate trips, based on an average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over an extended period of time, mapping data, and a future start time for traversing said overall day'"'"'s route; a graphical departure time control arranged to modify said future start time for said overall day'"'"'s route; and a display arranged to prompt a best time to depart on said overall day'"'"'s route based on said average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over said extended period of time; wherein said mapping module is arranged to re-determine said estimated total travel time of traversal for said overall day'"'"'s route, and update a map viewing area with future predictive traffic condition information, in response to movement of said graphical departure time control. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. The navigation device according to cairn 1, wherein:
said navigation device is an in-car navigation device.
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11. A method of determining an estimated total travel time of traversal for an overall day'"'"'s route determined by a navigation device, comprising:
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determining said overall day'"'"'s route including each of a plurality of separate trips to different ending locations, each of said plurality of separate trips being separated in time over a day; determining an estimated total travel time of traversal for said overall day'"'"'s route between a beginning geographic location of a first one of said plurality of separate trips, and an ending geographic location of a last one of said plurality of separate trips, based on an average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over an extended period of time, mapping data, and a future start time for traversing said overall day'"'"'s route; modifying, via a graphical control, said future start time for said overall day'"'"'s route; re-determining said estimated total travel time of traversal in response to said modification of said graphical control; and prompting a best time to depart on said overall day'"'"'s route based on said average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over said extended period of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus for determining an estimated total travel time of traversal for an overall day'"'"'s route determined by a navigation device, comprising:
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means for determining said overall day'"'"'s route including each of a plurality of separate trips to different ending locations, each of said plurality of separate trips being separated in time over a day; means for determining an estimated total travel time of traversal for said overall day'"'"'s route between a beginning geographic location of a first one of said plurality of separate trips, and an ending geographic location of a last one of said plurality of separate trips, based on an average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over an extended period of time, mapping data, and a future start time for traversing said overall day'"'"'s route; means for modifying, via a graphical control, said future start time for said overall day'"'"'s route; means for re-determining said estimated total travel time of traversal in response to said modification of said graphical control; and display means for visually prompting a best time to depart on said overall day'"'"'s route based on said average of real time sampling of traffic patterns over said extended period of time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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