Patent ID: 8000888
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. An information provision service system comprising: an information provision unit configured to collect and manage road traffic information or road image information, or both; an information transmission unit configured to provide a communication service to a subscriber terminal; and an information processing unit configured to collect at least one of the road traffic information, the road image information, and road traffic influence information while interworking with the information provision unit, store collected information on corresponding DBs, manage stored Information, process the road traffic information and the road image information stored on the DBs to be conformed to a transmission type of the communication service in response to a traffic information request of the subscriber terminal, and transmit processed information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit, the information processing unit configured to predict future traffic at a requested region or location and at a requested time based on the road traffic information and the road traffic influence information stored on the DBs in response to a traffic prediction request of the subscriber terminal, process predicted traffic into traffic prediction information to be conformed to the transmission type of the communication service, and transmit the traffic prediction information to the subscriber terminal via the information transmission unit, wherein the road traffic information comprises one or more of vehicle speed information, passage time information, traffic condition information, and detour information, and wherein the road traffic influence information comprises one or more of weather, date, day, time, holidays, consecutive holidays, events, gatherings, construction, and roadside facilities.