APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND USING LOCATION INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A system for providing information to a mobile device, comprising:
- an initiation signal generating means substantially fixed to a vehicle;
a receiver means for receiving an information signal from a fixed-location communication device, wherein the fixed-location communication device is substantially fixed to a way which the vehicle travels along and wherein the fixed-location communication device provides information in an information signal proximate the vehicle in response to a initiation signal generated by the initiation signal generating means; and
a means for conveying information to a user of the vehicle the information in the information signal received from the fixed-location device, wherein the means for conveying is coupled to the receiver means via a communication link.
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Abstract
An initiator located on a car energizes an RFID fixed to a roadway. The RFID returns identification and other information. The initiator may include a vehicle mobile device such as a telematics device, or smartphone, which, may couple to an initiator transponder or receiver. A receiver uses the RFID information to perform an action, e.g., using the identifier to generate driving instructions, play advertising content, or generate alerts and warnings for various dangerous conditions and maneuvers. The vehicle mobile device can transmit marker identifiers to a central server for use in traffic flow analysis to count the number of vehicles that transmit a marker'"'"'s identifier during a period. Marker information can form an instruction upon reaching a given marker traveling at a certain speed to operate the steering wheel at a given angle to follow a predetermined turn radius, or to reduce speed to comply with a reduced speed limit.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing information to a mobile device, comprising:
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an initiation signal generating means substantially fixed to a vehicle; a receiver means for receiving an information signal from a fixed-location communication device, wherein the fixed-location communication device is substantially fixed to a way which the vehicle travels along and wherein the fixed-location communication device provides information in an information signal proximate the vehicle in response to a initiation signal generated by the initiation signal generating means; and a means for conveying information to a user of the vehicle the information in the information signal received from the fixed-location device, wherein the means for conveying is coupled to the receiver means via a communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing information to a mobile device, comprising:
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generating an initiation signal with a means for generating an initiator signal wherein the means for generating is substantially fixed to a vehicle; receiving an information signal with a means for receiving an information signal from a fixed-location communication device, wherein the fixed-location communication device is substantially fixed to a way which the vehicle travels along and wherein the fixed-location communication device provides information in an information signal to the vehicle in response to a initiation signal generated by the initiation signal generating means; and conveying the information received from the fixed-location device in the information signals to a user with a means for conveying information to a user of the vehicle, wherein the means for conveying is coupled to the means for receiving via a communications link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for providing information to a mobile device, comprising:
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generating an initiation signal with a means for generating an initiator signal wherein the generating means is substantially fixed to a vehicle; receiving an information signal with a means for receiving an information signal from a fixed-location communication device, wherein the fixed-location communication device is substantially fixed to a way which the vehicle travels along and wherein the fixed-location communication device provides information in an information signal to the vehicle in response to a initiation signal generated by the initiation signal generating means; and transmitting the information received from the fixed-location device in the information signal to a central host computer remote from the vehicle over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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