CN101901542B - System and method for providing traffic notifications to mobile devices - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system and method for providing traffic notifications to mobile devices is provided. The system obtains device data from a plurality of mobile devices within a similar area, gathered using, e.g., a GPS system. According to the speed that the mobile devices are travelling and the location of the similar area, traffic events can be identified and other mobile devices notified to provide dynamic updates as traffic situations change. Follow up notifications can be provided to update the user regarding the progress of traffic congestion, detours can be suggested, and various alerts provided. Themobile device may be connected to or part of a vehicle and leverage the notification system to provide different types of alerts and to notify users using various mechanisms.
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Technical field
Following content relates in general to the location-based service (LBS) for mobile device, is specifically related to for the system and method that traffic notifications is provided to mobile device.
Background technology
The peak period magnitude of traffic flow, road construction, vehicle collision and roadside emergency condition only are to cause the variety of event of traffic jam and some examples in the situation.Because the character of this event is difficult to predict traffic jam.Although radio broadcasting, TV and online news source can provide the transport information of using various technology (such as highway camera, hotline traffic prompting, satellite image and path sensor) to collect, these information are always not current or fully accurate.
Because a variety of causes, out-of-date or coarse transport information can make troubles.For example, owing to indication exist the traffic returns of traffic problems (this problem alleviates from that time) select may be more inconvenient alternative traffic route.This can cause computing machine to select the route of suboptimum, and this route may excessive fuel consumption, it is late to cause and cause obstruction on the bypass.On the contrary, because traffic returns is based on the information that is not current, so traffic returns may indicate commuter's route unobstructed, and in fact simultaneous events has caused traffic congestion.
Summary of the invention
A kind of method, computer-readable medium and reporting system be used to traffic notifications is provided can be provided.Reporting system can be configured to comprise computer-readable medium, and described computer-readable medium can comprise for the computer executable instructions of carrying out following operation: each of a plurality of mobile devices in the bottleneck area obtains velocity survey; Identify traffic events in the described bottleneck area with described velocity survey; And in the situation that has identified traffic events, send notice at least one mobile device near described bottleneck area, so that the warning relevant with described traffic events to be provided.
Also provide a kind of configuration to be used for providing method, computer-readable medium and the mobile device of traffic notifications.Described mobile device can be configured to comprise computer-readable medium, described computer-readable medium comprises for the computer executable instructions of carrying out following operation: from traffic notifications system reception notification, described notice comprises the warning relevant with traffic events, described traffic events is identified by the velocity survey of each acquisition a plurality of mobile devices of described reporting system use in bottleneck area, and described traffic events is associated with described bottleneck area; And provide described warning with the output mechanism of described mobile device.
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Referring now to accompanying drawing, will only embodiment be described by way of example, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 has illustrated to provide to mobile device according to the data that obtain from a plurality of other mobile devices the synoptic diagram of example embodiment of the traffic notifications system of traffic notifications.
Fig. 2 has illustrated data item is pushed to from host computer system the system diagram of the environment of mobile device.
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of mobile device and display screen thereof.
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of another mobile device and display screen thereof.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the example embodiment of mobile device.
Fig. 6 is the block diagram of example embodiment of communication subsystem component of the mobile device of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the screenshot capture of the exemplary main screen curtain of mobile device demonstration.
Fig. 8 has illustrated example software in other software application shown in Fig. 5 and the assembly to use and the block diagram of assembly.
Fig. 9 shows the synoptic diagram of the example arrangement of the embodiment of Fig. 1 when realizing with wireless router shown in Figure 2.
Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that is used for preparing and providing to mobile device the exemplary operations of traffic notifications of having illustrated that the traffic notifications system carries out.
Figure 11 has illustrated to provide according to the notice that receives among the embodiment screenshot capture of the user interface (UI) of email alert.
Figure 12 has illustrated to provide according to the notice that receives among the embodiment screenshot capture of the UI of simple message service (SMS).
Figure 13 has illustrated to provide according to the notice that receives among the embodiment screenshot capture of the UI of interactive map warning.
Figure 14 shows the diagram synoptic diagram of the example arrangement of another system shown in Figure 9.
Figure 15 be illustrated to be implemented among the embodiment select in the menu that visits by map application traffic more new option with the screenshot capture of the UI that initiates to participate in the traffic notifications system.
Figure 16 has illustrated initiation to participate in the process flow diagram of the exemplary operations of traffic notifications system.
Figure 17 a has illustrated the screenshot capture of example follow-up email notice of email notification shown in Figure 11.
Figure 17 b has illustrated the screenshot capture of another example follow-up email notice of the email notification shown in Figure 11 and the 17a, and the indication traffic jam solves.
Figure 18 has illustrated to inquire about according to the oil level that detects the process flow diagram of the exemplary operations of position, refuelling station.
Figure 19 has illustrated the process flow diagram of the alternative notice preparation routine of the notice preparation routine of example among Figure 10.
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Can recognize that simply clear in order to illustrate, in situation about seeing fit, reference number can repeat between accompanying drawing, to indicate correspondence or similar element.In addition, many details have been set forth so that the thorough understanding to the embodiments described herein to be provided.Yet, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that do not have these details also can realize the embodiments described herein.In other examples, do not describe known method, process and assembly in detail, in order to avoid make the embodiments described herein emphasis indefinite.In addition, description should not be considered to the scope of the embodiments described herein is limited.
Can recognize, with the data of the position of a plurality of mobile devices and velocity correlation can be for generation of on the data that may be subject to providing according to described a plurality of mobile devices and the dynamic notice of other mobile devices of determined traffic problems impact.
Forward now Fig. 1 to, Fig. 1 shows the example traffic zone, and this traffic zone comprises hereinafter referred to as the traffic of bottleneck area 2 " problem ".Bottleneck area 2 comprises " left margin " traffic track 4 (that is, with respect to the page) and " right margin " traffic track 6.Can see the public domain of the traffic jam that bottleneck area 2 expression is caused by any one or a plurality of traffic events.Also show another traffic zone among Fig. 1, in this example, this another traffic zone represents upstream 8, and upstream 8 refers to following any road: this road approaches, expects to be connected to, to lead to or is exactly the upstream portion that comprises the same link of bottleneck area 2.In this example, therefore, upstream 8 is carried traffic to bottleneck area 2, so that can determine at least one mobile device 100 near bottleneck area 2.
