System and method for providing alert notifications to a vehicle occupant
First Claim
1. An electronic device for providing travel information to an occupant of a vehicle, the electronic device comprising a housing and a plug formed in the housing and extending therefrom, the plug being insertable into an in-vehicle power supply socket for providing power to the electronic device, the housing further comprising:
- a network transceiver for communicating with a wireless telecommunications network;
a global navigation satellite system (GNSS);
a radio transmitter; and
an actuator on an external surface of the housing of the electronic device,wherein the GNSS receiver is arranged, in use, to determine a position of the electronic device;
wherein the network transceiver is arranged, in use, to communicate with a remote server via the network to receive travel information from the remote server via the network based on the determined position,wherein the radio transmitter is arranged, in use, to transmit the received travel information to an in-vehicle radio receiver unit, andwherein the actuator is arranged to, upon being actuated, cause the radio transmitter to retransmit a most recently received travel information to the in-vehicle radio receiver unit.
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Abstract
A system for providing travel and traffic information to an occupant of a vehicle, the system comprising: an electronic device 12″ positionable in the vehicle; a remote server 16′ arranged to provide travel information based on a determined position of the electronic device 12″; and an in-vehicle radio receiver unit 15′ comprising means for audio and/or visual output of travel information to the vehicle occupant. The electronic device 12″, for example in the form of a vehicle cigarette lighter adapter (CLA), comprises a plug that is insertable into an in-vehicle power supply socket for providing power to the electronic device. The position of the electronic device 12″ is determined by a GPS receiver 220. The electronic device 12″ also comprises a network transceiver 224 for communicating with the remote server 16′ via a wireless telecommunications network and a radio transmitter 226. The network transceiver 224 is arranged to demand and receive travel information from the remote server 16′ based on the determined position, and the radio transmitter 226 is arranged to transmit the received travel information to the in-vehicle radio receiver unit 15′.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic device for providing travel information to an occupant of a vehicle, the electronic device comprising a housing and a plug formed in the housing and extending therefrom, the plug being insertable into an in-vehicle power supply socket for providing power to the electronic device, the housing further comprising:
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a network transceiver for communicating with a wireless telecommunications network; a global navigation satellite system (GNSS); a radio transmitter; and an actuator on an external surface of the housing of the electronic device, wherein the GNSS receiver is arranged, in use, to determine a position of the electronic device; wherein the network transceiver is arranged, in use, to communicate with a remote server via the network to receive travel information from the remote server via the network based on the determined position, wherein the radio transmitter is arranged, in use, to transmit the received travel information to an in-vehicle radio receiver unit, and wherein the actuator is arranged to, upon being actuated, cause the radio transmitter to retransmit a most recently received travel information to the in-vehicle radio receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. An electronic device for providing travel information to an occupant of a vehicle, the electronic device comprising a housing and a plug formed in the housing and extending therefrom, the plug being insertable into an in-vehicle power supply socket for providing power to the electronic device, the housing further comprising:
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a network transceiver for communicating with a wireless telecommunications network; a radio transmitter, and an actuator on an external surface of the housing of the electronic device, wherein the network transceiver is arranged, in use, to communicate with a remote server via the network for determining a position of the electronic device and to receive travel information from the remote server via the network based on the determined position, wherein the radio transmitter is arranged, in use, to transmit the received travel information to an in-vehicle radio receiver unit, and wherein the actuator is arranged to, upon being actuated, cause the radio transmitter to retransmit a most recently received travel information to the in-vehicle radio receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method for providing travel information to an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a geographic position of the electronic device; determining travel information at a remote server based on the determined geographic position of the electronic device and transmitting said determined travel information via a wireless telecommunications network to a network transceiver in the electronic device; transmitting the received travel information to an in-vehicle radio receiver unit using a radio transmitter in the electronic device for output to the vehicle occupant; and upon receiving an indication that an actuator on an external surface of the electronic device has been actuated, retransmitting the received travel information to an in-vehicle radio receiver unit using the radio transmitter.
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Specification