Patent ID: 8380429
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G01C,G01S,G06F,G06N,G06Q,G08G,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, performs the steps of: Step One: identifying a first location, at time one, of a plurality of automobiles using a first set of GPS coordinates that are associated with a cell phone to locate the cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles; indentifying a second location, at a time two, subsequent to time one, for each of the plurality of automobiles using a second set of GPS coordinates that are associated with the cell phone 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 location at time one and the second location at time two; using the calculated vehicle speed for each of the plurality of automobiles to create a traffic condition measure for a route in proximity to the first and second locations; and Step Two: iteratively performing Step One, in real-time, at a time interval to calculate a real-time traffic condition measure; receiving a user request from a user's cell phone for traffic condition information associated with the route; wherein the user's request is automatically generated from the cell phone upon detection of the cell phone by a cell tower in proximity to the first and second locations; and presenting the real-time traffic condition measure to the display of the user's cell phone.