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`ADDRESS TO:
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`1. firn Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTO/SB/17)
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`comments on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer.
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED
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`including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
`and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS
`ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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`including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the US PTO. Time wm vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
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`ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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`I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited
`with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail Post
`Office to Addressee" service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date
`indicated above and is addressed to Commissioner for Patents,
`P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICANT
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`: RAYMOND A. JOAO
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`SERIAL NO.: PLEASE ASSIGN (Cont. of S.N. 09/259,957)
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`FILED
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`JANUARY 23, 2012
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`FOR
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`VEHICLE OPERATOR AND/OR OCCUPANT INFORMATION
`APPARATUS AND METHOD
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`EXAMINER
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`A. RAO
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`GROUP
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`2486
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`Commissioner for Patents·
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`TRANSMITTAL LETTER
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`Sir:
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`Please find enclosed herewith the following papers and
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`payment for filing as a Patent Application:
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`1. Utility Patent Application Transmittal Sheet;
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`2. Credit Card Payment Form for $625.00 for payment
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`of the filing fee, which includes the Utility Basic Filing Fee
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`($190.00), the Utility Search Fee ($310.00), and the Utility
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`Examination Fee ($125.00);
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`3. Fee Transmittal Sheet (in duplicate) for the
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`payment of the above filing fee;
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`4. Declaration (A copy from a prior application)
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`(2 pages) ;
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`5. Declaration (Newly executed)
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`(3 pages);
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`6. Written Assertion of Small Entity Status;
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`7. Application, including Specification, Claims
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`and Abstract of the Disclosure (69 pages), and Drawings
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`(6 sheets);
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`8. Preliminary Amendment; and
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`9. Return Receipt Postcard.
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`Please note that the above-identified application is a
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`continuation application of U.S. Patent Application Serial No.
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`09/259,957. Entry of the above-referenced papers and payment
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`for filing as a Patent Application is respectfully requested.
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`January 23, 2012
`
`Raymond A. Joao, Esq.
`122 Bellevue Place
`Yonkers, New York 10703
`(914) 969-2992
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`Reg. No. 35,907
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`Date: January 23, 2012
`"Express Mail" No.: EG223182488US
`I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited
`with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail Post
`Office to Addressee" service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date
`indicated above and is addressed to Commissioner for Patents,
`P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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`CONT. of RJ020
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICANT
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`: RAYMOND A. JOAO
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`SERIAL NO.: PLEASE ASSIGN (Cont. of S.N. 09/259,957)
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`FILED
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`JANUARY 23, 2012
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`FOR
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`VEHICLE OPERATOR AND/OR OCCUPANT INFORMATION
`APPARATUS AND METHOD
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`EXAMINER
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`A. RAO
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`GROUP
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`2486
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313 1450
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`WRITTEN ASSERTION OF SMALL ENTITY STATUS
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`Sir:
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`Applicant is a Small Entity and, therefore, Small
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`Entity Status is entitled to be asserted for the above-
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`identified application.
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`January 23, 2012
`
`Raymond A. Joao, Esq.
`122 Bellevue Place
`Yonkers, New York 10703
`(914) 969-2992
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`Reg. No. 35,907
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention is directed to a vehicle operator
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`and/or occupant information apparatus for method and, in
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`particular, to a vehicle operator and/or occupant information
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`apparatus and method for providing a vehicle operator and/or
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`occupant with information regarding traffic conditions, road
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`conditions, traffic flow, and other useful information.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Each day millions of individuals rely on using their
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`vehicles as the means by which to get from one location to
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`another. As the number of drivers and vehicles on the road
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`increase, so to have traffic and congestion on roads, at bridge~,
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`at toll booths, at tunnels, at parking lots and on, or at, other
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`thoroughfares and/or locations.
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`In today's age, the importance of getting from one
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`location to another can be paramount. As we, as a society,
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`become more productive and move deeper into the information age,
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`it is more and more important for individuals to have an
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`a~areness and information pertaining to the locales in which they
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`are driving or traveling, the destinations to which they are
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`headed, as well as the roadways, bridges, toll booths and tunnels
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`which they must travel or use along the way.
