Apparatus for supplying traffic-related information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supplying traffic-related information in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a receiver for the reception of a message including a primary and secondary location constituting the beginning and end of a traffic-related event and comprising means for receiving an actual position of the vehicle characterized in that the apparatus further comprises calculation means for calculating an actual time and/or distance interval between the actual position of the vehicle and the secondary location of the event and alarm means for giving an alarm when the actual time or distance interval is smaller than a predetermined minimum time and/or distance interval.
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Abstract
An apparatus for supplying traffic-related information in a vehicle receives a message concerning a traffic-related event, for instance a traffic queue. This message contains information about the location of the traffic-related event. The apparatus calculates the time and/or distance interval between the location of the event and the current position of the vehicle and gives an alarm if the time and/or distance interval is smaller than a predetermined time and/or distance interval.
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- 1. An apparatus for supplying traffic-related information in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a receiver for the reception of a message including a primary and secondary location constituting the beginning and end of a traffic-related event and comprising means for receiving an actual position of the vehicle characterized in that the apparatus further comprises calculation means for calculating an actual time and/or distance interval between the actual position of the vehicle and the secondary location of the event and alarm means for giving an alarm when the actual time or distance interval is smaller than a predetermined minimum time and/or distance interval.
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11. A method of supplying traffic-related information in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a message including a primary and secondary location constituting the beginning and end of a traffic-related event receiving the message in the vehicle, and ascertaining an actual position of the vehicle, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of; calculating an actual time and/or distance interval between the actual position of the vehicle and the secondary location of the event, and giving an alarm when the actual time or distance interval is smaller than a predetermined minimum time and/or distance interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. An apparatus for supplying traffic-related information in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a receiver for the reception of a message including an actual location of a traffic-related event and the actual position of the vehicle, means for storing a predetermined route to be followed by the vehicle, a calculation means for calculating an actual time and/or distance interval to travel along the predetermined route between the actual en-route position of the vehicle and the actual location of the event, and alarm means for giving an alarm when the actual time or distance interval is smaller than a predetermined minimum time and/or distance interval, wherein the alarm means configured to activate only for a user-specified traffic-related event or events.
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