TRAFFIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A traffic information system for communicating with a driver of a vehicle, the traffic information system comprising:
- a. a consumer component associated with the vehicle, the consumer component having;
i. a component communication device for receiving outside information and transmitting vehicle information, ii. an interface connected to the component communication device for receiving input from the driver, and iii. an output connected to the component communication device for displaying at least one of the outside information and the vehicle information in a human readable format, and b. a plurality of modules forming a network wherein each of the plurality of modules is in communication with at least one other module, and is operable to communicate with the consumer component, the modules each having;
i. a module communication device for receiving outside information, transmitting the outside information to the component communication device and receiving vehicle information from the component communication device, ii. a processor connected to the module communication device for processing the outside information and the vehicle information, and iii. a memory connected to the processor.
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Abstract
A traffic information system has a consumer component and a plurality of modules forming a network and for connecting to consumer components. The consumer component is disposed at a vehicle and is for receiving outside information and transmitting vehicle information. The consumer components have a component communication device, an interface, an output, and a power supply. The modules have a module communication device, a processor, a memory, and a power supply. A plurality of network stations forming a system receives outside information from an authority and transmits the outside information to the network of modules. The consumer components transmit vehicle information to the network of modules. The network communicates the information upstream and downstream along the network of modules an upstream notification distance and a downstream notification distance, respectively, each determined by an origin module. Each module receiving such information then transmits it to other vehicles.
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25 Claims
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1. A traffic information system for communicating with a driver of a vehicle, the traffic information system comprising:
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a. a consumer component associated with the vehicle, the consumer component having;
i. a component communication device for receiving outside information and transmitting vehicle information, ii. an interface connected to the component communication device for receiving input from the driver, and iii. an output connected to the component communication device for displaying at least one of the outside information and the vehicle information in a human readable format, and b. a plurality of modules forming a network wherein each of the plurality of modules is in communication with at least one other module, and is operable to communicate with the consumer component, the modules each having;
i. a module communication device for receiving outside information, transmitting the outside information to the component communication device and receiving vehicle information from the component communication device, ii. a processor connected to the module communication device for processing the outside information and the vehicle information, and iii. a memory connected to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A traffic information system comprising:
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a. a portable consumer component having;
i. a component communication device for receiving outside information and transmitting vehicle information, ii. an interface connected to the component communication device for receiving input from a user, and iii. an output connected to the component communication device for displaying at least one of the outside information and the vehicle information in a human readable format. b. a plurality of modules each being operable to communicate with the consumer component, each of the plurality of modules having;
i. a module communication device for receiving outside information, transmitting the outside information to the component communication device and receiving vehicle information from the component communication device, ii. a processor connected to the module communication device for processing the outside information and the vehicle information, and iii. a memory connected to the processor, and c. a plurality of network stations, which, together with the plurality of modules, form a network, each of the plurality of network stations being in communication with the network, and each of the plurality of modules being in communication with the network, each of the network stations having;
i. a network station communication device for transmitting the outside information to one or more of the modules and receiving the vehicle information from one or more of the modules and the consumer components, ii. a network station processor connected to the network station communication device, the network station processor for processing the vehicle information and the outside information, and iii. a network station memory connected to the network station processor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A traffic information system for communicating with a driver of a vehicle, the traffic information system comprising:
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a. consumer component means associated with the vehicle, the consumer component means comprising;
i. component communication means for receiving outside information and transmitting vehicle information, ii. interface means connected to the component communication means for receiving input from the driver, and iii. output means connected to the component communication means for displaying at least one of the outside information and the vehicle information in a human readable format, and b. a network of modules, wherein each of the modules is in communication with at least one other module, and is operable to communicate with the consumer component means, the modules each having;
i. module communication means for receiving outside information. transmitting the outside information to the component communication means and receiving vehicle information from the component communication means, ii. processor means connected to the module communication means for processing the outside information and the vehicle information, and iii. memory means connected to the processor.
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