Speed limit display in a vehicle
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1. A method for conveying traffic notices to an operator of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of the vehicle;
using the position to retrieve, from a database, information about a traffic notice; and
presenting the information to the operator.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reporting a posted speed limit to the driver of a vehicle is disclosed. The position of the vehicle is determined using a GPS receiver or triangulation of cellular telephone signals. The position is used to retrieve speed limit or other information from a database. The information is then reported to the driver. A technique is also disclosed for comparing the actual speed of the vehicle with the posted speed limit and issuing a warning to the driver when the posted speed limit is exceeded.
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1. A method for conveying traffic notices to an operator of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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determining a position of the vehicle;
using the position to retrieve, from a database, information about a traffic notice; and
presenting the information to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, in a computer-readable medium, for conveying traffic notices to an operator of a vehicle, comprising instructions for:
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determining a position of the vehicle;
using the position to retrieve, from a database, information about a traffic notice; and
presenting the information to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20)
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16. A system for reporting speed limit information to an operator of a vehicle, comprising:
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a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver;
a database;
an output unit; and
a data processing system in communication with the GPS receiver, database, and display unit, wherein the GPS receiver determines the location of the vehicle, the data processing system receives the location from the GPS receiver, the data processing system uses the location to retrieve speed limit information from the database, and the data processing system presents the speed limit information to the operator using the output unit.
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18. A system for warning an operator of a cellular telephone of an exceeded speed limit, comprising:
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a plurality of receiving stations tuned to receive a signal from the cellular telephone;
a database; and
a data processing system in communication with the plurality of receiving stations, the database, and the cellular telephone, wherein the data processing system compares arrival times of the signal from the plurality of receiving stations, the data processing system analyzes the receiving times to determine a location and speed of the cellular telephone, the data processing system uses the location to look up speed limit information in the database, and if the speed exceeds the speed limit, the data processing system generates a warning sound and plays the warning sound in an earpiece of the cellular telephone.
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19. A system for reporting speed limit information to an operator of a vehicle, comprising:
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a radio receiver;
a database;
an output unit; and
a data processing system in communication with the first radio transceiver, database, and display unit, wherein the radio receiver determines the location of the vehicle by triangulating signals from a plurality of known transmission stations, the data processing system receives the location from the radio receiver, the data processing system uses the location to retrieve speed limit information from the database, and the data processing system presents the speed limit information to the operator using the output unit.
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