Method and system for communicating alert information to a vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle alert system comprising:
- an emergency vehicle (EV) positioning system generating EV location data;
an EV wireless transmitter, in communication with said EV positioning system, for transmitting the EV location data; and
a data delivery center in communication with said EV wireless transmitter, said delivery center having a wide area transmitter for broadcasting said EV location data.
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Abstract
A method and system communicates alert information to a driver of a vehicle about emergency vehicles, stopped school buses, active railroad crossings and the like (i.e., hazards) which may be relevant to the driver. The hazard (e.g., an ambulance) determines its location and transmits its coordinates to a tracking station which relays the information to a wireless data delivery center (e.g., FM radio station). The data delivery center broadcasts an alert signal containing the hazard coordinates to all the receiving vehicles in the area. A receiving vehicle determines its own location and processes the alert signal to determine if the hazard is relevant to the receiving vehicle or the driver. If the hazard is relevant, the system alerts the driver, suggests actions to be taken, or otherwise communicates the hazard information to the driver.
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29 Claims
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1. A vehicle alert system comprising:
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an emergency vehicle (EV) positioning system generating EV location data;
an EV wireless transmitter, in communication with said EV positioning system, for transmitting the EV location data; and
a data delivery center in communication with said EV wireless transmitter, said delivery center having a wide area transmitter for broadcasting said EV location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle warning system comprising:
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a hazard positioning system generating hazard location data;
a hazard transmitter in communication with said hazard positioning system and transmitting said hazard location data;
a receiving vehicle (RV) receiver suitable for receiving said hazard location data from said hazard transmitter;
an RV positioning system generating RV location data;
an alarm; and
an RV controller in communication with said RV receiver, said RV positioning system, and said alarm, said RV controller activating said alarm as a function of said hazard location data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of communicating warning information from a hazard apparatus to a receiving vehicle (RV), said method comprising the steps of:
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determining the location of the hazard apparatus;
transmitting the location of the hazard apparatus;
receiving the hazard apparatus location by a receiver in the receiving vehicle; and
alerting a driver of the receiving vehicle of the hazard apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A warning system in an automobile, said system comprising:
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a receiving vehicle (RV) receiver suitable for receiving hazard location data broadcast via electromagnetic radiation;
an RV positioning system generating RV location data;
an alarm; and
,an RV controller in communication with said RV receiver, said RV positioning system, and said alarm, said RV controller activating said alarm as a function of said hazard location data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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