Method and system for matching an incident to a route
US7103473B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/164
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for depicting an online map of a route along with any incidents on the route. To create the map, a consumer first provides the origination and destination addresses of the route, then a proposed route is provided for their approval. The consumer may modify the proposed route or accept it. Next, the route is analyzed to determine if any incidents have occurred upon it. This analysis comprises preparing the route by creating regions of interest around segments composing the route, examining if any traffic incidents fall within one or more of the regions of interest, and determining for those incidents if the incident is closer than a threshold value to any segment on the route. The final route along with any incidents on the route is then depicted for the consumer.
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