Appeal No. 96-3758 Application 08/252,832 7. A method of supplementing primary navigation data displayed on a display in a vehicle navigation system that is installed within a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving supplementary navigation data by a vehicle for a communications link at a local vehicle station; transmitting the received supplementary navigation data to the vehicle navigation system that is installed in the vehicle; and displaying the received supplementary navigation data on the display of the vehicle navigation system in the vehicle. 16. A system for supplementing navigation information displayed by a vehicle navigation system that is installed within a vehicle, the vehicle navigation system having a display, means for storing primary navigation data, and means for displaying the stored primary navigation data on the display, the navigation information supplementing system comprising: a plurality of local vehicle communication stations, each station having means for transmitting supplementary navigation data; and a vehicle having a communications device connected to the vehicle navigation system that is installed within the vehicle, and a controller for displaying the supplementary navigation dat received by the communications device on the display of the vehicle navigation system inside the vehicle. All three claims require the receiving of supplementary navigation data from a communications link at a local vehicle station and the selective displaying of the received supplementary navigation data on a display. Claim 16 further 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007