Truck safety zone using a vehicle gateway
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
- at least one input device configured to couple to a device operating with a vehicle;
a projection device configured to attach to the vehicle; and
a gateway configured to attach to the vehicle and coupled to the at least one input device and the projection device, wherein the gateway is configured to perform steps comprising;
receiving vehicle information through the at least one input device;
determining a no-entry zone around at least a portion of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the vehicle information; and
controlling the projection device to project an image indicating the no-entry zone to nearby vehicles,wherein the at least one input device further comprises a communications radio for communicating with a second gateway on a second vehicle, and wherein the gateway is further configured to perform steps comprising;
receiving second vehicle information from the second gateway,wherein the determined no-entry zone is based, at least in part, on the received second vehicle information.
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Abstract
Electronic components may be integrated in objects used by the trucking industry, such as truck, tractor trailer, cargo, and loading bay. These objects may then communicate with each other and with a gateway device to transmit or receive data or commands. The gateway may be configured to attach to the truck, such as by securing to the truck frame or securing to an interior of the truck cab. The gateway may couple to one or more input devices, and receive sensor data through the one or more input devices. The gateway may execute steps that allow the gateway to determine safety margins for operating a vehicle and communicating that information to other nearby vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. An information handling system, comprising:
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at least one input device configured to couple to a device operating with a vehicle; a projection device configured to attach to the vehicle; and a gateway configured to attach to the vehicle and coupled to the at least one input device and the projection device, wherein the gateway is configured to perform steps comprising; receiving vehicle information through the at least one input device; determining a no-entry zone around at least a portion of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the vehicle information; and controlling the projection device to project an image indicating the no-entry zone to nearby vehicles, wherein the at least one input device further comprises a communications radio for communicating with a second gateway on a second vehicle, and wherein the gateway is further configured to perform steps comprising; receiving second vehicle information from the second gateway, wherein the determined no-entry zone is based, at least in part, on the received second vehicle information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a vehicle gateway, vehicle information through the at least one input device; determining, by the vehicle gateway, a no-entry zone around at least a portion of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the vehicle information; controlling, by the vehicle gateway, a projection device to project an image indicating the no-entry zone to nearby vehicles; and receiving, by the vehicle gateway, second vehicle information from a second gateway, wherein the determined no-entry zone is based, at least in part, on the received second vehicle information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle safety system, comprising:
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at least one input device configured to attach to a vehicle; and a processor coupled to the input device, wherein the processor is configured to perform steps comprising; receiving nearby vehicle information for a nearby vehicle through one of the at least one input devices, wherein one input device of the at least one input device is configured to couple to a sensor to receive nearby vehicle information comprising position information indicating a relative position of the vehicle to the nearby vehicle; receiving vehicle information for the vehicle through one of the at least one input devices, wherein one input device of the at least one input devices is configured to couple to an engine computer to receive the vehicle information; determining a no-entry zone around a portion of the nearby vehicle based, at least in part, on the received nearby vehicle information and the received vehicle information; and displaying an alert to a user based, at least in part, on the no-entry zone, the received position information, and the received vehicle information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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