In the example depicted in fig. 1, at particular point in time, bottleneck area 2 comprises 3 vehicles of advancing along left margin 4, that is, and and vehicle 10B, 10C and 10D; And comprise the single car 10E that advances along right margin 6.For present discussion, stop up and only appear at the left margin track, and vehicle 10E just moves in the track, boundary on the right with normal speed.At the same time point, upstream 8 comprises the 2 single car 10A that advance along left margin 4 to bottleneck area.Each vehicle 10A-10E comprises corresponding data communications equipment, and hereinafter referred to as mobile device 100A-100E, these mobile devices are advanced with the corresponding vehicle 10A-10E at its current place.To explain that as following mobile device 100 can be any suitable equipment that can communicate via wireless network 200.Mobile device 100 utilizes this ability to provide device data 78 via wireless network 200 to dynamic traffic reporting system 80.Device data 78 comprises and the position of vehicle 10 and the information of velocity correlation, and this information is that measure by the mobile device 10 that is positioned at vehicle 10 and advances with vehicle 10 or is obtained by (or from) another source.For example, mobile device 100B among the vehicle 10B can utilize the GPS function to come the speed of measuring vehicle 10B and current location, preparation machine data 78, and device data 78 is sent to dynamic traffic reporting system 80 (being designated hereinafter simply as " reporting system 80 ").
To explain also that as following reporting system 80 usefulness are dynamically determined traffic from the device data 78 of a plurality of mobile devices 100, such as the development of bottleneck area 2, notify 84 with what the mobile device 100 of preparing to advance to expection to bottleneck area 2 sent.
For at least one environment that helps reader understanding's reporting system 80 to realize therein, a kind of example system is described now, this example system comprise wireless network 200 and can be implemented in mobile device 100 and reporting system 80 between other assemblies of communication.
As mentioned above, data communications equipment is commonly referred to " mobile device ".The example of applicable mobile device comprises: pager, cell phone, cellular smart phone, portable game and amusement equipment, wireless organizer, personal digital assistant, computing machine, laptop computer, handheld wireless communication device, have notebook of wireless capability etc.
A kind of example mobile device is to have the high-level data communication capacity bi-directional communication device of (comprising the ability of communicating by letter with other mobile devices or computer system by the network at transceiver station).Mobile device also can have the ability that allows voice communication.Function according to mobile device provides can be called mobile device data messaging equipment, bidirection pager, the cell phone with data messaging ability, wireless internet appliance or data communications equipment (being with or without telephone capability).
Mobile device can be to be used for the pushed information of form of ownership is routed to the mobile device that the system of mobile device uses continuously from host computer system in configuration.An example of this system is described now.
Referring now to Fig. 2, example system figure is provided, show via wireless router 26 being redirected of the user data item of the mobile device 100 from incorporated business's computer system (host computer system) 250 to the user (such as message A or C).Wireless router 26 provides wireless connecting function, because wireless router 26 both had been used for most wireless network 200 complicacy of abstract, has realized again for supporting to communicate by letter with mobile device 100 and the feature of necessity for mobile device 100 propelling datas.Although not shown, a plurality of mobile devices can be accessed the data from host computer system 250.In this example, the message A among Fig. 2 represents to be sent to from for example host computer system 250 interior desk-top computers the inside story of the server computer (generally speaking can comprise database server, Calendar server, e-mail server or voice-mail server) of any number company's network 260 (for example LAN).
Message C among Fig. 2 represents the external message from the sender who is not connected directly to host computer system 250 (such as user's mobile device 100, certain other user's mobile device (not shown) or be connected to any user public or private network 224 (for example the Internet)).Message C can be Email, voice mail, calendar information, database update, page refreshment or even can represent command messages from user's mobile device 100 to host computer system 250.Except typical communication link, host computer system 250 can also comprise with incorporated business computer network system, one or more wireless mobile agency, TCP/IP and being connected, the set of data storage (for example, the data storage that is used for Email can be existing mail server, such as Microsoft
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According to the requirement of each wireless network 200 that is using, mobile device 100 can be used for via Radio Link in wireless network 200 interior communications.As the schematic example for the operation of wireless router shown in Figure 2 26, consider data item A, this data item A by Reseal outside among the side seal bag B (the data item A after the encapsulation is called as " data item (A) " now) and the application service from host computer system 250 provide device (ASP) to be sent to mobile device 100.Computer program in ASP, with the wireless mobile proxy class seemingly, any computing machine of this computer program under the environment of ASP moves, and the data item of asking is sent to mobile device 100 from the data storage.By network 224 and by protecting the fire wall of wireless router 26, the data item take mobile device as the destination (A) is carried out route.
Although more than described the host computer system 250 of in incorporated business's network environment, using, but, this is an a kind of embodiment of host services, this host services provides based on the message that pushes for hand-held wireless device, this hand-held wireless device can be when data arrive host computer system at the mobile device place to user's real-time informing with preferably present data.
By wireless router 26 (being sometimes referred to as " repeater ") is provided, host computer system 250 and wireless network 200 had a plurality of significant advantage.Generally speaking, host computer system 250 operation host services, this host services is considered to be in any computer program that moves on one or more computer systems.Host services is considered in host computer system 250 operation, and host computer system 250 can be supported the host services of any number.Host services can or can not know this information to be sent to channel the situation of mobile device 100.For example, Email or messaging program 138 (seeing Fig. 5) may receive and process Email, and the program that is associated simultaneously (for example Email wireless mobile agency) is also at the mailbox of supervisory user and with identical e-mail forward or push to wireless device 100.Host services also can be modified to ready message and exchange these information via wireless router 26 and mobile device 100, such as the customer relationship management software.In the 3rd example, to a plurality of host services public access can be arranged.For example, mobility agent can provide with the wireless access protocol (WAP) of a plurality of databases and be connected.
As mentioned above, mobile device 100 can be the hand-held double-direction radio paging computing machine such as example among Fig. 3-8, palmtop computer with wireless capability, mobile phone with data messaging ability, PDA with function of cellular phone, laptop computer with wireless capability, automatic vending machine with the OEM radio modem that is associated, cardiac monitoring system with wireless capability, perhaps alternatively, mobile device 100 can be the mobile data communication device that can come via network connection the other types of sending and receiving message, for example portable game device.Although for to operate under two-way communication mode, the particular aspects of this system can be used for " one and 1/2nd " or answer page environment with this exemplary system, or even use with unidirectional paging system.In this limited data messaging environment, wireless router 26 still can abstract mobile device 100 and wireless network 200, the server system based on web to standard provides Push Service, and the host services in the permission host computer system 250 arrives the mobile device 100 in many cities.
