Granted Patent B2

US 8,103,443 · App. 12/763,199 · Granted Jan 24, 2012

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. A method for delivering a departure notification to a user, the method comprising:

receiving alert attributes provided by an authenticated user, the alert attributes including a starting location of the authenticated user and a desired travel destination;

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor generates a departure notification for the desired travel destination based on the alert attributes, and the departure notification includes both a preliminary travel route to the desired travel destination and a recommended departure time for traversing the preliminary travel route;

receiving user approval of the generated departure notification; and

delivering the departure notification to the authenticated user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated departure notification is further based on a plurality of data sets including delayed batch traffic data.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the delayed batch traffic data includes historically observed data.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the delayed batch traffic data includes data extrapolated from existing traffic data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated departure notification is further based on a plurality of data sets including real-time traffic data.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert attributes further include a desired speed for traveling to the desired travel destination.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert attributes further include a desired arrival time at the desired travel destination.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert attributes further include a desired protocol for delivery of the generated departure notification.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the departure notification further includes an advertisement.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reassessing the approved generated departure notification to determine that the preliminary travel route will allow for an on-time arrival at the desired travel destination.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein reassessing the approved generated departure notification results in an identification of a material change in the preliminary travel route or recommended departure time.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising generating a second departure notification after identification of the material change in the preliminary travel route or recommended departure time, the second departure notification including an alternative travel route to the desired travel destination and an alternative recommended departure time.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preliminary travel route is the quickest route between the starting location of the authenticated user and the desired travel destination.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising billing the authenticated user for the departure notification delivered to the user.

15. A system for delivering a departure notification to a user, the system comprising:

a data aggregation server for managing a plurality of data sets, wherein the plurality of data sets is used to generate a departure notification;

a routine engine stored in memory and executable by a processor to calculate a departure time based on a prediction of average speed and a preliminary travel route to a desired travel destination; and

a departure notification module stored in memory and executable by a processor to:

receive alert attributes provided by an authenticated user, the alert attributes including a starting location of the authenticated user and a desired travel destination,

generate the departure notification for the desired travel destination based on the alert attributes, wherein the departure notification includes a preliminary travel route to the desired travel destination and a recommended departure time for traversing the preliminary travel route,

receive user approval of the generated departure notification, and

deliver the departure notification to the authenticated user.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for delivering a departure notification to a user, the method comprising:

receiving alert attributes provided by an authenticated user, the alert attributes including a starting location of the authenticated user and a desired travel destination;

generating a departure notification for the desired travel destination based on the alert attributes, wherein the departure notification includes a preliminary travel route to the desired travel destination and a recommended departure time for traversing the preliminary travel route;

receiving user approval of the generated departure notification; and

delivering the departure notification to the authenticated user.

Assignments (13)