AMBIENT SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES
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1. A vehicle situation awareness device comprising:
- a notification device, where the notification device is configured to emit a first signal;
a microphone, where the microphone is configured to measure a second signal, where the second signal is a measurement of at least a first portion of an ambient acoustic signal; and
a processor, where at least one sonic signature is identified from at least a second portion of the second signal, and where when the at least one sonic signature is identified an emit signal is sent to the notification device to emit the first signal.
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Abstract
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of situation awareness facilitation for a vehicle driver comprising: receiving a first acoustic signal from outside a vehicle that the driver is in and converting the first acoustic signal into a first acoustic electronic signal; sending the first acoustic electronic signal to a processor; matching the first acoustic electronic signal by the processor to stored reference electronic signals; and sending an acoustic message associated with a matched reference electronic signal to a speaker in the cab of the vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle situation awareness device comprising:
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a notification device, where the notification device is configured to emit a first signal; a microphone, where the microphone is configured to measure a second signal, where the second signal is a measurement of at least a first portion of an ambient acoustic signal; and a processor, where at least one sonic signature is identified from at least a second portion of the second signal, and where when the at least one sonic signature is identified an emit signal is sent to the notification device to emit the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle situation awareness device comprising:
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a notification device, where the notification device is configured to emit a first signal; a microphone, where the microphone is configured to measure a second signal, where the second signal is a measurement of at least a first portion of a vehicle equipment signal; and a processor, where at least one sonic signature is identified from at least a second portion of the second signal, and where when the at least one sonic signature is identified an emit signal is sent to the notification device to emit the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle situation awareness device comprising:
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a notification device, where the notification device is configured to emit a first signal to a first processor; a microphone, where the microphone is configured to measure a second signal, where the second signal is a measurement of at least a first portion of at least one of an interior vehicle acoustic signal or an external vehicle acoustic signal; and a second processor, where at least one sonic signature is identified from at least a second portion of the second signal, and where when the at least one sonic signature is identified an emit signal is sent to the notification device to emit the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of situation awareness facilitation for a vehicle driver comprising:
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receiving a first acoustic signal from outside a vehicle that the driver is in and converting the first acoustic signal into a first acoustic electronic signal; sending the first acoustic electronic signal to a processor; matching the first acoustic electronic signal by the processor to stored reference electronic signals; and sending an acoustic message associated with a matched reference electronic signal to a speaker in the cab of the vehicle.
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