System and method for realtime community information exchange
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1. A system for a traffic mapping service, the system comprising:
- a server configured to;
wirelessly communicate with a plurality of navigation devices ascribed each to one of a plurality of members of the service, respectively;
receive information on a momentary location of each of said members from said plurality of navigation devices;
provide a traffic data on a map based on the momentary locations of each of said members from said plurality of navigation devices;
receive an user traffic notification from a particular member of the plurality of members of the service, wherein the particular member is traveling towards a destination location;
select a subset of navigation devices from the plurality of navigation devices based upon a direction in which each of the respective members of the subset is traveling relative to the destination location such that at least one of the plurality of navigation devices traveling in a direction away from the destination is excluded from the subset of navigation devices; and
update the traffic data on the map displayed to the subset of navigation devices to include the user traffic notification.
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Abstract
System and method for traffic mapping service are disclosed for allowing plurality of users having each a navigation device to transmit their locations to a server and optionally to signal to the server their requested destination. The system and method are further capable of calculating traffic parameters such as current traffic speed at a given road based on the momentary locations of the users. The system and method of the invention may also calculate and advise the users of preferred roads to take in order to arrive at the requested location with minimum delay.
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1. A system for a traffic mapping service, the system comprising:
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a server configured to; wirelessly communicate with a plurality of navigation devices ascribed each to one of a plurality of members of the service, respectively; receive information on a momentary location of each of said members from said plurality of navigation devices; provide a traffic data on a map based on the momentary locations of each of said members from said plurality of navigation devices; receive an user traffic notification from a particular member of the plurality of members of the service, wherein the particular member is traveling towards a destination location; select a subset of navigation devices from the plurality of navigation devices based upon a direction in which each of the respective members of the subset is traveling relative to the destination location such that at least one of the plurality of navigation devices traveling in a direction away from the destination is excluded from the subset of navigation devices; and update the traffic data on the map displayed to the subset of navigation devices to include the user traffic notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing updated traffic data to members of a traffic mapping service, the method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating, by a server, of with a plurality of navigation devices ascribed each to one of a plurality of members of the service, respectively; receiving, by the server, information on a momentary location of each of said members from said plurality of navigation devices; providing, by the server, a traffic data on a map based on the momentary locations of each of said members from said plurality of navigation devices; receiving, by the server, an user traffic notification from a particular member of the plurality of members of the service, wherein the particular member is traveling towards a destination location; selecting, by the server, a subset of navigation devices from the plurality of navigation devices based upon a direction in which each of the respective members of the subset is traveling relative to the destination location such that at least one of the plurality of navigation devices traveling in a direction away from the destination is excluded from the subset of navigation devices; and updating, by the server, the traffic data on the map displayed to the subset of navigation devices to include the user traffic notification. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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