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OwnerC. Paul Champion, III, Robert W. Libero +1inventors
InventorsC. Paul Champion, III, Robert W. Libero, Walter J. Palmer
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A traffic information system which is directly accessed by individual subscribers by telephone, mobile telephone or computer wherein the subscriber will have the option of receiving reports of updated information by way of telephone, mobile telephone, personal computer or personalized pager. The system provides information concerning the current status of traffic conditions along specific commuter routings and/or other information which may be of interest to a subscriber including airline flight and related travel and stock information, generalized routing information as in the form of directions to particular locations, stock activity and the like. Upon the subscriber's demand, the system continuously monitors selected routings or other information and automatically provides the subscriber with updated information concerning changes in status or conditions.
An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems regarding predesignated commuter routes identified by route designation codes where access to the information system is obtained using subscriber access codes
The method of providing traffic status along predesignated commuter routings wherein the commuter routings are given route designation codes and wherein a commuter subscriber may access an information system having a control facility by use of a subscriber access code transmitted by way of telephone equipment comprising the steps of:
The method of transmitting information regarding traveled routes within a geographic area from an information system to telephone subscribers by way of telephone or mobile phone communication links wherein the subscribers are identified by access codes for access to the information system comprising the steps of:
An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems where access to the information system is obtained using DTMF signal access codes and predesignated route information designation codes comprising, a central data file source for identifying signal access codes and for identifying predesignated route information designation codes, a control terminal means for creating updated traffic information messages, means for transmitting updated traffic information messages from said control terminal means to said central data file source, a telephone system interface means for connecting the information system to the telephone and mobile phone communication systems, at least one node means for receiving telephone transmissions from said interface means, said at least one node means including computer means and voice communication means, said voice communication means being capable of receiving DTMF signals from said telephone system interface means and transmitting information to said computer means, said computer means identifying the access codes, local area network means disposed between said node means and said central data file source for transmitting information from said central data file source to said computer means of said node means, said voice communication means being selectively operable to transmit vocal communication to a subscriber in response to receiving route information designation codes which are identified by said computer means, and said node means terminating communication with said telephone system interface means in response to the completed transmission of information to a subscriber.
An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems regarding predesignated commuter routes identified by route designation codes where access to the information system is obtained using signal access codes comprising, at least one node means having a computer file means and a communication means, said computer file means identifying access codes and predesignated commuter routes by route designation codes, a control terminal means, said control terminal means including means for creating updated traffic information messages, means for transmitting updated traffic information messages from said control terminal means to said computer means, a telephone system interface means for connecting said node means to the telephone and mobile phone communication systems so that said node means receives telephone transmissions from said interface means, communication means being capable of receiving signals from said telephone system interface means and transmitting information to said computer means, said communication means being selectively operable to transmit analog messages to a subscriber and said computer means being selectively operable to transmit digital messages to a subscriber in response to receiving route designation codes which are identified by said computer means, and said node means terminating communication from said information system in response to the completed transmission of information therefrom to the subscriber.
The method of providing traffic status along predesignated commuter routings wherein the commuter routings are given designation codes and wherein a subscriber to the system may access an information system by use of a coded account number transmitted by way of a telephone or mobile telephone system and wherein information from the information system may be transmitted to a subscriber's alpha numeric pager comprising the steps of:
The method of providing traffic status along predesignated commuter routings to subscribers wherein the commuter routings are given designated codes and wherein a subscriber may access an information system having a central computer source and at least one remote node including computer and message transmitting and receiving unit by use of access codes transmitted by way of mobile or other telephones comprising the steps of:
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