When the communication link of setting up to wireless router 26, shown here host computer system 250 has many methods.For the technician of data communication field, host computer system 250 can with such as TCP/IP, X.25, frame relay, ISDN, ATM perhaps the connection protocol of many other agreements and so on set up point to point connect.By this connection, there is multiple tunnel processing method to can be used for encapsulation and transmission data, some of them comprise: HTTP/HTML, HTTP/XML, HTTP/ special use, FTP, SMTP or certain other exclusive data exchange agreements.This class host computer system 250 that can adopt wireless router 26 to carry out propelling movement can comprise: Site Service application, E-mail service, stock quote service, bank service, stock exchange service, field sales application, advertisement information and many other guides.Wireless router 26 is so that the abstract of this wireless network 200 becomes possibility, and wireless router 26 is realized this route and push function.Data item by this user selection of main frame exchange can comprise: email message, calendar event, notice of meeting, address entry, the diary clauses and subclauses, the individual reminds, alarm clock, alarm, stock quotation, press release, the bank account transaction, Site Service upgrades, stock exchange, the heart monitor message, the automatic vending machine inventory level, the parking charge reading out data, gps data etc., but can comprise alternatively transfer to host computer system 250 or the message of host computer system 250 by any other type of obtaining with intelligent agent, such as the data that receive after the search of initiating database or website or bulletin board in host computer system 250.
For host computer system 250 provides Push Service, wireless router 26 can be realized the function of one group of definition for effectively.Can recognize, can select many different hardware configuration for wireless router 26, yet the many features in the identical or similar characteristic set may appear in the different configurations.
With reference to Fig. 3 and 4, figure 3 illustrates the embodiment of mobile device 100a, figure 4 illustrates another embodiment of mobile device 100b.Can recognize that label " 100 " is following to refer to any mobile device 100, comprise embodiment 100a and 100b, more than list or those unlisted embodiment.Can also recognize that for other total between Fig. 3 and 4 general featuress, numbering convention that can type of service is such as display 12, positioning equipment 14, cancellation or exit button 16, video camera button 17 and menu or OptionButton 24.
Mobile device 100a shown in Figure 3 comprises display 12a and cursor or view positioning equipment 14 (being shown in the present embodiment trace ball 14a).Positioning equipment 14 can be used as another input link, not only can rotate to provide to primary processor 102 (seeing Fig. 5) and select input, can also be pressed to provide another to select input to processor 102 along common direction towards shell.Trace ball 14a allow to select the multi-direction location of cursor 18 (seeing Fig. 7), if so that select cursor 18 can move up, move down and need and/or allow then can move to any diagonal.As shown in Figure 3, trace ball 14a is positioned at the front of the shell of mobile device 100a in this example, so that the user can handle trace ball 14a when one hand is held mobile device 100a.Trace ball 14a can be used as another input link (except direction and align member) and select input to provide to processor 102, and preferably the edge is pressed towards the direction of the shell of mobile device 100b, so that this selection input to be provided.
Display 12 can comprise selects cursor 18, and described selection cursor 18 common descriptions will receive next input or selection wherein.Selection cursor 18 can comprise replacing of frame, icon or make the user can identify any Feature Combination of current selected icon or project.Mobile device 100a among Fig. 3 also comprises quick botton 15 able to programme, is used for activating selected application, for example calendar or counter.In addition, mobile device 100a comprises and withdrawing from or cancel button 16a, video camera button 17a, menu or OptionButton 24a and keyboard 20.Along when the direction of shell is pressed, video camera button 17 can activate the photo capture function when preferably.Menu or OptionButton 24 when being pressed on display 12a Loading Menu or option list.In this example, withdraw from or cancel button 16a, menu setecting button 24a and keyboard 20 are arranged in the front of mobile device shell, and quick botton 15 and video camera button 17a are arranged in the side of shell.This button is placed so that the user can operate these buttons when one hand is held mobile device 100.In the present embodiment, keyboard 20 is standard qwerty keyboards.
Can recognize, for mobile device 100, can adopt multiple one or more location or cursor/view location mechanism, as touch pad, locating wheel, operating rod button, mouse, touch-screen, one group of directionkeys, handwriting pad, accelerometer (be used for sensing movement equipment 100 towards and/or motion etc.) no matter or current other known or unknown mechanism.Similarly, can use keyboard 20, any modification of 22.Can also recognize that the mobile device 100 shown in Fig. 3 and 4 only is used for illustrative purpose, various other mobile devices 100 are equally applicable to following example.For example, other mobile devices 100 can only comprise and similar trace ball 14b shown in Figure 4, exit button 16b and menu or OptionButton 24, and the full keyboard of any type or QWERTY keyboard.Also can arrange other buttons at the mobile device shell, such as " replying " or " ignoring " button of the coloud coding that will use in the telephone communication.In another example, display 12 itself can be touch-sensitive, so itself also provides input mechanism except display capabilities is provided.In addition, the shell of mobile device 100 should not be limited to the straight plate configuration shown in Fig. 3 and 4, and other dispose as renovate or " flip phone " configuration also is suitable for.
Now, for the structure that helps reader understanding's mobile device 100 with and how to communicate with wireless network 200, with reference to Fig. 5 to 8.
At first with reference to Fig. 5, wherein show the block diagram of the example embodiment of mobile device 100.Mobile device 100 comprises a plurality of assemblies, such as the primary processor 102 of integrated operation of control mobile device 100.Come the executive communication function by communication subsystem 104, comprise data and voice communication.Communication subsystem 104 sends message from wireless network 200 receipt messages and to wireless network 200.In this example embodiment of mobile device 100, come configuration communication subsystem 104 according to the global system for mobile communications of using in the worldwide (GSM) and general packet radio service (GPRS) standard.Same other applicable communication configurations are 3G and 4G network, such as EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA, LTE, Wi-Max etc.New standard still in definition, still believes that they will have the behavior similar to network behavior described herein, and those skilled in the art are further appreciated that the embodiments described herein can use any other suitable standard of following exploitation.Communication subsystem 104 is represented one or more different radio frequencies (RF) channel from the Radio Link that wireless network 200 connects, and the defined agreement that these channels are stipulated according to the communication for GSM/GPRS operates.
Some subsystems of mobile device 100 are carried out the function relevant with communication, and other subsystems can provide the function on " resident " or the equipment.As example, display 110 and keyboard 116 not only can be used for the relevant function of communicate by letter (such as input of text messages to transmit by network 200) but also can be used for device-resident functions (such as counter or task list).
After required network registry or activation were finished, mobile device 100 can pass through wireless network 200 sending and receiving signals of communication.Network insertion is associated with subscriber or the user of mobile device 100.In order to identify the subscriber, mobile device 100 can use subscriber's modular assembly or " smart card " 126, such as subscriber identity module (SIM), removable user identity module (RUIM) and global subscriber identity module (USIM).In the example shown, SIM/RUIM/USIM 126 will insert SIM/RUIM/USIM interface 128 to communicate with network.Do not have assembly 126, mobile device 100 can not complete operation be used for communicating by letter with wireless network 200.In case SIM/RUIM/USIM 126 is inserted SIM/RUIM/USIM interface 128, and SIM/RUIM/USIM 126 just is coupled to primary processor 102.
