ON-BOARD VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DRIVER WARNING METHOD
First Claim
1. An on-board vehicle warning system comprising:
- a vehicle location detecting section configured to detect a location of a host vehicle equipped with the on-board vehicle warning system;
a traffic regulation retrieving section configured to retrieve information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions;
an incoming message receiving section configured to receive intersection information of a traffic intersection in front of the host vehicle with the intersection information containing at least phase information of a traffic light device that exists in the traffic intersection;
a vehicle information detecting section configured to detect vehicle travel information; and
a potential violation alerting section configured to determine a potential traffic violation by the host vehicle based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information, and to selectively produce a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle.
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Abstract
An on-board vehicle warning system includes a vehicle location detecting section, a traffic regulation retrieving section, an incoming message receiving section, a vehicle information detecting section, a potential violation alerting section. The traffic regulation retrieving section is configured to retrieve information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions. The potential violation alerting section is configured to determine a potential traffic violation based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information, and to selectively produce a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. An on-board vehicle warning system comprising:
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a vehicle location detecting section configured to detect a location of a host vehicle equipped with the on-board vehicle warning system; a traffic regulation retrieving section configured to retrieve information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions; an incoming message receiving section configured to receive intersection information of a traffic intersection in front of the host vehicle with the intersection information containing at least phase information of a traffic light device that exists in the traffic intersection; a vehicle information detecting section configured to detect vehicle travel information; and a potential violation alerting section configured to determine a potential traffic violation by the host vehicle based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information, and to selectively produce a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle driver warning method comprising:
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detecting a location of a host vehicle; retrieving information relating to a local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle from traffic regulation data including traffic regulations relating to a plurality of jurisdictions; receiving intersection information of a traffic intersection in front of the host vehicle with the intersection information containing at least phase information of a traffic light device that exists in the traffic intersection; detecting vehicle travel information; determining a potential traffic violation by the host vehicle based on the intersection information and the vehicle travel information; and selectively producing a driver notification to a driver of the host vehicle based upon a determination of the potential traffic violation according to the local traffic regulation corresponding to the location of the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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