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Apparatus for handling a traffic message

US6453230B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 1998
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/093
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A geographical region is divided into a number of areas according to a pre-defined standard. The apparatus filters received traffic messages and only those that relate to a particular one of the defined areas are passed on for processing. According to the invention, an area of interest is specified by expanding the particular defined area in at least one direction.

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