The subset of the software application 136 of control basic device operations (comprising data and voice communications applications) can be installed on the mobile device 100 during mobile device 100 is made.Software application can comprise messages application 138, device state module 140, personal information manager (PIM) 142, link block 144 and IT policy module 146.Messages application 138 can be any suitable software program that allows user's sending and receiving electronic information of mobile device 100, and wherein message is typically stored in the flash memories 108 of mobile device 100.Device state module 140 provides persistence, and namely device state module 140 is guaranteed important device data is stored in the permanent storage (such as flash memories 108) so that when mobile device 100 close or during power down data can not lose.PIM 142 comprises the function for the interested data item of organization and management user, such as but not limited to: Email, text message, instant message, contact person, calendar event, voice mail, and PIM 142 can be mutual with wireless network 200.Link block 144 has realized that mobile device 100 and radio infrastructure be connected any host computer system 250 (such as business system) that is authorized to be connected with its interface and communicate required communication protocol with mobile device.IT policy module 146 receives the IT policy data that the IT strategy is encoded, and can be responsible for the rule of tissue and protection as " maximum password number of attempt is set " IT strategy and so on.
The software application of other types or assembly 139 also can be installed on the mobile device 100.These software application 139 can be that the third party of preassembled application (that is, different from messages application 138) or interpolation after making mobile device 100 uses.The example that the third party uses comprises game, counter, utility routine etc.
By in wireless network 200, auxiliary I/O subsystem 112, FPDP 114, short-range communication subsystem 122 or any other the suitable equipment subsystem 124 at least one, additional application 139 can be loaded on mobile device 100.
For voice communication, export the signal that receives to loudspeaker 118, and produce the signal that is used for transmission by microphone 120.Although voice or sound signal output are mainly finished by loudspeaker 118, display 110 also can be used for providing accessory information, such as calling party's sign, duration or other information relevant with audio call of audio call.
Referring now to Fig. 6, show the example block diagram of communication subsystem component 104.Communication subsystem 104 comprises receiver 150, transmitter 152 and the assembly that is associated, such as one or more embedded or inside antenna element 154 and 156, local oscillator (LO) 158 and the processing modules such as digital signal processor (DSP) 160.The particular design of communication subsystem 104 depends on the communication network 200 that mobile device 100 will therewith operate.Therefore, should be appreciated that the design shown in Fig. 6 is only as an example.
Antenna 154 is inputed to receiver 150 by the signal that wireless network 200 receives, and receiver 150 can be carried out common receiver function, selects and extremely numeral (A/D) conversion of simulation such as signal amplification, down coversion, filtering, channel.The A/D conversion that receives signal allows more complicated communication function, such as the demodulation code that will carry out in DSP 160.In a similar way, 160 pairs of signals that will send of DSP are processed, and comprise modulation and coding.Signal after these DSP are processed inputs to transmitter 152, transmits at wireless network 200 to simulation (D/A) conversion, up-conversion, filtering, amplification and via antenna 156 to carry out numeral.DSP 160 is process communication signals not only, and Receiver And Transmitter control also is provided.For example, can control adaptively the gain that is applied to signal of communication in receiver 150 and the transmitter 152 by the automatic gaining controling algorithm of in DSP 160, realizing.
The agreement that is associated that mobile device 100 can comprise one or more different channels (typically different RF channel) and use between mobile device 100 and wireless network 200 from Radio Link between the wireless network 200.Typically, because the limited battery electric power of the restriction of total bandwidth and mobile device 100, the RF channel is a kind of limited resources that must save.
When mobile device 100 can operate fully, typically, only when wireless network 200 sends, just connect or open transmitter 152 when transmitter 152, otherwise close transmitter 152 to economize on resources.Similarly, receiver 150 can periodically cut out with saving power, until it needs at the appointed time to receive signal or information (if existence) during the section.
Forward now Fig. 7 to, mobile device 100 can show main screen 40, and main screen 40 can be the portable screen when mobile device 100 powers up, or can be from other screen access.Generally speaking, main screen 40 comprises state region 44 and theme background 46, and theme background 46 provides figure ground for display 12.Theme background 46 on figure ground according to predetermined arrangement display icon series 42.In some themes, the number of the icon 42 shown in main screen 40 can limit on the main screen 40 is not to damage theme background 46, especially for aesthetic former thereby select in the situation of background 46.Theme background 46 shown in Fig. 7 provides the grid of icon.Can recognize that preferably, a plurality of themes can be used for user selection, and can use any applicable layout.Typically, one or more in the icon series 42 are files 52, and file 52 itself can be organized the application of any number within it.
In the present embodiment, state region 44 comprises that date/time shows 48.Except figure ground and icon series 42, theme background 46 also comprises status bar 50.Status bar 50 provides information based on the position of selecting cursor 18 to the user, for example by showing the title of the current icon that highlights 53.
By highlighting respective icon 53 with positioning equipment 14 and providing suitable user input to mobile device 100, can initiate from display 12 (open or check) application such as map program 60 (also seeing Fig. 8).For example, can initiate in the following manner map program 60: running fix equipment 14 is so that choice box 18 highlights icon 53 as shown in Figure 7, and for example provides and select input by pressing trace ball 14b.
Fig. 8 shows can be in mobile device 100 storages and with other software application of mobile device 100 uses and the example of assembly 139.Only show example among Fig. 8, and these examples should not be considered to exhaustive.In this example, show that GPS (GPS) uses 54, explorer 56, simple message service (SMS) 58, map program 60 and profile use 62, the various features that can be provided by mobile device 100 with signal.In this example, GPS uses 54 and comprises traffic module 55, and 55 expressions of traffic module are used for providing to reporting system 80 other set of any subroutine, subroutine, function or the computer executable instructions of this data 78 when using GPS to use 54 equipment data 78.Also show messages application 138 among Fig. 8, below for the clear e-mail applications 138 that is referred to as.Can recognize that various application can independent operation, perhaps can utilize the feature of other application.For example, GPS application 54 can be with map program 60 to user's display direction.
Forward now Fig. 9 to, show the example implementation of reporting system 80, wherein, above-mentioned wireless router 26 is as the main frame of reporting system 80.In this example, wireless router 26 is responsible for from carrying out route with the message of going to mobile device 100A-100E, therefore can obtain the device data 78 that provided by a plurality of this mobile devices 100, to prepare notifying 84 for these a plurality of mobile devices 100 and other mobile devices.Consistent with Fig. 1, among Fig. 9 the implementation of example illustrated from mobile device 100B to 100E each equipment data 78 and provide to mobile device 100A and to notify 84.Can recognize, device data 78 with notify 84 can comprise the independent and different packet that sends with independent agreement, perhaps can utilize existing communication means, such as Email, SMS etc.
