Patent ID: 7107063
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H04B,H04H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: (a) a location sensor configured to determine a current location; (b) a receiver configured to receive data packets from a packet-based communication medium, at least one data packet received by the receiver including display information and a location criterion, the location criterion defining at least one of a geographic region and a direction, and the display information including non-traffic information to be displayed; (c) a display; and (d) a program configured to receive the current location from the location sensor and the display information and location criterion from the receiver, the program further configured to determine whether the current location matches the location criterion, and if so to display the display information on the display, wherein the packet-based communication medium comprises a digital radio broadcast; wherein the data packet further includes a type identifier that identifies at least one of a plurality of information types, wherein the apparatus further comprises a memory configured to store display option data that indicates whether display of display information associated with at least a portion of the plurality of information types is enabled for the display, wherein the program is further configured to display the display information only if the display of display information associated with an information type identified by the type identifier is enabled for the display.