Patent ID: 8593301

Claim:
A device for transmitting a warning message to a driver of a vehicle comprising: a storage medium for storing message data indicative of a plurality of pre-recorded warning messages; a port connected to the storage medium, the port for receiving the message data and providing the same to the storage medium; upload control circuitry connected to the port and the storage medium, the upload control circuitry for controlling provision of the message data in dependence upon a predetermined user authorization; selecting circuitry connected to the storage medium, the selecting circuitry for selecting one of the plurality of pre-recorded warning messages; an encoding module connected to the selecting circuitry, the encoding module for encoding the message data associated with the selected warning message; an encryption module connected to the encoding module, the encryption module for encrypting the encoded message data; a radio transmitter connected to the encryption module, the radio transmitter for generating a radio frequency signal in dependence upon the encrypted message data; and, an antenna connected to the radio transmitter, the antenna for transmitting the radio frequency signal to the vehicle.