Patent ID: 8351912
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06F,G08G,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing traffic notifications, said method comprising: obtaining a speed measurement and location information from each of a plurality of mobile devices; identifying, for each speed measurement, a zone from which that speed measurement originates using corresponding location information; using a plurality of speed measurements in a zone that meet one or more predetermined criteria to determine traffic congestion in that zone; if traffic congestion is determined for that zone determining at least one mobile device approaching that zone; preparing a notification providing an alert pertaining to said traffic congestion; sending said notification to said at least one mobile device approaching that zone; tracking over time, the location of said at least one mobile device approaching that zone; and; updating the at least one mobile device approaching that zone regarding the progress of the traffic congestion indicated in said notification, said updating comprising at least one follow up notification provided prior to said traffic congestion being cleared.