Real-time virtual earth driving information
First Claim
1. A system for obtaining and displaying real-time driving information;
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a receiver component that receives traffic data and vicinity information from at least one user;
a stitching component that associates a time-stamp with the traffic data and the vicinity information and converts the traffic data and associated time-stamp into a retrievable format; and
a rendering component that provides a visual representation of navigational information to another user located in proximity to the vicinity information.
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Abstract
Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Provided is a schema, repository, index, and APIs for any information, place, entity, attribute, service or person that can be referenced geographically. A system to provide real time image data includes an input component that receives image data associated with a specific geographic area, a splitter component that splits the image data into at least two quadrants, and a storage component that stores at least a portion of the at least two quadrants. Also provides is on-line or real-time advertising based on a user'"'"'s mapped location and/or a user preference.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for obtaining and displaying real-time driving information;
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a receiver component that receives traffic data and vicinity information from at least one user;
a stitching component that associates a time-stamp with the traffic data and the vicinity information and converts the traffic data and associated time-stamp into a retrievable format; and
a rendering component that provides a visual representation of navigational information to another user located in proximity to the vicinity information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing a user with data relating to a current user location, comprising:
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receiving an anticipated route of a user;
retrieving current information relative to the anticipated user route; and
displaying the current information to the user while the user is traversing the anticipated route. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing instantaneous traffic data;
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means for receiving traffic data from a plurality of users;
means for associating the received traffic data with a location and a time;
means for maintaining the received traffic data and the associated location and time in a retrievable format; and
means for displaying the traffic data and associated location and time to a user in substantially a same location at substantially a same time as the plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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