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`In, today's
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`information age, vehicle operators could greatly benefit from an
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`apparatus and method which could provide a vehicle operator
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`and/or occupant with 'information regarding the traffic and/or
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`conditions of roadways, highways, brides, toll booths, tunnels,
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`parking lots, etc.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention provides an apparatus and a
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`method for providing a vehicle operator and/or occupant with
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`information regarding traffic conditions as well as conditions of
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`roadways, highways, bridges, toll booths and tunnels, as well as
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`other roads and/or thoroughfares upon which a vehicle may travel,
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`along with other destinations and/or entities of interest, to a
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`vehicle operator or occupant.
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`In a preferred embodiment, the
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`apparatus and method of the present invention provides video
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`information to a vehicle operator and/or occupant regarding the
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`conditions of roadways, highways, bridges, toll booths and
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`tunnels as well as other roads and/or thoroughfares upon which a
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`vehicle may travel, as well as other destinations and/or entities
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`of interest.
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`In this regard, the present invention provides an
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`apparatus and a method for providing a vehicle operator and/or
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`occupant with information regarding road traffic conditions,
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`traffic on roadways, highways, parkways, expressways, traffic
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`and/or congestion at, or on, bridges, at tunnels and at other
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`locations on a roadway. The present invention can also provide a
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`vehicle operator or occupant with information concerning
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`conditions at toll booths, public areas, public parking lots and
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`other destinations and/or locations.
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`The present invention provides video information and/or
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`a video image, along with other information, of the conditions of
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`a roadway, a bridge, a tunnel, a toll booth, a parking lot, a
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`public parking lot, such as at shopping malls, at stores, at
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`beaches, and at sports or other entertainment facilities, etc.
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`The video information is provided to the vehicle operator and/or
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`occupant on a display device located in the vehicle .. The vehicle
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`operator or occupant may then utilize the information obtained in
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`order to be apprised of traffic and other conditions, during
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`their travels. For example, a driver headed to a destination may
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`utilize the present invention in order to view the traffic
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`conditions on several alternate roadways or at bridges, tunnels
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`or toll booths along the way. The driver may then utilize this
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`information in order to travel the least congested route.
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`The apparatus comprises a vehicle computer. The
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`vehicle computer which is utilized should provide for convenient
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`use by the vehicle operator and/or occupant. The vehicle
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`computer should at least have its display and user input device
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`located on or in the vehicle dashboard or console. The vehicle
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`computer may be mounted in the vehicle in the same manner as
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`driver information centers and/or navigation computers.
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`The apparatus also comprises a central processing
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`computer which provides control over the apparatus and which
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`services the vehi.cle computer. The central processing computer
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`and the vehicle computer communicate with one another over an
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`appropriate or suitable wireless communication network. In the
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`preferred embodiment, the present invention is utilized on and/or
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`over the Internet and/or the World Wide Web and, in particular, a
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`wireless Internet and/or World Wide Web communication network
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`and/or system.
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`In this regard, the present invention, in the
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`preferred embodiment, utilizes wireless Internet and/or World
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`Wide Web services, equipment and/or devices .. The central
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`processing computer has a Web Site associated with it. The
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`vehicle computer can access the Web Site of the central
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`processing computer.
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`Although the Internet and/or the World Wide Web is the
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`preferred communication system and/or medium utilized, it is
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`important to note that the present invention, in all of the
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`embodiments described herein, can be utilized with any
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`appropriate communication systems including, but not limited to
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`network communication systems, tel~phone communication systems,
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`cellular communication systems, digital communication systems,
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`personal communication systems, personal communication services
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`(PCS) systems, satellite communication systems, broad band
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`communication systems, low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite systems
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`and line telephone systems.
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`The apparatus further comprises a plurality of video
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`cameras and location computers which are associated with each of
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`the video cameras. The location computers are electronically
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`and/or operatively connected to its respective video camera for
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`providing control over the video camera. Video information,
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`which is recorded by the respective video camera, is provided to
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`the location computer which services the respective video camera.
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`Each location computer has a web site associated therewith.
