System for transmitting, processing, receiving, and displaying traffic information

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and residing in a user device comprising a transmitter, a receiver, a storage database, a display device, a location determining module, and a processor for performing the steps, comprising:

• transmitting, via said transmitter, from a first vehicle traveling on a road segment, actual average speed data for road segments traveled by said first vehicle;
• receiving, via said receiver, information regarding average traffic speed for at least one road segment, wherein said receiver corresponds with or to said first vehicle, and wherein said average traffic speed for said at least one road segment is computed by at least determining an average speed of said first vehicle and other vehicles traveling on said at least one road segment at times, locations and directions of said first vehicle and at least one or more of said plurality other vehicles travelling over said road segment, segment, wherein said average traffic speed comprises data for direction of travel along a road segment;
• determining, via said location determining module, a location and direction of said first vehicle;
• displaying, via said display device said information regarding said average speed data for said road segment, wherein said information is displayed in connection with one or more displayed roadmaps;
• and displaying, via said display device, an orientation of said first vehicle.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:

• transmitting, via a transmitter, from a first vehicle traveling on a road segment, actual average speed data for road segments traveled by said first vehicle;
• receiving, via a receiver, information regarding one or more road conditions for at least one road segment, from one or more transmitters, each of said one or more transmitters corresponding with a vehicle or said vehicle's movement, and each of said one or more transmitters having a location;
• receiving, via said receiver, information regarding said location of each said transmitter, each said location corresponding with at least one road condition;
• storing said road condition and location information associated with said road condition;
• receiving, via said receiver, information corresponding with traffic speed and location for at least one of said transmitters;
• storing said traffic speed information and location received from at least one or more of said transmitters;
• generating, via a processor, an average traffic speed for a road segment by averaging said information associated with said traffic speeds of more than one vehicle for locations related to said road segment;
• storing said average traffic speed, wherein said stored average traffic speed further comprises data for direction of travel along a road segment;
• generating a set of road condition data and corresponding location information for each said road condition;
• transmitting, via a transmitter, data representing said average traffic speed for a said road segment to said one or more receivers;
• transmitting, via a transmitter, data representing said set of road condition data and corresponding location information to said one or more receivers corresponding to said one or more vehicles;
• and generating, via one or more of an visual display, audio, or other output device, an output of one or more of said average traffic speed, location, and road condition data.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:

• transmitting, via a transmitter, from a first vehicle traveling on a road segment, average speed data for road segments traveled by said first vehicle;
• receiving, via a receiver, information corresponding to actual average speed data and location from one or more third-party transmitters, each of said one or more third-party transmitters corresponding to a third party vehicle or said third-party vehicle's movement, and each of said one or more third-party transmitters having a location;
• storing said average speed data and location received from at least one or more of said third-party transmitters, wherein said stored average speed data further comprises data for direction of travel along a road segment;
• generating, via a processor, an average traffic speed for a road segment by averaging said information corresponding to or with said average speed data for locations related to said road segment;
• transmitting, via a transmitter, data representing said average traffic speed for a said road segment to said one or more receivers corresponding to said one or more vehicles;
• and generating, via one or more of a visual display, audio, or other output device, an output of one or more of said average traffic speed and location data.