Traffic information system
First Claim
1. Traffic information system receiving traffic information from at least one primary traffic information center for providing traffic information to a receiving arrangement, said traffic information center further comprising coding and transmitting arrangements for transmitting coded, digital traffic information over a digital radio communication system to the receiving arrangement comprising a receiving station which comprises decoding and processing means for decoding and processing the coded, digital traffic information, presentation means for presentation of user input or the coded, digital traffic information, said receiver arrangement further comprising means storing basic or background information in relation to which the user input or coded, digital traffic information is presented, the means for storing at least part of the basic information being an exchangeable memory card, at least part of the basic information being optional with different detail levels relating to a range of most basic information to most detailed information wherein the different detail levels include symbols, traffic signs and text levels and in that control means are provided for subjectively defining the information to be shown via a programable filtering function through which a filter can be defined or programmed to select a detail level of the basic information.
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Abstract
A traffic information system for receiving, selecting and presenting relevant traffic information to a user allows the kind and amount of presented information to be defined subjectively by a user. At least part of the information is optional with different detail levels relating to a range of most basic information to most detailed information. The information are subjectively defined via a programable filtering function through which a filter can be defined or programmed to select a detail level of the basic information.
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- 1. Traffic information system receiving traffic information from at least one primary traffic information center for providing traffic information to a receiving arrangement, said traffic information center further comprising coding and transmitting arrangements for transmitting coded, digital traffic information over a digital radio communication system to the receiving arrangement comprising a receiving station which comprises decoding and processing means for decoding and processing the coded, digital traffic information, presentation means for presentation of user input or the coded, digital traffic information, said receiver arrangement further comprising means storing basic or background information in relation to which the user input or coded, digital traffic information is presented, the means for storing at least part of the basic information being an exchangeable memory card, at least part of the basic information being optional with different detail levels relating to a range of most basic information to most detailed information wherein the different detail levels include symbols, traffic signs and text levels and in that control means are provided for subjectively defining the information to be shown via a programable filtering function through which a filter can be defined or programmed to select a detail level of the basic information.
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19. Method for providing traffic information wherein a primary traffic information center comprises or collects traffic information, the traffic information center selects the information to be transmitted, the traffic center codes and transmits digital traffic information via a digital radio communication system to a receiving arrangement comprising a receiving station wherein the receiving station provides for decoding and processing of user input information or the coded, digital traffic information, the receiving arrangement further including memory means for storing basic or background information, the user input information or the coded, digital traffic information being connected to or superposed on the basic or background data on the memory means;
- and presentation means displaying the the coded, digital traffic information superposed on the basic information, at least an essential part of the basic or background information, with basic information having different detail levels relating to a range of most basic information to most detailed wherein the different detail levels include symbols, traffic signs and text levels, said information being located on a memory card which is exchangeable, said memory card being connected directly or indirectly to the receiver station, and in that a filtering function can be selected through which a Filter Setup menu is shown on the display so that a user can choose which information to be displayed.
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