# US 10,373,491 B2 · Intelligently providing user-specific traffic-related information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,373,491 B2 - Document ID: US10373491B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/598,779 - Filed: 2017-05-18 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2009-08-09 - Assignees: III Holdings 1, LLC - Applicants: III Holdings 1, LLC - Inventors: Stephen Haag; Carlos J. Lebrilla; Marc Rush; Linda Rolfes - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10373491B2 ## CPC - G08G 1/0967: Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits (transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) - G06Q 50/26: Government or public services (business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40) - G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) - G08G 1/096775: {where the origin of the information is a central station} - H04L 67/52: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/022: {with dynamic range variability} - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods, systems and/or software for distributing transportation-related alerts to mobile devices may do so in accordance with various factors, such as device-specific and/or location-specific factors. In some variations, transportation-related alerts may be presented to the user in audio format and/or visual format. In some variations, these may be user-selectable options, and in other variations, a speed at which the mobile device is moving may be considered in determining how to present the transportation-related alerts to the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile device, including: a wireless receiver of the mobile device; an audio output interface of the mobile device; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores an application program, in the form of computer-executable instructions configured to cause the implementation of operations comprising: receiving from a remotely-located source, not physically present at the mobile device, using the wireless receiver, a transportation-related alert at the mobile device, wherein the transportation-related alert applies to a geographic location of the mobile device; and outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format, using the audio output interface, as a user-selectable option. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device further includes a visual display configured to visually display the transportation-related alert. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format is provided as the user-selectable option if the mobile device is moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold speed level. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: detecting a tag included with the transportation-related alert that indicates that the alert is capable of being output in audio format. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: transmitting geographic location information of the mobile device to a traffic information center. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format comprises converting the transportation-related alert from a text format to an audio format. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores an application program, in the form of computer-executable instructions configured to cause the implementation of operations comprising: receiving from a remotely-located source, not physically present at the mobile device, using a wireless receiver of a mobile device, a transportation-related alert at the mobile device, wherein the transportation-related alert applies to a geographic location of the mobile device; and outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format, using an audio output interface of the mobile device, as a user-selectable option. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the operations further include visually displaying the transportation-related alert on a visual display of the mobile device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format is provided as the user-selectable option if the mobile device is moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold speed level. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise: detecting a tag included with the transportation-related alert that indicates that the alert is capable of being output in audio format. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise: transmitting geographic location information of the mobile device to a traffic information center. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format comprises converting the transportation-related alert from a text format to an audio format. ### Claim 13 A method of operating a mobile device, including: receiving from a remotely-located source, not physically present at the mobile device, using a wireless receiver of the mobile device, a transportation-related alert at the mobile device, wherein the transportation-related alert applies to a geographic location of the mobile device; and outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format, using an audio output interface of the mobile device, as a user-selectable option. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the mobile device further includes a visual display configured to visually display the transportation-related alert. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format is provided as the user-selectable option if the mobile device is moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold speed level. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further including: detecting a tag included with the transportation-related alert that indicates that the alert is capable of being output in audio format. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further including: transmitting geographic location information of the mobile device to a traffic information center. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the outputting the transportation-related alert in audio format comprises converting the transportation-related alert from a text format to an audio format.