Patent ID: 8875197

Claim:
A network-based method for providing traffic views, the method comprising: receiving a request to display, requested from a set top box connected to a television at a subscriber location, a traffic views mosaic corresponding to a particular traffic route stored on the set top box, the set top box, connected to the television, is configured to provide television services to the subscriber location; retrieving traffic views data of the traffic views mosaic corresponding to the particular traffic route preset with pre-selected traffic cameras of live views of traffic on roads; and providing, to the set top box connected to the television, the traffic views data corresponding to the particular traffic route preset with the pre-selected traffic cameras of the live views of the traffic on the roads; wherein the traffic views mosaic corresponding to the particular traffic route is created by a user of the set top box connected to the television; wherein the particular traffic route is stored by the user on the set top box; and wherein the particular traffic route is configured to be retrieved and edited by the user after proper authentication; wherein the set top box is configured to select various channels for viewing of the television; and wherein one of the various channels is a traffic channel that is dedicated to traffic.