Patent ID: 8659444

Claim:
An On Board Equipment, OBE, suitable for mounting on a vehicle, the OBE comprising: an OBE antenna connected to an OBE transmit/receive unit, the OBE antenna being arranged to receive a signal from a station via a first wireless communication link, the signal comprising at least one traffic information message from the station; a buzzer unit; and a control unit, CU, having a CU input terminal, a first CU output terminal, and a second CU output terminal, an output terminal of the OBE transmit/receive unit being connected to the CU input terminal; the CU being arranged to convert the traffic information message for transfer, through the first CU output terminal, to an audio output through at least one speaker in an existing audio system of the vehicle, wherein said transfer of the traffic information message to the existing audio system is arranged to be performed via a second wireless communication link where the traffic information message is arranged to be picked up by standard receiving means of the existing audio system and to be delivered as a voice message on said speakers through a prioritized channel of the existing audio system; the CU being arranged to convert the traffic information message for transfer, through the second CU output terminal, as a buzzer coded signal to the buzzer unit as a second form of notification or when the existing audio system is in a non-operational state.