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Mobile traffic information system

US7069143B2 · kind B2 · utility

66Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateJan 30, 2004
Grant dateJun 27, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a device, system, and method for a portable handheld device for displaying information. An embodiment of the invention provides a portable handheld device for displaying information, including traffic information. The portable device includes a wireless receiver arranged for receiving an information-data packet having at least one payload element, a translation table arranged for decoding a payload element, and a microcontroller including a memory and a processor, and which is operable to decode the at least one payload element. The device also includes an information viewing screen that includes an incorporated traffic map having road-display segments corresponding to selected roads and the visual display, the visual display having a plurality of individually controllable display elements corresponding to the road-display segments, each element corresponding to a road-display segment and being arranged to display a plurality of visual properties each representing a different traffic condition.

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