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`The central processing computer can access the Web
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`Sites of each of the location computers. The vehicle computer
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`can access the web sites of the location computers via the Web
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`Site associated with the central processing computer on, or over,
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`the Internet and/or the World Wide Web. The vehicle computer can
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`also access the web sites of the location computers directly on,
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`or over, the Internet and/or the World Wide Web. In this manner,
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`the video information recorded by each of the video cameras may
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`be accessed by the vehicle computer and by the central processing
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`computer so that the vehicle operator and/or occupant can obtain
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`the video information at the vehicle computer.
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`The central processing computer can include a database
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`which contains all of the data and information necessary to
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`provide service to, and perform any of the herein-described
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`functions of, any number of vehicle computers.
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`The apparatus of the present invention may be utilized
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`in conjunction with any appropriate and/or suitable communication
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`network.
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`In the preferred embodiment, however, the apparatus is
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`utilized in conjunction with the Internet and/or the World wide
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`Web.
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`In this manner, the video camera location video is
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`obtainable by the vehicle operator and/or occupant by accessing
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`either the central processing computer or the selected location
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`computers on, or over, the Internet and/or the World Wide Web by
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`accessing the web sites associated with these respective
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`computers.
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`Each-of the location computers is linked to the central
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`processing computer which services a given region or geographic
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`area. The processing computer, in this manner, can control and
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`obtain information, including video information, from the
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`respective video cameras.
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`The apparatus also comprises a global positioning
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`device which is located at the vehicle and a database which is
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`also located at the vehicle. The database stores any pre(cid:173)
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`determined number of locations such as video camera locations on,
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`or near, roadways, highways, expressways, parkways, bridges, toll
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`booths, toll booth plazas, tunnels, shopping mall parking lots,
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`beach parking lots, store parking lots, entertainment and/or
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`sports facilities parking lots and any other location which would
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`be of interest to a vehicle operator and/or occupant.
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`The names and location data pertaining to the video
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`camera locations, along with the uniform resource locators (URLs)
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`for the respective location computers, and the links therefor,
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`are also stored in the database. The above information can be
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`correlated with vehicle location data which is obtained by the
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`global positioning device.
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`In this manner, the vehicle operator
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`and/or occupant may be advised of those locations which may be of
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`interest to him or her from any location.
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`After the global positioning device determines vehicle
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`position, the position data may be cross correlated with the
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`location data and other data available in the database so as to
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`provide the vehicle operator and/or occupant with a selection of
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`locations for which he or she may obtain video or other
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`information over the Internet and/or the World Wide Web.
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`Each of the video cameras, in the preferred embodiment,
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`is stationed and/or located at appropriate viewing locations on,
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`near, or at a location for viewing, roadways, at entrances and
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`exits to roadways, on highways, expressways, on parkways, and at
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`entrances to, and exits from, same, at bridges, at entrances to,
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`and exits from, bridges, at tunnels, in tunnels, at entrances to,
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`and exits from, tunnels, at toll booths, at entrances to toll
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`booth plazas, at parking lots at shopping malls, stores, beaches,
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`sports facilities as well as arenas and entertainm~nt facilities
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`and centers.
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`Although each of the video cameras may be turned on or
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`off, in the preferred embodiment, the video cameras are in
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`operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week so as to provide
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`continuous surveillance of the roadway, highway, expressway,
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`parkway, bridge, tunnel, toll booth, toll booth plaza, parking
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`lot, or other entity or location, to which it is assigned.
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`The video cameras, in the preferred embodiment, are
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`stationed on poles, road signs, buildings, overpasses, walls and
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`other appropriate structures adjacent to, near, on, or at a
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`location for viewing, roadways, highways, expressways, along
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`bridges and tunnels, and parking lots. The video cameras can
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`also be stationed along roadways, highways, expressways,
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`highways, along bridges and tunnels, and parking lots, at any
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`desired intervals. For example, a video camera can be stationed
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`at the entrance to, and at the exit ramps, at mile or other
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`distance markers, and on signs on any of the above described
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`roadways, highways, expressways, along bridges and tunnels, in
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`parking lots, and in various locations adjacent to, near, or at a
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`location for viewing, same.