The reporting system 80 that resides in this example wireless router 26 places is stored the data relevant with traffic in traffic database 82.(what perhaps will send notifies 84 copy to 84 the copy notified that this data relevant with traffic can comprise any device data 78 of obtaining from each mobile device 100, sent, identical notify 84 in order to reuse) and based on device data 78 obtain to carry out any other information of notifying 84 transmission to need, below will explain a plurality of examples of this information.Can recognize that traffic database 82 can represent any storer, data-carrier store or storage medium, and can or can be not within wireless router 26.For example, traffic database 82 can be safeguarded by the third party, perhaps is configured to the integrated package of reporting system 80.Therefore, configuration shown in Figure 9 only is used for illustrative purpose, and according to principle described herein, its modification is applicable equally.Reporting system 80 also can be accessed third party source 83, to obtain the additional data relevant with traffic events and other location-based information.For example, the police or ambulance paramedic's scheduler of the third party source 83 more details that can represent to provide relevant with traffic hazard.Third party source 83 can also provide the information such as position of refuelling station, trailer etc. and so on, to use in each embodiment of following example.According to specific embodiment, can there be 83 pairs of reporting systems 80 in third party source of arbitrary number to use.
Fig. 9 has also illustrated in the example arrangement of the position of mobile device 100A.Notify 84 users to mobile device 100A to provide warning except originally using at mobile device 100A with it, Fig. 9 has also illustrated otherwise to use notice.In this example, provide the copy 84 ' of notice by equipment interface 86 to another system 85, so that can provide warning to the user by exporting mechanism 88.For example, vehicle 10A is shown comprises that another system 85, this system 85 can represent car entertainment or navigational system, vehicle-mounted Engine Control System and the various system that is realized by instrument panel.In this manner, mobile device can be shared to notifying the access of information included in 84, multiple alert type to be provided and to coordinate with other subsystems with the other system that is in same position with mobile device 100A.
Configuration shown in Figure 9 also can make the mobile device 100 with GPS receiver 121 can utilize by vehicle 10 for example to connect by onboard navigation system, On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) (OBD) or both have position and the velocity information that obtains concurrently.Therefore, mobile device 100 also can be the communication link between vehicle 10 and the reporting system 80, to adapt to multiple environment and configuration.In addition, mobile device 100 itself can be integrated into vehicle 10 (not shown), for example has in the situation of GPS receiver and wireless connectivity at vehicle.Therefore, can recognize that principle described herein can be applied to any type of mobile device 100, comprise that wherein mobile device 100 is embodiment of the subsystem of vehicle 10.
Forward now Figure 10 to, an example shown in Figure 10 has illustrated to use the device data 78 from a plurality of mobile devices 100 to prepare to notify 84.200, reporting system 80 obtain from N mobile device 100 (for example equipment 1,2 ..., device data 78 N) then is stored in data 78 in the traffic database 82.In the example shown in Fig. 1 and 9, from mobile device 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D and 100E equipment data 78.202, device data 78 is organized in the zone that then is derived from based on device data 78, and upgrades traffic database.For example, the device data 78 from mobile device 100B-100E can be grouped into a zone, and will be grouped into another zone from the device data 78 of mobile device 100A.
Can come storage device data 78 according to corresponding mobile device 100, perhaps can instead come storage device data 78 according to current region.In either case, should add timestamp to device data 78, so that can between the snapshot of data, follow the tracks of the motion of mobile device, and so that the previous notice of this mobile device 100 and make progress known.In addition, can follow the tracks of mobile device 100 from the motion in zone to another zone.In this manner, along with mobile device 100 moves to more gradually near bottleneck area 2, can amendment advice, more intelligently mobile device 100 is redirected.For example, there is 5km mobile device far away 100 to compare with distance bottleneck area 2, has 20km mobile device far away 100 may receive difference and so not urgent alarm apart from bottleneck area 2, perhaps be given the difference suggestion for alternative route.The position of therefore, following the tracks of in time and the combination of velocity information can allow reporting system 80 to provide with respect to the position of bottleneck area 2 according to mobile device and notify 84 cascade.
Then, 204, the device data 78 of grouping can be used for carrying out notice preparation routine for each zone when appropriate like this.206, routine 204 is determined the speed of each mobile device 100, and in given position, the situation of time etc. in one day according to the criterion of predetermined (or user's definition) " normally " (with respect to the abnormal conditions that represent traffic jam) of whether determining this speed.Can use the existence of determining traffic jam such as the criterion of " whether speed is less than X km/h ", therefore, select the speed of a motor vehicle less than the device data 78 of the vehicle 10 of threshold X and can determine traffic jam with this device data 78.For example, in Fig. 1, shown in snapshot in, vehicle 10B, 10C and 10D advance with relatively low speed, and vehicle 10E advances with relatively high or " normally " speed.In this example, in step 206, will select the device data 78 of vehicle 10B, 10C and 10D, and ignore the device data 78 of equipment 10E.Other criterions (such as the information that rule of thumb derives) can be used for determining what has consisted of " normally " traffic.For example, in one day, the traffic of peak period may be experienced the traffic flow different from other times on the same routes on the particular course.
208, then reporting system 80 can determine whether the mobile device 100 of predetermined number has satisfied the criterion (for example according to threshold value A shown in Figure 10) of using in step 206.In other words, reporting system 80 can confirm that traffic jam exists with repeatedly measuring, to avoid false positives, for example a vehicle just pulling over observing, roll highway away from or situation about turning under.By the vehicle data 78 of accessing a plurality of mobile devices 100, reporting system 80 can distinguish traffic jam and abnormal conditions better, and correspondingly prepares dynamically to notify 84.
In one embodiment, then, satisfy in the step 206 velocity survey of criterion at 208 pairs and record and compare with threshold value A, threshold value A can be A=2 for example.In this example, if 3 or more mobile devices 100 are advanced the bottleneck area 2 that identified shown in Figure 1 for example then below the predetermined speed threshold value.Then, can send to the mobile device 100 of any number or all connections and notify 84, perhaps, as shown in figure 10,210, reporting system 80 also can be determined to advance or one group of one or more upstreams mobile device 100 in the predetermined adjacent domain of bottleneck area 2 to bottleneck area 2.In this example, to form bottleneck area 2 and definite mobile device 100A current just in upstream 8 or upstream distinguish 8 when advancing detecting mobile device 100B, 100C and 100D, and then reporting system 80 can be designated mobile device 100A the candidate of reception notification 84.
