System and method for providing alert notifications to a vehicle occupant
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Jan 16, 2018
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Nov 12, 2015
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Dec 11, 2013
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Dec 11, 2012
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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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