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Providing sponsorship information alongside traffic messages

US7990284B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 2010
Grant dateAug 2, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04H60/53
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for providing sponsorship information to a user of a traffic message receiver is disclosed. Sponsorship messages are sent to the traffic message receiver and include data to be stored in the memory of the receiver. The transmission of the sponsorship messages is performed as a background routine to the regular transmission of traffic messages. The sponsorship data stored in the traffic message receiver is provided to the user of the traffic message receiver based on a triggering event, such as the end-user entering a point of interest string into the user interface of his navigation system or receipt of a message that includes an activated trigger flag.

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