Then, can prepare to notify 84 and send it to candidate's mobile device 100 214 212.In 212, to notifying 84 preparation can comprise the substep (not shown) of determining to notify 84 communication form based on the information in the traffic database 82, and can determine similarly the appropriate content of particular type warning.For example, mobile device 100A can select can with option receive aural alert rather than visual alert, therefore can correspondingly prepare to notify 84.
Can be continuous, semicontinuous, periodically or according to the external event device data 78 of specific quantity (as receive) carry out routine shown in Figure 10 204.In addition, 208, if determine not have enough velocity surveys to identify bottleneck area 2, then can be periodically with reference to traffic database 82, so that reporting system 80 can dynamically be made a response to the environment that changes when receiving new device data 78.For example, the first mobile device 100 with wireless capability may enter traffic congestion, and this can not trigger the detection to bottleneck area, still, when other mobile device 100 enters this zone, then can trigger traffic congestion.By the device data 78 of reference input continuously or periodically, can detect quickly traffic congestion.This also makes reporting system 80 can be avoided alleviating after the several seconds in for example traffic jam and does not affect trigger notice 84 in the situation of other mobile devices 100.Figure 10 has also illustrated reporting system 80 can be suitable for covering a plurality of zones and can determine which mobile device 100 (if any) should reception notification 84 with any suitable logic.For example, current mobile device 100C in bottleneck area 2 provides device data 78, this device data 78 makes it possible to warning is offered the user of mobile device 100A but also may receive another notifies 84 (not shown), this another notify the user of 84 warning mobile device 100C more to have traffic jam in the downstream, this traffic jam is to use from the device data 78 of other mobile devices to determine.In this manner, shared device data 78 effectively between all mobile devices 100 that connect via wireless network 200, wireless router 26 and reporting system 80, reporting system 80 can at first be organized and explain device data 78, thinks that each mobile device user provides dynamic and significant warning.Therefore, mobile device 100 can be used for providing the information relevant with traffic jam with acquisition.
For example, reporting system 80 also can be carried out different routines 204 to zones of different, to consider different situations.For example, may known particular roadway during peak period, have the situation of obvious Speed Reduction, therefore can use different threshold values by the different time in a day.In this example, in the 100kph zone, the speed that for example detects 40kph can not be considered to obstruction and be considered to normal amount.Forward Figure 19 to, show the modification of routine 204.In this modification, for the specific region, reporting system 80 is in the time of 205 at first definite collecting device data 78.In this example, if between X and Y, then select to be considered to not the mobile device of " normally " (for example mobile slow than expection) 206 ' with the first set of criteria correlation time.On the other hand, outside this scope, use the second set of criteria, the second set of criteria can be criterion commonly used or certain other set of criteria shown in Figure 10.This allows to reduce threshold value during the fixed time of reporting system 80 in one day, to consider information known or that rule of thumb derive.For example: " highway 6 typical cases are slower between 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock early ".
As mentioned above, notify 84 can take various forms, and can be sent to each mobile device 100 via various media.Figure 11 has illustrated example electronic mail to warn 220.In the example depicted in fig. 11, email alert 220 is the conventional electrical email messages that received in due form and processed by mobile device 100.Email alert 220 comprises that with message identifier be the subject line 221 relevant with traffic warning and the main body of warning 220, and in this example, main body comprises: simple and clear alarm 222, introduce the character of warning; Then be the more details 224 about traffic jam; Then be used to the prompting 226 of walking around traffic jam.Can recognize that the contained content of each part of the main body of email alert 220 (222,224,226) and character are optional, if comprise, then can present each part with any desired sequence (for example according to User Preferences).For example, can provide user option to specify warning how to construct and should comprise which content.Similarly, in order to minimize related amount of reading, the message (not shown) that can prepare to merge, this message can provide concisely alarm, blocking position and detour.For example: " you sail traffic jam into along highway 6, use Detour Rd as alternative ".
In the embodiment shown in fig. 11, can comprise that simple and clear alarm 222 is to allow " First view " to determine that vehicle 10 is sailing traffic jam into.When appropriate, can use e-mail applications 138 to visit, open and check email alert 220, and look back other details.Further details 224 can provide the required details of any grade, and in email message, can recognize, can easily adapt to the details of this grade.In the example shown, various terrestrial references identify bottleneck area 2 and whether traffic jam is serious according to (as between the specified link): " highway 6 is very slow between Upper Rd and Lower Rd ".Prompting 226 can advise that alternative route is to avoid bottleneck area 2.In this example, show that " we walk to the north of the Upper Rd along Bypass Rd in suggestion, and transfer to as detouring in following prompting 226 westwards on Junction Rd." in this manner, if there is chance, then the user not only can utilize mobile device 100 to obtain the traffic jam warning, can also obtain avoiding the useful information of bottleneck area 2.
As shown in figure 11, email alert 220 can also be included in the link 227 of map program 60.This makes the user can access easily the visual representation that detours of suggestion in the prompting 226, perhaps checks at least the zone of bottleneck area 2 in order to scrutinize and further consider.
Figure 12 has illustrated the alternative example of warning, that is, and and SMS warning 230.SMS warning 230 can comprise the some or all of information of being carried by email alert 220.SMS warning 230 comprises sender's mark 231, sender's mark 231 is designated the traffic notifications service with the sender of SMS warning 230, the traffic notifications service can be for reporting system 80 and the SMS client that creates, and is used for transmitting SMS warning 230 to each mobile device 100.SMS warning 230 also comprises sender and message details 232, and can comprise one or more in the part shown in Figure 11 222,224,226.In this example, simple and clear alarm 222 and further details 224 are visible, and can be by message being navigated to check prompting 226.Can recognize, for example when the details of warning is grown or surpassed the restriction of single message, can send the part of SMS warning 220, and can stop other parts until requested.Alternatively, SMS warning 230 can be sent with simple and clear alarm 222 and link or call back mechanism (not shown), this link or call back mechanism are provided for making the user can ask further details, as with the potential relevant prompting 226 of detouring.Therefore, SMS warning 230 can be suitable for using in the varying environment with different constraints.
Figure 13 has illustrated to notify alternative another example of 84 traffic warnings that provide, is in this example map warning 240.As shown in figure 13, can show with map program 60 map 242 in the zone that comprises bottleneck area 248, wherein alarm figure or icon 246 are used for highlighting the obstruction zone.Map 242 also can provide desired path 244 and alternative route 250, to be shown in detouring of advising in the prompting 226.Map warning 240 also can comprise pop-up window 252, and pop-up window 252 comprises the part 222,224 and 226 of example.Although pop-up window 252 is shown the insertion item of map 242, but can recognize, also can provide for pop-up window 252 private part of display 12, perhaps can visit pop-up window 252 by highlighting link (not shown), access menus (not shown), perhaps can pop-up window 252 be omitted by selecting suitable user option.Therefore, Figure 13 has illustrated with notifying the information that provides in 84 that the alternatives of the visual representation of warning is provided.
