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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Jon D. Shutter, Chicago, IL (US);
Timothy Mcgrath, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jon D. Shutter, Chicago, IL (US);
Timothy McGrath, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Navteq North America, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of facilitating delivery of traffic messages is disclosed. Data indicating a plurality of traffic conditions on a road network are obtained. For each of the traffic conditions, the data provides a location description. For each of the traffic conditions, the location description is converted into a location reference code assigned by a traffic message supplier. A plurality of traffic messages representing the traffic conditions is transmitted. Each of the traffic messages includes the location reference code of the traffic condition.