<?insert-start id="INS-S-00002" date="20090310" ?>22. A method, executed by a radar detector for alerting an operator of a motor vehicle to an incoming police radar signal, the radar detector having a GPS receiver and a processor, the method data based at least in part upon the incoming police radar signal; alerting the operator of the motor vehicle to the incoming police radar signal; determining a first position of the radar detector; determining a second position of the radar detector; and receiving data based at least in part upon the second position; wherein the determining of the second position of the radar detector is performed by the radar detector's GPS receiver; wherein the receiving the data based at least in part upon the second position and the receiving the data based at least in part upon the incoming police radar signal are both performed by the radar detector's processor. view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00010" date="20090310" ?>30. The method of claim 25, wherein the button is a mute button and the radar detector includes non-<i>volatile memory, the method further comprising storing data in the non</i>-<i>volatile memory on. view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00011" date="20090310" ?>31. The method of claim 25, wherein the button is a mute button and the radar detector includes non-<i>volatile memory, the method further comprising storing the second position in the d upon data received from the mute button. view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00018" date="20090310" ?>38. A radar detector for alerting an operator of a motor vehicle to an incoming police radar signal, the radar detector comprising: <i>an alert circuit that alerts the operator of the motor vehicle to l; a GPS receiver that determines a first position and a second position of the radar detector; a processor, the processor receiving data based at least in part upon the second position, the processor also receiving data based at least in part upon the incoming police radar signal; and a display that generates a visual indication based at least in part upon the second position of the radar detector. view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00021" date="20090310" ?>41. The radar detector of claim 38, wherein the radar detector includes a button and the radar detector mutes an audible alert based upon data received from the button.<?insert-end id="INS-S-00021" ?>

A method, executed by a device having a position, of generating an alert to an incoming radar signal having a frequency and a signal strength, the method comprising the acts of: (a) detecting the incoming radar signal; (b) determining the position of the device that detected the incoming radar signal; and (c) generating an alert if the position of the device is not within a predetermined distance of a predetermined position. view more

The method of claim 2 wherein the act of determining at least one characteristic of the radar signal includes determining the frequency of the radar signal.

The method of claim 2 wherein the act of determining at least one characteristic of the radar signal includes determining whether the incoming radar signal is in the X frequency band, the Ku frequency band, the K frequency band, or the Ka frequency band. view more

The method of claim 2 wherein the act of determining at least one characteristic of the radar signal includes determining the signal strength of the incoming radar signal.

The method of claim 2 wherein the act of generating an alert includes generating an alert if the at least one characteristic is not similar to a predetermined characteristic.

A radar detector for alerting an operator of a motor vehicle to an incoming police radar signal comprising: (a) a microprocessor; (b) a circuit coupled to the microprocessor for detecting the incoming police radar signal; and (c) a global positioning system receiver coupled to the microprocessor and operable to provide the microprocessor with data that indicates the position of the radar detector. view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00010" date="20060328" ?>25. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (d) generating the alert if the position of the device is within the predetermined distance of the predetermined position. <?insert-end id="INS-S-00010" view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00011" date="20060328" ?>26. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (d) storing the position of the device in a memory device. <?insert-end id="INS-S-00011" ?>

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00012" date="20060328" ?>27. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (d) storing the frequency of the incoming radar signal in a memory device. <?insert-end id="INS-S-00012" ?>

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00013" date="20060328" ?>28. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (d) storing the signal strength of the incoming signal in a memory device. <?insert-end id="INS-S-00013" ?>

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00030" date="20060328" ?>45. A radar detector for alerting an operator of a motor vehicle to an incoming radar signal comprising: (a) a circuit operable to detect an incoming radar signal; and (b) a microprocessor operable to ncoming radar signal based at least in part upon the position of the radar detector. view more

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00032" date="20060328" ?>47. The radar detector of claim 45, wherein the microprocessor is operable to disable the alert based at least in part upon the frequency of the incoming radar signal. <?insert-end id="INS-S-00032" ?>

<?insert-start id="INS-S-00033" date="20060328" ?>48. The radar detector of claim 45, wherein the microprocessor is operable to enable the alert based at least in part upon the frequency of the incoming radar signal. <?insert-end id="INS-S-00033" ?>