Method and system for determining traffic information traffic profiles

• US 7,672,774 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Issued: 03/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Company
• Inventors: Glaza, Mark J., Tretyak, Larry J., Smith, James M.
• Primary Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US11/145,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20060291633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,730 Days
• Field of Search: 701/117, 701/118, 701/120, 701/119, 340905-907, 342/357.1
• US Class Current: 701/117
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0104 Measuring and analyzing of parameters relative to traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A method of determining traffic information for a mobile vehicle includes receiving a plurality of service requests at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless connection. The service request includes time, date, and vehicle location data. A database of the received service requests is compiled. A plurality of eligible service requests is determined based on the time and date of the received service requests in the database. A traffic profile is determined based on a comparison of digital map data to vehicle location data of the eligible service requests.

Claims

1. A method of determining a traffic profile, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of service requests at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless connection, the service request including time, date, and vehicle location data;

compiling a database of the received service requests;

determining a plurality of eligible service requests based on the time and date of the received service requests in the database; and

determining a traffic profile based on a comparison of digital map data to vehicle location data of the eligible service requests.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle location data is selected from a group consisting of latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, speed, heading, and a location identifier data.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the location identifier data is selected from a group consisting of an address, a road identifier, an intersection, and a landmark.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining of the plurality of eligible service requests is based on at least one provided eligibility date and time interval.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the traffic profile comprises time, date, and road information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the traffic profile comprises time, date, and vehicle location data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the traffic profile comprises determining a driver route.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending a traffic information notification based on the determined traffic profile from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless connection.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the database.

10. A computer usable medium including computer readable code for determining a traffic profile, the code comprising:

computer readable program code for receiving a plurality of service requests at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless connection, the service request including time, date, and vehicle location data;

computer readable program code for compiling a database of the received service requests;

computer readable program code for determining a plurality of eligible service requests based on the time and date of the received service requests in the database; and

computer readable program code for determining a traffic profile based on a comparison of digital map data to vehicle location data of the eligible service requests.

11. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the vehicle location data is selected from a group consisting of latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, speed, heading, and a location identifier data.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 11, wherein the location identifier data is selected from a group consisting of an address, a road identifier, an intersection, and a landmark.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the determining of the plurality of eligible service requests is based on at least one provided eligibility date and time interval.

14. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the traffic profile comprises time, date, and road information.

15. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the traffic information is determined for at least a portion of the traffic profile.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer readable program code for determining the traffic profile comprises computer readable program code for determining a driver route.

17. The computer usable medium of claim 10, further comprising computer readable program code for sending a traffic information notification based on the determined traffic profile from the call center to the telematics unit via a wireless connection.

18. The computer usable medium of claim 10, further comprising computer readable program code for storing the database.