Various other alert types also are possible, and can be suitable for application specific requirement, User Preferences or both have concurrently.For example, notify and 84 can be provided on any current screen/pop-up window of going beyond one's commission of interior demonstration.This pop-up window can be given to the link 227 of map program, to realize quick alarm and access in addition and the possibility of more details.In another embodiment, warning may comprise 10 calls that dial from reporting system 80 to mobile device, wherein tells auditory warning over the radio to the user.Similarly, notify 84 can be included in the auditory warning of having recorded of playing to the user when receiving.Therefore can recognize, according to environment, available output mechanism and User Preferences, can send in any suitable manner, processing and display notification 84 and the alarm that comprises and information.
As mentioned above, by following the tracks of mobile device position in time, can send and notify 84 cascade, receive additional information for example further to upgrade to the user about the progress of traffic jam or from third party source 83.Figure 17 a shows the follow-up warning 220a of email alert shown in Figure 11 220.In follow-up warning 220a, it is to upgrade and may provide more specifically details to help the user to be familiar with warning to indicate this warning that the theme 221a that upgrades can be provided.The message 270 that in follow-up warning 220a, comprises renewal, in this example, message 270 provides the 83 further details that obtain from the third party source, and this further details has been explained character and (if available) state that stops up.Can also provide the map link 227a of renewal, to be allowed for starting and loading map program 60.Can recognize that according to the character of the message 270 of upgrading, the scope of bottleneck area 2 and detouring 250 may change, and provides the map link 227a of renewal to make the user can confirm any change.When mobile device 100 still when approaching but not yet arriving bottleneck area 2, subsequent notification 200a is particularly useful.This permission provides more details in possible situation.
Figure 17 b has illustrated another follow-up warning 220b, and follow-up warning 220b solves in the subject line 221b of another renewal indicating traffic jam.For example, if mobile device 100 is still near bottleneck area 2 when bottleneck area 2 is being removed, reporting system 80 can provide immediately and timely feedback, so that this mobile device 100 can be avoided taking to detour.Detailed message 272 is provided, this message interpretation news more, and in certain embodiments, can also come customized messages 272 according to previous warning 220,220a.For example, shown in Figure 17 b, message 272 indications do not need to take detouring of previous suggestion.Therefore, the device data 78 that can be used for reporting system 80 makes it possible to prepare intelligence with this available information and notifies 84.The map link 227b of renewal can also be provided as afore-mentioned, solving user's route, thereby remove the reference of detouring etc.
In order to adapt to the various alternative warning of example here, notify 84 data that can be configured to carry various forms and amount.For example, can also enclose in email alert 220 transmit comprise part 222,224,226 General Notifications 84, or these General Notifications 84 comprise map warning 240 (or be used for creating map warning 240 instructions), to realize dual warning or the selection between the difference warning.Notify 84 can also provide instruction with the imitation aural alert, such as specific tone, bell sound or voice warning.Therefore, notify and 84 can take any form, use any data structure, send at any medium, as long as be applicable to the application-specific of specific mobile device 100 or reporting system 80.For example, if adopt with the network of video game device, situation about then adopting than the network with mobile phone may need different alert types.
Forward now Figure 14 to, the example of another system 85 shown in Fig. 9 is provided.In this example, the in-vehicle navigation system 85 ' with display 88 ' is configured to and mobile device 100A interface 86 ', to show warning as shown in Figure 11-13 and 17a-17b (220,220a, 220b, 230,240).Mobile device 100A can use any available communication link (such as USB, infrared, bluetooth, user's support or enter docking station etc.) to come and navigational system 85 ' interface 86 '.Figure 14 has illustrated mobile device 100A can be used for reception notification 84, then notify 84 to be converted or to process (if necessary) for navigational system 85 ' use, the copy 84 ' of notice (form with any appropriate) is forwarded to navigational system 85 '.Can recognize that in such an embodiment, navigational system 85 ' may need such as the software of driver and so on the notice for detection of input, and should comprise the software application that realizes user interactivity.Although not shown among Figure 14, but mobile device 100A also can be connected with OBD or other cars in connecting interface 86 ', to obtain to be used for being included in the information of device data 78, therefore interface 86 ' can provide a kind of mode, makes the subsystem of vehicle can participate in providing information to prepare notifying 84 to reporting system 80.
If be connected to other subsystems in the vehicle 10, then mobile device 10 also may be able to affect reporting system 80 and to the access in third party source 83, to notify 84 to combine and provide additional to the user and warn individually or with relevant with traffic.Go to now Figure 18, show the example of the signal notification routines relevant with the oil level that detects in the vehicle 10.400, vehicle subsystem or mobile device 100 (or its user) detect the oiling event by it with 86 (or the vision observations) that are connected of vehicle 10.The oiling event can be triggered by various criterions.For example, use 54 if stroke has been programmed into GPS, then mobile device 100 can be determined: in the situation of given distance to the destination and institute's allowance, vehicle 10 need to refuel once before the destination at least.In another example, the oil level that mobile device 100 can detect vehicle simply especially low (or being low to moderate hazard level) for example is lower than predetermined threshold, and therefore needs to refuel.When detecting the oiling event, then mobile device 100 can be opened its GPS application 54 and collect other device datas with traffic module 55 402.Then, 404 according to specified criteria (as according to the departing from of route of user) and other information ((diesel oil can be used such as the fuel oil type?), preferred rest station, preferred gasoline brand etc.) send the inquiry relevant with optimum refuelling station.
Then reporting system 80 receives this inquiry 406, and combines to determine the refuelling station in the adjacent domain of the route of programming or the refuelling station that satisfies User Preferences on 408 local ground or with third party source 83.If applicable, 410, reporting system 80 can determine whether to exist the related announcement relevant with traffic with reference to traffic database 82 simultaneously.Then prepare notice 412.As mentioned above, the notice of preparing at 412 places can comprise with fuel station information notify 84, perhaps can be only relevant with the refuelling station independent notice.
414, if applicable, reporting system 80 can correspondingly come customised notification 84 with reference to User Preferences.For example, when registration traffic module 55, can to the user offer an opportunity to select they wish the refuelling station apart from their route have how close, they have a preference for which company etc.This User Preferences can be applied to any variation on the process shown in Figure 180.Can recognize, User Preferences can be incorporated into arbitrary embodiment described herein so that the user can specify when want reception notification 84, which kind of form they will receive with (such as Email, SMS, the sense of hearing or by other system 85 etc.) etc.
