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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2010
Alec Barker, Woodinville, WA (US);
Todd Asher, Sammamish, WA (US);
Mitchel A. Burns, Heber City, UT (US);
Oliver B. Downs, Redmond, WA (US);
Craig H. Chapman, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert C. Cahn, Federal Way, WA (US);
Alec Barker, Woodinville, WA (US);
Todd Asher, Sammamish, WA (US);
Mitchel A. Burns, Heber City, UT (US);
Oliver B. Downs, Redmond, WA (US);
Craig H. Chapman, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert C. Cahn, Federal Way, WA (US);
Inrix, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described for displaying or otherwise providing information to users regarding various types of road traffic condition information in various ways. The information may be provided, for example, as part of a user interface (or 'UI'), which may in some situations further include one or more types of user-selectable controls to allow a user to manipulate in various ways what road traffic condition information is displayed and/or how the information is displayed. A variety of types of road traffic condition information may be presented to users in various manners, including by presenting information on graphically displayed maps for geographic areas to indicate various information about road conditions in the geographic area. In addition, provided controls may allow users to select particular times, select particular routes, indicate to perform animation of various types of changing traffic conditions over a sequence of multiple successive times, etc.