Navigational aid for emergency vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for aiding emergency vehicle navigation, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating a travel route for the emergency vehicle from a starting point to a destination point;
establishing a location of any non-emergency vehicle in proximity to the emergency vehicle;
determining a likelihood of the non-emergency vehicle and emergency vehicle encountering each other; and
providing navigational information to the non-emergency vehicle to re-route the non-emergency vehicle away from the emergency vehicle if the vehicles are likely to encounter each other.
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Abstract
A method for aiding emergency vehicle navigation includes a first step (100) of calculating a travel route for the emergency vehicle from a starting point to a destination point. A next step (102) includes establishing a location of any non-emergency vehicle in proximity to the emergency vehicle. A next step (104) includes determining a likelihood of the non-emergency vehicle and emergency vehicle encountering each other. A next step (106) includes providing navigational information to the non-emergency vehicle to re-route the non-emergency vehicle out of the path of the emergency vehicle if the vehicles are likely to encounter each other. Likelihood can be based on whether the vehicles are on the same navigational road segment or by a time or distance when the vehicles will intercept each other.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for aiding emergency vehicle navigation, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating a travel route for the emergency vehicle from a starting point to a destination point;
establishing a location of any non-emergency vehicle in proximity to the emergency vehicle;
determining a likelihood of the non-emergency vehicle and emergency vehicle encountering each other; and
providing navigational information to the non-emergency vehicle to re-route the non-emergency vehicle away from the emergency vehicle if the vehicles are likely to encounter each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for aiding emergency vehicle navigation, the method comprising the steps of:
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calculating a travel route for the emergency vehicle from a starting point to a destination point;
establishing a location of any non-emergency vehicle in proximity to the emergency vehicle;
determining whether the non-emergency vehicle is traveling on the route of the emergency vehicle; and
providing navigational information to the non-emergency vehicle to re-route the non-emergency vehicle out of the path of the emergency vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for aiding emergency vehicle navigation, the system comprising:
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a navigation system operable to calculate a travel route for the emergency vehicle from a starting point to a destination point and a travel re-route for a non-emergency vehicle;
a location system operable to establish a location of the emergency vehicle and any non-emergency vehicle in proximity to the emergency vehicle; and
a controller operable to communicate with the navigation system and location system, wherein the controller operates to determine a likelihood of the non-emergency vehicle and emergency vehicle encountering each other and provides navigational information from the navigation system to the non-emergency vehicle to re-route the non-emergency vehicle out of the path of the emergency vehicle if the vehicles are likely to encounter each other. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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