Patent ID: 7613564
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for communicating and processing traffic information among a plurality of vehicles and a base station, wherein said system comprises: within said base station, a traffic information server including a first database for storing traffic data, wherein said traffic information server further includes a processor programmed to receive said traffic data from at least one vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, to store said traffic data received from said at least one vehicle within said first database, to calculate average data values from said traffic data stored within said first database, and to transmit a portion of said first database or transmit said entire first database of said average data values to at least another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles; a communication network connecting each vehicle of said plurality of vehicles with said traffic information server; within said each vehicle, a first transceiver for connecting with said communication network to transmit said traffic data and to receive said portion or said entire first database of said average data values, a location sensor for determining a geographic location of said vehicle, a second database for storing average data values, a second transceiver for transmitting said average data values to at least said another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles and for receiving said average data values from at least said another vehicle within said plurality of vehicles, and a traffic information computer including a display screen, a pre-existing constructed GPS antenna, a display and a microprocessor programmed to determine said traffic data from geographic location data received from said location sensor, to transmit said traffic data determined from data received from said location sensor over said communication network to said traffic information server, to receive said average data values over said communication network from said traffic information server, and to transmit and receive said traffic data values from at least said another vehicle of said plurality of vehicles through said second transceiver, wherein said communication network is a cellular network, a 3G cellular network, a 4G cellular network, Edge network, WiFi network, WiMax network, or any other wireless network and further wherein said microprocessor is additionally programmed to display an icon having at least one of color or speed on a road segment displayed on said display screen in a location corresponding with a location indicated by an output of said location sensor and in an orientation indicating a direction of travel of said traffic information computer system.