System and method for communicating information related to a geographical area
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1. A system for communicating information related to a geographical area, the system comprising:
- a vehicle moveable over the geographical area, the vehicle being configured to be operated by an operator;
a receiver supported by the vehicle which receives a location signal to identify locations of the vehicle within the area a message signal to provide message information to be mapped within the area, the location and message signals being received from at least one external source;
a data generator coupled to the receiver to generate location data representing the locations of the vehicle within the geographical area based upon the location signal and message data representing the message information related to the geographical area based upon the message signal for communication to the operator;
a data processor coupled to the data generator to process the location data and the message data, the data processor including a display control circuit to generate display signals based on the location data and the message data; and
an electronic display coupled to the display control circuit to generate visible indicia in response to the display signals representative of the locations of the vehicle within the area and the message information for the area for communication to the operator, wherein the operator is provided with a simultaneous display of the locations of the vehicle and the mapped message information within the area.
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Abstract
A system for communicating information relating to a geographical area includes a circuit for determining the location of a vehicle within a geographical area and for receiving and processing message information relevant to the geographical area. The system further includes a communication device for communicating both the location and message information to an operator of the vehicle. The location and message information may be further correlated with characteristics sampled at various locations within the geographical area.
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1. A system for communicating information related to a geographical area, the system comprising:
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a vehicle moveable over the geographical area, the vehicle being configured to be operated by an operator; a receiver supported by the vehicle which receives a location signal to identify locations of the vehicle within the area a message signal to provide message information to be mapped within the area, the location and message signals being received from at least one external source; a data generator coupled to the receiver to generate location data representing the locations of the vehicle within the geographical area based upon the location signal and message data representing the message information related to the geographical area based upon the message signal for communication to the operator; a data processor coupled to the data generator to process the location data and the message data, the data processor including a display control circuit to generate display signals based on the location data and the message data; and an electronic display coupled to the display control circuit to generate visible indicia in response to the display signals representative of the locations of the vehicle within the area and the message information for the area for communication to the operator, wherein the operator is provided with a simultaneous display of the locations of the vehicle and the mapped message information within the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for communicating location and message information related to a geographical area, the system comprising:
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a vehicle moveable over the geographical area, the vehicle being configured to be operated by an operator; a receiver supported by the vehicle which receives a location signal from a plurality of satellites and a message signal from an external source; a data generator coupled to the receiver to generate location data representative of locations of the vehicle within the geographical area based upon the location signal and message data representative of message information to be mapped within the geographical area based upon the message signal; a data processor coupled to the data generator to process the location data and the message data, the data processor including a display control circuit to generate display signals based on the location data and the message data; and an electronic display coupled to the display control circuit to generate visible indicia in response to the display signals representative of the locations of the vehicle within the area and the message information for the area for communication to the operator, wherein the operator is provided with a simultaneous display of the locations of the vehicle and the mapped message information within the area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for communicating location and message information related to a geographical area, the system comprising:
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vehicle moveable over the geographical area, the vehicle being configured to be operated by an operator; a first receiver supported by the vehicle which receives a location signal from a plurality of satellites to identify locations of the vehicle within the area; a second receiver supported by the vehicle which receives a combined correction and message signal from an external source, wherein the combined signal includes a correction sub-signal and a message sub-signal; a data generator coupled to the first and second receivers to generate location data based on combining the location signal and the correction sub-signal, the location data being representative of locations of the vehicle within the geographical area, and to generate message data based on the message sub-signal, the message data being representative of the message information; a data processor coupled to the data generator to process the location data and the message data, the data processor including a display control circuit to generate display signals based on the location data and the message data; and an electronic display coupled to the display control circuit to generate visible indicia in response to the display signals representative of the locations of the vehicle in the area and the message information for communication to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for communicating location and message information related to a geographical area, the system comprising:
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a vehicle moveable over the geographical area, the vehicle being configured to be operated by an operator; a first receiver supported by the vehicle to receive a location signal from a plurality of satellites to identify locations of the vehicle within the area; a second receiver supported by the vehicle which receives a combined correction and message signal from an external source, wherein the combined signal includes a correction sub-signal and a message sub-signal; a data generator coupled to the first and second receivers to generate location data based on combining the location signal and the correction sub-signal, the location data being representative of locations of the vehicle within the geographical area, and also to generate message data based on the message sub-signal, the message data being representative of the message information; a data processor coupled to the data generator to process the location data and the message data, the data processor including a control circuit to generate control signals based on the location data and the message data; and a communication device coupled to the control circuit to generate indicia in response to the control signals representative of the locations of the vehicle within the area and the message information for communication to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for communicating location and message information related to a geographical area, the system comprising:
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a vehicle moveable over the geographical area, the vehicle being configured to be operated by an operator; first receiving means for receiving a location signal from a plurality of satellites to identify locations of the vehicle within the area; second receiving means for receiving a combined correction and message signal from an external source, wherein the combined signal includes a correction sub-signal and a message sub-signal; data generating means for generating location data based on combining the location signal and the correction sub-signal, the location data being representative of locations of the vehicle within the geographical area, and also for generating message data based on the message sub-signal, the message data being representative of the message information; processing means for processing the location data and the message data, the processing means including control means for generating control signals based on the location data and the message data; and communication means for generating indicia based on the control signals, the indicia including representations of the locations of the vehicle in the area and the message information for communication with the operator. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method for communicating location and message information related to a geographical area to an operator housed in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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moving the vehicle over the geographical area; receiving a location signal from a plurality of satellites to identify locations of the vehicle within the area; receiving a combined correction and message signal from an external source; de-multiplexing the combined correction and message signal into a correction sub-signal and a message sub-signal; generating location data based on combining the location signal and the correction sub-signal, the location data being representative of locations of the vehicle within the geographical area; generating message data based on the message sub-signal, the message data being representative of the message information; generating control signals based on the location data and the message data; and generating a communication based on the control signals, the communication being perceptible by the operator and representative of the locations of the vehicle within the area and the message information. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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