Alerting and notification system
First Claim
1. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the locations of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing aural indications to the operator from a direction or apparent direction that is dependent on the locations of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle.
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Abstract
An alerting and/or notification system for operator(s) of a vehicle about conditions that affect the operation of the vehicle. The system collects information from one or more hazard warning systems, groups the warnings into different alert categories, and resolves conflicts between two or more hazard warnings within the same alert category to set a priority level. The prioritized alerts are presented to the operator, and associated detailed information also made available, in the form of graphical and/or textual messages on a display. Using two- or three-dimensional surround sound techniques, directional verbal and tonal aural cues also inform the operator(s) about the presence of threats and/or conditions. Visual displays and/or directional aural commands may be issued to dictate an evasive maneuver direction, if desired.
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Citations
58 Claims
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1. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the locations of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing aural indications to the operator from a direction or apparent direction that is dependent on the locations of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle.
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2. A method for suggesting a course change to an operator of a vehicle in response to one or more external conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the locations of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing an aural indication to the operator from a direction or apparent direction for a new course for the vehicle to circumvent the one or more external conditions.
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3. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more time-critical messages, each including information regarding the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing aural indications to the operator for the one or more time-critical messages. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more tactical messages, each including information regarding the one or more conditions; and
providing aural indications to the operator for the one or more tactical messages. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more strategic messages, each including information regarding the one or more conditions; and
providing aural indications to the operator for the one or more strategic messages.
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10. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more external conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, each including information regarding the locations of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing aural indications to the operator for the one or more messages, the aural indications being of a tone and/or sound level indicative of the distance of the one or more external condition from the vehicle.
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11. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more external conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, each including information regarding the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing aural indications to the operator for the one or more messages, the aural indications being of a tone and/or sound level indicative of a sense of urgency for responding to the one or more messages. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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12. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the locations of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing one or more visual indicators to the operator, the one or more visual indicators indicative of the locations of the one or more condition relative to the vehicle.
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13. A method for suggesting a course change to an operator of a vehicle in response to one or more external conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the locations of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing a visual indicator to the operator, the visual indicator suggesting a new course for the vehicle to circumvent the one or more external condition.
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14. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, the vehicle having one or more displays and/or control inputs, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the one or more conditions; and
providing aural indications of the one or more conditions to the operator from a direction or apparent direction that is dependent on the location of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle and corresponding to the one or more displays and/or control inputs.
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15. A method for suggesting a course change to an operator of a vehicle in response to one or more external conditions, the vehicle having one or more displays and/or control inputs, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the location of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
providing an aural indication to the operator from a direction or apparent direction for a new course for the vehicle to circumvent the one or more external conditions and corresponding to the one or more displays and/or control inputs.
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16. A method for graphically displaying one or more alerts to an operator of a vehicle, each alert relating to one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the one or more alerts; and
displaying higher priority alerts on top of lower priority alerts.
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20. A method for alerting an operator of a first vehicle about one or more conditions external to the first vehicle, said one or more conditions including information about other vehicles in the vicinity of the first vehicle.
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21. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions external to the vehicle, said one or more conditions including information about terrain in the vicinity of the vehicle.
- 22. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions external to the vehicle, said one or more conditions including information about windshear in the vicinity of the vehicle.
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23. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions external to the vehicle, said one or more conditions including information about weather in the vicinity of the vehicle'"'"'s path.
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24. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions external to the vehicle, said one or more conditions including information about weather in the vicinity of the vehicle'"'"'s destination.
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25. A method for informing an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, each including information regarding the one or more conditions; and
displaying the information on one or more displays, each display comprising a textual messaging area and a graphical display area.
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37. A method for informing an operator of a vehicle about weather conditions, the vehicle having one or more displays each display comprising a textual messaging area and a graphical display area, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving and storing information about weather conditions; and
displaying the weather conditions on the one or more displays.
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42. A system for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the location of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle; and
means for providing aural indications to the operator from a direction or apparent direction that is dependent on the location of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle.
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43. A system for suggesting a course change to an operator of a vehicle in response to one or more external conditions, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the location of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
means for providing an aural indication to the operator from a direction or apparent direction for a new course for the vehicle to circumvent the one or more external conditions.
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44. A system for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the location of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle; and
means for providing visual indicators to the operator, the visual indicators indicative of the location of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle.
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45. A system for suggesting a course change to an operator of a vehicle in response to one or more external conditions, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages include information regarding the location of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
means for providing a visual indicator to the operator, the visual indicator suggesting a new course for the vehicle to circumvent the one or more external conditions.
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46. A system for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, the vehicle having one or more displays and/or control inputs, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages includes information regarding the one or more conditions; and
means for providing aural indications of the one or more conditions to the operator from a direction or apparent direction that is dependent on the location of the one or more conditions relative to the vehicle and corresponding to the one or more displays and/or control inputs.
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47. A system for suggesting a course change to an operator of a vehicle in response to one or more external conditions, the vehicle having one or more displays and/or control inputs, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, wherein the one or more messages includes information regarding the location of the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
means for providing an aural indication to the operator from a direction or apparent direction for a new course for the vehicle to circumvent the one or more external conditions and corresponding to the one or more displays and/or control inputs.
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48. A system for informing an operator of a vehicle about one or more conditions, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, each including information regarding the one or more conditions; and
means for displaying the information on one or more displays, each display comprising a scrollable textual messaging area and a selectable graphical display area.
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49. A system for informing an operator of a vehicle about weather conditions, the vehicle having one or more displays each display comprising a scrollable textual messaging area and a selectable graphical display area, said system comprising:
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means for receiving and storing information about weather conditions; and
means for displaying the weather conditions on the one or more displays.
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50. A method for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more external conditions, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving one or more messages, each including information regarding the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
grouping selected external conditions having a common predetermined similarity into one of two or more categories. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58)
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57. A system for alerting an operator of a vehicle about one or more external conditions, said system comprising:
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means for receiving one or more messages, each including information regarding the one or more external conditions relative to the vehicle; and
means for grouping selected external conditions having a common predetermined similarity into one of two or more categories.
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