First responders anticipation system and method of use

• US 10,467,899 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2018
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L7Even, LLC
• Original Assignee: L7Even, LLC
• Inventors: Kelgernon, Wyche
• Primary Examiner(s): McCormack, Thomas S
• Application Number:
  US16/098,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20190279506A1
• Time in Patent Office: 455 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09 Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions railroad crossing signals B61L; reflectors E01F, G08B; indicating arrangements for variable information by selection or combination of individual elements G09F9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09626 where the origin of the information is within the own vehicle, e.g. a local storage device, digital map
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A system installed on a mobile phone for use in a vehicle that alerts the user when the vehicle is in proximity to emergency vehicles, trains, and fixed emergency locations.

Claims

1. A mobile device application for providing proximity alerts and the GPS location of emergency vehicles, trains, and fixed emergency locations within a minimum alert distance wherein said mobile device application:

(a) tracks in real time the location of a user, the locations of emergency vehicles and trains, and the locations of fixed emergencies,

(b) determines each distance between the user and locations of emergency vehicles, trains, and fixed emergencies,

(c) generates a proximity alert for each distance that is equal to or less than the proximity alert distance,

(d) computes the route of the emergency vehicle or train and determines if it will intersect the route of the user, and

(e) transmits the locations, routes, and proximity alerts to the user'"'"'s device,

wherein the fixed emergency locations comprises rail road crossings, school crossings, handicap crossings, vehicle breakdowns, train derailments, work zones, detours, road closures, and road maintenance locations,

wherein a countdown of distance between the source of the proximity alert and the user is provided by the mobile device application to the user'"'"'s device,

wherein the real time GPS location of emergency vehicles, and trains is transmitted by a chip or a GPS tracker over a network to databases and is stored as real time location data, and

wherein the mobile device application uses a network to access the databases and the real time location data.

2. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the proximity alert provides auditory stimuli, visual stimuli, and/or a message on the user'"'"'s device.

3. The mobile application of claim 2 wherein the message is encrypted.

4. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the proximity alert is audible as the source of the proximity alert approaches or detours within the proximity alert radius.

5. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein if the route of the emergency vehicle or train intersects the route of the user'"'"'s personal vehicle, then the route of the emergency vehicle or train is also transmitted from the mobile device application to the user'"'"'s device and displayed.

6. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s device is a monitor or phone.

7. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s device utilizes Bluetooth wireless technology to communicate with the user'"'"'s personal vehicle.

8. The mobile application of claim 7 wherein the mobile device application automatically lowers the stereo volume of the user'"'"'s personal vehicle when a proximity alert is initiated.

9. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein proximity alerts are initiated for distances ranging from 0 to 500 yards.

10. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the user defines the distance for each proximity alert in the mobile phone application.

11. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the chip or GPS tracker is activated when the vehicle'"'"'s lights and/or siren is initiated.

12. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the chip is placed on vehicles comprising fire trucks, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, trains, school buses, and hearses.

13. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the vehicle operator and/or passengers have the choice to activate or deactivate the chip or system application enabling a GPS tracker that passes location data to the databases.

14. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the GPS tracker is on a smart phone.

15. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the network comprises the internet, a private network, a government network, a smart phone network, a local area network, a wide area network, a wireless local area network, a storage area network, a system area network, a server area network, a campus area network, a cluster area network, and a personal area network.

16. The mobile application of claim 1 wherein the transmission of real time location data over the network is encrypted.

17. The mobile application of claim 1 further comprising an on/off switch so that the user can choose to enable or disable each type of proximity alert.