METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLIND SPOT IDENTIFICATION AND WARNING UTILIZING VISUAL INDICATORS
First Claim
1. A method for detecting and alerting a driver of vehicles in their blind spots, the method comprising:
- tracking movement and relative position of a driver to one or more vehicles;
determining one or more driver blind spots;
determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles approaches one of the driver blind spots;
determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles occupies one of the driver blind spots;
activating one or more indicators in response to one or more vehicles approaching and occupying one of the driver blind spots;
wherein the one or more indicators comprise light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, projected elements, and electroluminescent elements; and
wherein a sequence and pattern of activating the one or more indicators is determined based on the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles.
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Abstract
A method for detecting and alerting a driver of vehicles in their blind spots, includes: tracking movement and relative position of a driver to one or more vehicles; determining one or more driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles approaches one of the driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles occupies one of the driver blind spots; activating one or more indicators in response to one or more vehicles approaching and occupying one of the driver blind spots; wherein the one or more indicators comprise light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, projected elements, and electroluminescent elements; and wherein a sequence and pattern of activating the one or more indicators is determined based on the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting and alerting a driver of vehicles in their blind spots, the method comprising:
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tracking movement and relative position of a driver to one or more vehicles; determining one or more driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles approaches one of the driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles occupies one of the driver blind spots; activating one or more indicators in response to one or more vehicles approaching and occupying one of the driver blind spots; wherein the one or more indicators comprise light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, projected elements, and electroluminescent elements; and wherein a sequence and pattern of activating the one or more indicators is determined based on the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for detecting and alerting a driver of vehicles in their blind spots, the system comprising:
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one or more indicators; one or more monitoring and tracking devices that are configured with software; wherein the tracking devices determine the relative position of a driver to one or more vehicles; wherein the tracking devices comprise at least one of the following;
a global position satellite (GPS) system, cameras, and radar;wherein the tracking devices transmit the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles to the monitoring devices; wherein the monitoring devices calculate blind spot hazards based on the tracking devices transmissions; wherein monitoring devices issue activation signals to the one or more indicators in response to a vehicle approaching and occupying determined blind spot hazards; wherein the one or more indicators comprise light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, projected elements, and electroluminescent elements; and wherein a sequence and pattern of activating the one or more indicators is determined based on the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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