METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALERT
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1. A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and
responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency vehicle may be approaching and/or is in a vicinity of the second vehicle;
wherein warning the occupant includes playing an audible alert to the occupant; and
wherein the audible alert includes a voice message independent of the second vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle includes: receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and, responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency vehicle may be approaching and/or is in a vicinity of the second vehicle.
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1. A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency vehicle may be approaching and/or is in a vicinity of the second vehicle; wherein warning the occupant includes playing an audible alert to the occupant; and wherein the audible alert includes a voice message independent of the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An alert system for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle, the system comprising:
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a receiver device on the second vehicle configured to; receive an alert signal from the emergency vehicle; and responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warn the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency vehicle may be approaching and/or is in a vicinity of the second vehicle; wherein the receiver device is configured to automatically play an audible alert to the occupant responsive to the received alert signal; and wherein the audible alert includes a voice message independent of the second vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and computer readable program code configured to automatically warn the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency vehicle may be approaching and/or is in a vicinity of the second vehicle in response to the received alert signal, including automatically playing an audible alert to the occupant responsive to the received alert signal; wherein the audible alert signal includes a voice message independent of the second vehicle.
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