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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Timothy C. Rozum, Olathe, KS (US);
Scott J. Brunk, Edgerton, KS (US);
Inventors:
Timothy C. Rozum, Olathe, KS (US);
Scott J. Brunk, Edgerton, KS (US);
Assignee:
Garmin Switzerland GmbH, , CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for providing traffic information. In one embodiment, the device comprises a traffic component, a computing device coupled with the traffic component, and a display coupled with the computing device. The traffic component is operable to identify an upcoming traffic event expected to be first encountered by the device and select an icon corresponding to the identified category. The display is operable to present an indication of the selected icon.