Time-based adjustment of bounding area definitions

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a processor, Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) traffic messages, wherein the TPEG messages include traffic information associated with road vector definitions;

obtaining, by the processor, bounding area definitions associating the road vector definitions with bounding areas;

automatically adjusting, by the processor, the bounding area definitions based on a time associated with broadcast of the TPEG traffic messages;

selecting, based on the bounding area definitions, TPEG traffic messages to be included in a TPEG frame associated with a particular bounding area;

generating the TPEG frame; and

transmitting the TPEG frame for broadcast in the particular bounding area.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

automatically adjusting the bounding area definitions based on one or more of a time of year, or a time of day.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the bounding area definitions includes:

altering an association between at least one road vector definition and the particular bounding area.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the bounding area definitions include a first bounding area definition defining a primary bounding area, and second bounding area definition defining a sub-bounding area coextensive with less than all of the primary bounding area.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting incident information associated with particular road-sizes for inclusion in a particular TPEG traffic frame based, at least in part, on an amount of payload available in the particular TPEG traffic frame.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bounding area definitions include:

locational definitions that define boundary edges.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bounding area definitions include:

information specifying road classifications to be excluded from one or more bounding areas.

8. A system comprising:

a traffic message server coupled to a station importer, the traffic message server configured to:

generate Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) traffic messages, wherein the TPEG messages include traffic information associated with road vector definitions;

obtain bounding area definitions associating the road vector definitions with bounding areas;

automatically adjust the bounding area definitions based on a time associated with broadcast of the TPEG traffic messages;

select, based on the bounding area definitions, TPEG traffic messages to be included in a TPEG frame associated with a particular bounding area;

generate the TPEG frame;

transmit the TPEG frame for to the station importer;

the station importer coupled to a broadcast system, the station importer configured to:

receive the TPEG frame from the traffic message server; and

insert the TPEG frame into a media broadcast associated with the particular bounding area.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the traffic message server is further configured to:

automatically adjust the bounding area definitions during a time of day associated with rush hour traffic.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the traffic message server is further configured to:

automatically adjust the bounding area definitions by altering an association between at least one road vector definition and the particular bounding area.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the bounding area definitions include a first bounding area definition defining a primary bounding area, and second bounding area definition defining a sub-bounding area coextensive with less than all of the primary bounding area.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the traffic message server is further configured to:

select incident information associated with particular road-sizes for inclusion in a particular TPEG traffic frame based, at least in part, on an amount of payload available in the particular TPEG traffic frame.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the bounding area definitions include:

locational definitions that define boundary edges.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the bounding area definitions include:

information specifying road classifications to be excluded from one or more bounding areas.

15. A traffic message server comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled to the processor;

a program of instructions stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the program of instructions causing the processor to:

generate Transport Protocol Experts Group (TPEG) traffic messages, wherein the TPEG messages include traffic information associated with road vector definitions;

obtain bounding area definitions associating the road vector definitions with bounding areas;

automatically adjust the bounding area definitions based on a time associated with broadcast of the TPEG traffic messages;

select, based on the bounding area definitions, TPEG traffic messages to be included in a TPEG frame associated with a particular bounding area;

generate the TPEG frame; and

transmit the TPEG frame for broadcast in the particular bounding area.

16. The traffic message server of claim 15 , wherein the program of instructions further causes the processor to:

automatically adjust the bounding area definitions based on one or more of a time of year, or a time of day.

17. The traffic message server of claim 15 , wherein the program of instructions further causes the processor to:

adjust the bounding area definitions by altering an association between at least one road vector definition and the particular bounding area.

18. The traffic message server of claim 15 , wherein:

the bounding area definitions include a first bounding area definition defining a primary bounding area, and second bounding area definition defining a sub-bounding area coextensive with less than all of the primary bounding area.

19. The traffic message server of claim 15 , wherein the program of instructions further causes the processor to:

select incident information associated with particular road-sizes for inclusion in a particular TPEG traffic frame based, at least in part, on an amount of payload available in the particular TPEG traffic frame.

20. The traffic message server of claim 15 , wherein the bounding area definitions include:

information specifying road classifications to be excluded from one or more bounding areas.