Patent ID: 8359151

Claim:
A method of displaying traffic information, comprising: generating a graphical interface for display on an integrated display of a portable device, the graphical interface including information related to traffic routes; displaying a traffic route bar that represents a total distance of a first traffic route, the traffic route bar displayed without a simultaneous display on the integrated display of a road map of a geographic region that includes the first traffic route; displaying segments of the traffic route bar, each segment of the traffic route bar representing a corresponding range of real-time traffic speeds along the first traffic route, and each segment located on the traffic route bar in approximate proportion to where the corresponding range of the real-time traffic speeds occurs along the first traffic route; enabling scrolling from one segment of the traffic route bar to a next segment of the traffic route bar by turning an input control; and updating the segments of the traffic route bar to represent real-time changes in the real-time traffic speeds along the first traffic route, the real-time changes in the real-time traffic speeds measured by one or more speed sensors.