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`A plurality of vehicle computers may be utilized in
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`conjunction with the present invention so that the present
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`invention can be utilized to provide information to a large
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`number of vehicles and to their operators and/or occupants. The
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`present invention may also comprise a plurality of central
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`processing computers which are typically server computers each of
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`which may be linked with a pre-defined number of location
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`computers assigned to provide service to a pre-defined geographic
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`and/or regional area.
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`In this manner, the present invention may
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`be utilized to provide information and coverage for a very large
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`geographic area. The present invention can be utilized to
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`provide information and coverage internationally.
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`The present invention, as described above, provides
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`information pertaining to traffic and other conditions on
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`roadways, at entrances and exits to roadways, on highways,
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`expressways, parkways, and at entrances to, and exits from, same,
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`at bridges, at entrances to, and exits from, bridges, at tunnels,
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`in tunnels, at entrances to, and exits from, tunnels, at toll
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`booths, at entrances to toll .booth plazas, at parking lots at
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`shopping malls, at stores, at beaches, at sports facilities and
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`at arenas, as well as at entertainment facilities and centers.
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`A vehicle operator and/or occupant may obtain video
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`information about a selected location simply by accessing either
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`the central processing computer or the location computer which
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`services the video camera at the selected location or locations,
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`at any time. The information which is provided by the present
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`invention can be utilized iri assisting a vehicle drive and/or
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`occupant to determine and/or find the most optimal or the least
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`congested route to their destination. For example, a driver
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`headed to a destination may utilize the present invention in
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`order to view the traffic conditions on several alternate
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`roadways, bridges, tunnels or toll booths along the way. The
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`driver may then utilize this information in order. to travel the
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`least congested route.
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`In an alternate embodiment, the present invention may
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`be utilized to provide all of the information described above
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`regarding locations to a user over a home or a personal computer,
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`including a laptop computer, a handheld computer, a palmtop
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`computer, a television, an interactive television, a digital
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`television, a personal digital assistant, a telephone, a digital
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`~elephone, a personal communication device, and a personal
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`communications services device.
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`In this manner, information
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`about any of the herein-described locations can be available to a
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`user at, or from, any location.
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`The present invention describes an apparatus and a
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`method for providing the above-described information about the
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`above-described locations so as the provide a vehicle operator
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`and/or occupant with valuable information concerning the
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`roadways, bridges, tunnels, toll booths and/or parking lots which
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`would enable the vehicle operator and/or occupant to make
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`informed driving and/or traveling decisions. For example, a
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`vehicle operator traveling to a given destination, may wish to
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`view various locations along the way to his or her destination.
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`By utilizing the apparatus and method of the present invention,
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`the vehicle operator may view roadways, bridges, tunnels, toll
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`booths, along the way, so as to select the route with the least
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`traffic, congestion of traffic delays.
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`Further, the apparatus and method of the present
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`invention provides an embodiment for allowing a user of a home or
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`personal computer to obtain the same information from his or her
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`home or other location so as to more carefully plan out _his or
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`her trip beforehand.
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`The present invention can provide an apparatus and a
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`method for providing hands-free use by a vehicle operator or
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`driver.
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`In any of the preferred embodiments described herein,
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`vehicle location data may be entered and/or updated manually by
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`the vehicle operator or occupant such as by selecting location or
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`position information from a menu selection. The apparatus and
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`method of the present invention can ascertain a travel route and
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`provide information pertaining to different locations or points
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`along the travel route.
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`The apparatus and method of the present .invention
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`can provide video and other information about a travel route or
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`location or point along, or on, a travel route, in real-time.
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`The present invention also provides and apparatus and a method to
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`allow an individual to preview a planned or anticipated travel
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`route from any location or place.
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`The present invention provides real-time traffic
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`conditions, road conditions and weather conditions and provides
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`valuable information to any traveler.
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`Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention
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`to provide an apparatus and a method for providing a vehicle
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`operator and/or occupant with information.
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`It is another object of the present invention to
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`provide an apparatus and a method for providing a vehicle
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`operator and/or occu