Route modification based on receiving a broadcast emergency vehicle route
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for updating a route of a vehicle based on a broadcast emergency signal, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a navigational device associated with the vehicle, the broadcast emergency signal indicating a route of an emergency vehicle, wherein the route of the emergency vehicle indicated by the broadcast emergency signal consists of a portion of a full route of the emergency vehicle, the portion being determined based on a speed of the emergency vehicle, a type of an emergency and a location of the emergency vehicle;
determining, by the navigational device, whether the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle; and
based on a determination that the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle, determining a revised route for the vehicle associated with the navigational device, wherein the revised route is determined such that it minimizes the overlap of the route of the vehicle with the route of the emergency vehicle, andwherein the emergency vehicle broadcasts the emergency signal with sufficient power to enable navigational devices within a desired range of the emergency vehicle to receive the emergency signal, the desired range being a distance that increases as the speed of the emergency vehicle increases and that decreases as the emergency vehicle gets closer to its destination.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for updating a route of a vehicle based on a broadcast emergency signal are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a navigational device associated with the vehicle, the broadcast emergency signal indicating a route of an emergency vehicle and determining, by the navigational device, whether the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle. Aspects also include determining a revised route for the vehicle based on a determination that the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for updating a route of a vehicle based on a broadcast emergency signal, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a navigational device associated with the vehicle, the broadcast emergency signal indicating a route of an emergency vehicle, wherein the route of the emergency vehicle indicated by the broadcast emergency signal consists of a portion of a full route of the emergency vehicle, the portion being determined based on a speed of the emergency vehicle, a type of an emergency and a location of the emergency vehicle; determining, by the navigational device, whether the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle; and based on a determination that the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle, determining a revised route for the vehicle associated with the navigational device, wherein the revised route is determined such that it minimizes the overlap of the route of the vehicle with the route of the emergency vehicle, and wherein the emergency vehicle broadcasts the emergency signal with sufficient power to enable navigational devices within a desired range of the emergency vehicle to receive the emergency signal, the desired range being a distance that increases as the speed of the emergency vehicle increases and that decreases as the emergency vehicle gets closer to its destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product for updating a route of a vehicle based on a broadcast emergency signal, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; receiving the broadcast emergency signal indicating a route of an emergency vehicle, wherein the route of the emergency vehicle indicated by the broadcast emergency signal consists of a portion of a full route of the emergency vehicle, the portion being determined based on a speed of the emergency vehicle, a type of an emergency and a location of the emergency vehicle; determining whether the route of the vehicle overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle; based on a determination that the route of the vehicle overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle, determining a revised route for the vehicle, wherein the revised route is determined such that it minimizes the overlap of the route of the vehicle with the route of the emergency vehicle, and wherein the emergency vehicle broadcasts the emergency signal with sufficient power to enable navigational devices within a desired range of the emergency vehicle to receive the emergency signal, the desired range being a distance that increases as the speed of the emergency vehicle increases and that decreases as the emergency vehicle gets closer to its destination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A navigational device for updating a route of a vehicle associated with the navigational device based on a broadcast emergency signal, including a processor configured to:
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receive the broadcast emergency signal indicating a route of an emergency vehicle, wherein the route of the emergency vehicle indicated by the broadcast emergency signal consists of a portion of a full route of the emergency vehicle, the portion being determined based on a speed of the emergency vehicle, a type of an emergency and a location of the emergency vehicle; determine whether the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle, based on a determination that the route of the vehicle associated with the navigational device overlaps with the route of the emergency vehicle, determine a revised route for the vehicle associated with the navigational device, wherein the revised route is determined such that it minimizes the overlap of the route of the vehicle with the route of the emergency vehicle, and wherein the emergency vehicle broadcasts the emergency signal with sufficient power to enable navigational devices within a desired range of the emergency vehicle to receive the emergency signal, the desired range being a distance that increases as the speed of the emergency vehicle increases and that decreases as the emergency vehicle gets closer to its destination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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