Integrated receiver and power adapter

An adapter for providing power and information to a navigation device housed in a first housing, the adapter comprising:

• a coupling element operable to removably couple with and be at least partially inserted into an automobile cigarette lighter socket;
• a receiver operable to wirelessly receive information, the receiver including a processor operable to process the received information;
• a second housing to house the receiver, the second housing being discrete from the first housing;
• a cable extending from the second housing and operable to couple with the coupling element;
• a connection element operable to connect the receiver to the navigation device, wherein the connection element further provides power from the coupling element and processed information from the receiver to the navigation device;
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• an antenna extending from the receiver.

An apparatus comprising:

• a navigation device housed in a first housing;
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• an adapter for providing power and information to the navigation device, the adapter including:
• a coupling element operable to removably couple with and be at least partially inserted into an automobile cigarette lighter socket,
• a cable operable to couple with the coupling element in order to provide power from the coupling element to the navigation device
• a second housing discrete from the first housing and connected to the cable,
• a receiver within the second housing and including an integral FM receiver and a Radio Data System (RDS) decoder, the receiver operable to wirelessly receive and process RDS traffic information,
• a status indicator operable to indicate the status of the receiver,
• an antenna extending from the receiver, and
• a connection element operable to connect the receiver to the navigation device, wherein the connection element further provides power from the coupling element and processed information from the receiver to the navigation device.