Real-time traffic condition measurement using network transmission data
DCFirst Claim
1. A computer implemented process, comprising:
- a. receiving a destination and a desired time of arrival at the destination from a user;
b. receiving vehicle traffic information for a calculated route predicted to be traveled by the user to the destination,c. wherein the vehicle traffic information is calculated based on a plurality of cell phone locations, each of the plurality of cell phone locations selected based on a proximity of the cell phone to the calculated route, wherein each of the plurality of cell phone locations is determined following confirmation of a user setting that permits communication of a location of the user to a requestor of the location; and
d. communicating an alert to the user, based on the vehicle traffic information, indicating the user should proceed to the destination for an on-time arrival at the destination.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for identifying a first location, at time one, of a plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate a cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, identifying a second location, at time two, for each of the plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate the cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, calculating a vehicle speed for each of the plurality of automobiles using the first and second locations already identified, and creating a traffic condition measure for a route in proximity to the first and second locations. The computer program product may repeat this process in real-time to calculate a real-time traffic condition measure that may be a traffic density measure the computer program product may use to predict a travel time.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented process, comprising:
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a. receiving a destination and a desired time of arrival at the destination from a user; b. receiving vehicle traffic information for a calculated route predicted to be traveled by the user to the destination, c. wherein the vehicle traffic information is calculated based on a plurality of cell phone locations, each of the plurality of cell phone locations selected based on a proximity of the cell phone to the calculated route, wherein each of the plurality of cell phone locations is determined following confirmation of a user setting that permits communication of a location of the user to a requestor of the location; and d. communicating an alert to the user, based on the vehicle traffic information, indicating the user should proceed to the destination for an on-time arrival at the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer implemented process, comprising:
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a. receiving a destination and a desired time of arrival at the destination from a user; b. receiving vehicle traffic information for a calculated route predicted to be traveled by the user to the destination, c. wherein the vehicle traffic information is calculated based on a plurality of cell phone locations, each of the plurality of cell phone locations selected based on a proximity of the cell phone to the calculated route, wherein each of the plurality of cell phone locations is determined following confirmation of a user setting that permits communication of a location of the user to a requestor of the location; and d. estimating a travel time for the user based on the calculated route and the user'"'"'s travel habits. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented process, comprising:
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a. receiving a destination and a desired time of arrival at the destination from a user; b. receiving vehicle traffic information for a plurality of routes predicted to be traveled by the user to the destination, c. wherein the vehicle traffic information for the plurality of routes is calculated based on a plurality of cell phone locations, each of the plurality of cell phone locations selected based on a proximity of the cell phone to one of the plurality of routes, wherein each of the plurality of cell phone locations is determined following confirmation of a user setting that permits communication of a location of the user to a requestor of the location; and d. recommending one of the plurality of routes to the user based on the calculation of the vehicle traffic information for the plurality of routes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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