Method and apparatus for avoiding traffic casualties

• US 10,347,107 B1
• Filed: 07/03/2018
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pathfins C. Okezie
• Original Assignee: Pathfins C. Okezie
• Inventors: Okezie, Pathfins C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lieu, Julie B
• Application Number:
  US16/027,054
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12

Abstract

An apparatus including a motor vehicle; a computer processor; a computer memory; a speaker; and a switch responsive to opening of a door of the motor vehicle. The computer processor, computer memory, speaker, and switch are fixed to the motor vehicle. The computer processor executes computer software stored in the computer memory to cause the speaker to emit a sound message, indicating that a driver should not text and drive, in response to the activation of the switch upon opening of the door of the motor vehicle. Further a combination apparatus including a civilian driver'"'"'s license apparatus; and a master driver'"'"'s license apparatus; wherein the master'"'"'s license apparatus is configured to come in close proximity to the civilian driver'"'"'s license apparatus to enable the civilian driver'"'"'s license apparatus to operate a motor vehicle.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a motor vehicle;

a computer processor;

a computer memory;

a speaker; and

a switch responsive to opening of a door of the motor vehicle;

wherein the computer processor, computer memory, speaker, and switch are fixed to the motor vehicle;

wherein the computer processor executes computer software stored in the computer memory to cause the speaker to emit a sound message in response to the activation of the switch upon opening of the door of the motor vehicle;

and wherein sound message indicates that a driver should not text on a cell phone and drive.

2. A combination apparatus comprising

a civilian driver'"'"'s license apparatus;

and

a master driver'"'"'s license apparatus;

wherein the master'"'"'s license apparatus is configured to come in close proximity with the civilian driver'"'"'s license apparatus to enable the civilian driver'"'"'s license apparatus to operate a motor vehicle.