Patent ID: 8358222

Claim:
A traveler information dissemination system, comprising: a traveler information selection utility for storing user criteria organized by location codes; at least one data source for providing current data relating to traveling conditions; memory storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a processor to generate a route creation interface on a display device, the route creation interface: presenting a route creation interface to a user, the route creation interface generated by a publishing system; displaying a map populated with points for selection by the user; receiving a user selection of at least two points from the map, wherein a first point is a start point and a second point is an endpoint; and a routing engine stored in memory and executable by a processor to: compute a route from the first point to the second point; determine a travel time for the route, wherein the determination includes compounding weights of segments composing the route, the weights derived from one or more data sources, and display the route on the map.