Managing traffic flow

US9105185B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105185-B2
Application numberUS-201414492040-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 21, 2014
Priority dateAug 13, 2013
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A method for tracking and routing traffic to avoid congestion via a plurality of user devices including providing a traffic reservation user interface for receiving a plurality of path selections from the plurality of user devices; responsive to predicting a traffic congestion from the plurality of user devices taking into account real-time and predicted conditions, presenting a first set of users with a first set of route selection recommendations via the user interface; and responsive to receiving a plurality of actual routing selections from the first set of users from the user interface, adjusting the traffic prediction, and presenting a second set of users with a second set of route selection recommendations via the user interface to reduce expected traffic congestion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of tracking and routing traffic to avoid congestion via a plurality of user devices comprising: providing a traffic reservation interface for receiving a plurality of path selections from the plurality of user devices; responsive to predicting a traffic congestion from the plurality of user devices taking into account real-time and predicted conditions, at least one of which is selected from the group of road, traffic, and weather conditions, prov…

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What does patent US9105185B2 cover?
A method for tracking and routing traffic to avoid congestion via a plurality of user devices including providing a traffic reservation user interface for receiving a plurality of path selections from the plurality of user devices; responsive to predicting a traffic congestion from the plurality of user devices taking into account real-time and predicted conditions, presenting a first set of us…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08G1/0145. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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