Method and System for Notifying a User of a Predetermined Traffic Condition

• US 20080319643A1
• Filed: 06/21/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Varun A. Shah
• Original Assignee: Varun A. Shah
• Inventors: Shah, Varun A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,630,788 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3691 Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0236 Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user

Abstract

A method for notifying a user, including obtaining a route and a predetermined traffic condition associated with the route; identifying an occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route; and notifying the user of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route.

Claims

1. A method for notifying a user, comprising:

obtaining a route and a predetermined traffic condition associated with the route;

identifying an occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route; and

notifying the user of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a start time; and

identifying the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route after the start time.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a start time and an end time; and

identifying the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route between the start time and the end time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is notified of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route using a mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is notified using one from the group consisting of a television, a monitor, a kiosk, and a personal computer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined traffic condition is an estimated travel time associated with the route.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined traffic condition is a level of traffic associated with the route.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user uses the notification of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition to determine a start time for traveling on the route.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the route based on a first occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition in a plurality of routes.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an advertisement to the user concurrently with notifying the user of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition, wherein the advertisement is selected based on the route associated with the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition.

11. A method for receiving a notification, comprising:

providing one from a group consisting of;

a route; and

two locations used to determine a route,

wherein an occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route is identified; and

receiving a notification of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing a start time, wherein the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route is a first occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition after the start time.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the notification is received using a mobile device.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

beginning traveling on the route after receiving the notification of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving an advertisement concurrently with receiving the notification of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route, wherein the advertisement is selected based on the route.

16. A system for notifying a user, comprising:

a data repository comprising a predetermined traffic condition;

a management engine, comprising functionality to;

identify the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with a route; and

a user interface comprising functionality to;

notify the user of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route.

17. The system of claim 16,

wherein the management engine further comprises functionality to:

select an advertisement based on the route associated with the identified occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition; and

wherein the user interface further comprises functionality to;

display the advertisement.

18. The system of claim 16,

wherein the management engine further comprises functionality to:

identify a route of a plurality of routes associated with a first occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition; and

wherein the user interface further comprises functionality to;

indicate the identified route with the first occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition to the user.

19. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for notifying a user, the instructions comprising functionality for:

obtaining a route and a predetermined traffic condition associated with the route;

identifying an occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route; and

notifying the user of the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions further comprising functionality for:

obtaining a start time; and

identifying the occurrence of the predetermined traffic condition associated with the route after the start time.