Then, 416, will notify 84 to be sent to mobile device 100, and at 418 reception notifications.In this example, mobile device 100 can notify 84 to warn the stop position that user's oil level is lower and suggestion is optimum with what receive.Can show with map program 60 position of refuelling station, the route to the refuelling station can be provided, aural alert can also be provided.Oiling event detection shown in Figure 18 and notification routines only are used for illustrative purpose, can recognize, similarly principle can be applied to provide other notices, for example service station, trailer, parking area (according to User Preferences) etc.
Figure 15 has illustrated another embodiment, and wherein the GPS receiver 121 of mobile device is current opens but the vehicle 10 at mobile device 100 current places enters traffic jam, and the triggering with time correlation is set, and perhaps the user initiates this process.In these cases, can make the request based on the traffic warning of current region, simultaneously, mobile device 100 can begin the infonnation collection process that reporting system 80 is carried out is contributed.In Figure 15, current the demonstration and map 242 like the map class shown in Figure 13, and show in this example desired path 244, this route may be user's other constantly appointments at certain.Can notice that in this example, map program 60 is used for display direction, need to not use 54 via GPS at that time current location information is provided.
Receiving suitable input, as when detecting the selection of menu button 24, can display menu 63, menu 63 has been listed at map program 60 interior available options 264.In option shown in Figure 15 264, can select more new option 266 of traffic.By detecting the selection to option 266, map program 60 can be used 54 unlatchings and beginning transmitting apparatus data 78 and reception notification 84 by instruction GPS.This will make the user can obtain as shown in figure 13 map warning 240 when entering bottleneck area 2, and map warning 240 identified bottleneck area, identified and detoured etc.This also provides optional equipment data 78, and based on these optional equipment data 78, reporting system 80 can be made about needing determining of specific notification in this specific region.Correspondingly, Figure 15 illustrated, in each embodiment, communicating by letter between mobile device 100 and the reporting system 80 can be automatically or by Client-initiated.
Figure 16 has illustrated for the exemplary operations set of the embodiment that carries out Figure 15.300, when detecting traffic jam, any other of perhaps wishing to begin reception notification 84 the user constantly, the map program 60 in this example provides 302 and has started menus 263 and select more 266 ability of new option of traffic.Then 304, map program 60 can detect the more selection of new option 266 of traffic, and then opens GPS receiver 121 306, and this moment, it can obtain the device data 78 of mobile device 100.
Can notice, as shown in figure 16, in case opened GPS receiver 121, if reporting system 80 is configured to detect via wireless router 26 existence of mobile device 100, then mobile device 100 can be used in immediately 324 reception notifications 84 and provide warning 326 to the user, will experience this warning 328 users.When opening GPS receiver 121, can be in 308 preparation machine data 78 to be sent to reporting system 80 310.Then, reporting system 80 can compare recently notice and other information in this device data 78 and the traffic database 82 in 312 receiving equipment data 78 and 314.316, also upgrade traffic database 82 with new device data 78, contribute with the generation to notice.
Therefore can see, with the data 78 of the position of a plurality of mobile devices and velocity correlation can be for generation of dynamically notifying 84 for other mobile devices 100 that may be subject to the data 78 determined traffic problems impacts that a plurality of mobile devices 84 provide.
Although below be described with reference to certain specific embodiments,, described in claims, the various modifications of these embodiment be will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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- One kind provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented method, said method comprising the steps of:From a plurality of mobile devices each obtains velocity survey and positional information;Use corresponding positional information, organize described velocity survey based on the zone that described velocity survey is derived from;Determine the Existence and development of traffic jam with a plurality of velocity surveys of satisfying one or more predetermined criterion in the zone;If determined traffic jam for described zone, then determine at least one mobile device near described zone;Prepare notice, described notice provides the warning relevant with described traffic jam;Send described notice to described at least one mobile device near described zone;Follow the tracks of in time the position near described at least one mobile device in described zone; AndUpgrade progress about traffic jam to described at least one mobile device near described zone.
- 2. method according to claim 1, wherein, described traffic jam is by determining that the mobile device of predetermined number advances to identify with the speed that is lower than predetermined threshold at least.
- 3. method according to claim 1 is further comprising the steps of: as to determine that with described positional information therefore which mobile device in described a plurality of mobile device also becomes the candidate who receives described notice near described zone;Wherein, described transmission only comprises and sends described notice to described candidate.
- 4. method according to claim 1, also comprise: prepare to be used for sending the message of described notice, described message is email message, Short Message Service SMS message, auditory message, call or the instruction that is used for providing in the map program described warning.
- 5. method according to claim 4, wherein, described warning comprises each in the following items: simple and clear alarm; Or simple and clear alarm and the further details relevant with described simple and clear alarm; Perhaps be used for walking around the prompting in described zone.
- 6. method according to claim 3 wherein, is to determine with respect to the position in described zone according to described mobile device near the mobile device in described zone.
- 7. method according to claim 3 wherein, is to determine according to the continuity between upstream region and the described zone near the mobile device in described zone.
- One kind provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, comprising:Each that is used for from a plurality of mobile devices obtains the device of velocity survey and positional information;Be used for corresponding positional information, the device of described velocity survey is organized in the zone that is derived from based on described velocity survey;Determine the device of the Existence and development of traffic jam for a plurality of velocity surveys of satisfying one or more predetermined criterion with the zone;If be used for having determined traffic jam for described zone, then determine the device near at least one mobile device in described zone;Be used for preparing the device of notice, described notice provides the warning relevant with described traffic jam;Be used for to the device that sends described notice near described at least one mobile device in described zone;Be used in time tracking near the device of the position of described at least one mobile device in described zone; AndFor the device that upgrades to described at least one mobile device near described zone about the progress of traffic jam.
- According to claim 8 provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, wherein, described traffic jam is by determining that the mobile device of predetermined number advances to identify with the speed that is lower than predetermined threshold at least.
- According to claim 8 provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, also comprise: be used for determining that with described positional information which mobile device of described a plurality of mobile devices is approaching described zone also so becoming the candidate's of the described notice of reception device;Wherein, described transmission only comprises and sends described notice to described candidate.
- 11. according to claim 8 provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, also comprise: be used for preparation for the device of the message that sends described notice, described message is email message, Short Message Service SMS message, auditory message, call or the instruction that is used for providing in the map program described warning.
- 12. according to claim 11 provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, wherein, described warning comprises each in the following items: simple and clear alarm; Or simple and clear alarm and the further details relevant with described simple and clear alarm; Perhaps be used for walking around the prompting in described zone.
- 13. according to claim 10 provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, wherein, be to determine with respect to the position in described zone according to described mobile device near the mobile device in described zone.
- 14. according to claim 10 provide traffic notifications, with computer implemented device, wherein, be to determine according to the continuity between upstream region and the described zone near the mobile device in described zone.
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