Patent ID: 8014937

Claim:
A traffic data processing system that creates a virtual representation of a road network that can be queried by multiple traffic reporting applications to obtain traffic data, comprising: a first computer that receives and analyzes traffic flow data, wherein the first computer generates a traffic flow data stream with results of the analyzed traffic flow data; a second computer that receives and analyzes traffic information related to traffic events that can impact traffic flow, wherein the second computer generates traffic items with results of the analyzed traffic information; a third computer that receives and integrates the traffic flow data stream, the traffic items, and map data representing the road network creating a virtual traffic network representing traffic conditions on the road network, wherein the third computer receives queries from more than one type of traffic reporting applications and, in response to the queries, the third computer provides traffic data to the traffic reporting applications; and a fourth computer that receives the traffic items from the third computer and creates a plurality of text renditions for each of the traffic items, wherein the fourth computer provides the plurality of text renditions to the third computer, and wherein the third computer selects one of the plurality of text renditions for providing the traffic data to the traffic reporting applications.