Intelligent Vehicular Speed Control System
First Claim
1. In a vehicular speed control system having a radio receiver, wherein said receiver is adapted to receive information signals from at least one radio transmitter a method comprising:
- detecting an information signal transmitted by a first radio transmitter;
retrieving from the information signal one or more of;
(a) indication of a speed limit of a speed control zone;
(b) driving distance of the speed control zone; and
(c) driving distance of a first signal detection zone;
recording one or more of;
(a) a time of an initial detection of said information signal;
(b) a first identification (id) of said first transmitter; and
(c) a corresponding odometer reading using displacement detection circuitry in said vehicular speed control system, at the time of said initial detection;
determining a first velocity of a vehicle coupled to the receiver, wherein said receiver detects the information signal;
determining whether to activate a speed notification alarm; and
obtaining indication of an arrival of said vehicle at an entrance of the speed control zone.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for providing notification to the driver of a vehicle when the vehicle'"'"'s speed exceeds the speed limit within a speed control zone. A vehicular speed control (VSC) utility retrieves information indicating the speed limit of the speed control zone from an information signal detected by a radio receiver. The receiver is electrically coupled to the speed sensor circuitry of the vehicle to track the vehicle'"'"'s velocity. The VSC utility determines whether to activate a speed notification alarm by comparing the vehicle'"'"'s velocity with the zone'"'"'s speed limit. When the vehicle'"'"'s velocity exceeds the speed limit of the speed control zone, the VSC utility triggers the alarm and alerts the driver of the excessive speed with an audible/visible notification. The VSC utility may re-trigger the alarm if the driver continues to exceed the speed limit while driving within close proximity of the speed control zone.
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20 Claims
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1. In a vehicular speed control system having a radio receiver, wherein said receiver is adapted to receive information signals from at least one radio transmitter a method comprising:
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detecting an information signal transmitted by a first radio transmitter; retrieving from the information signal one or more of;
(a) indication of a speed limit of a speed control zone;
(b) driving distance of the speed control zone; and
(c) driving distance of a first signal detection zone;recording one or more of;
(a) a time of an initial detection of said information signal;
(b) a first identification (id) of said first transmitter; and
(c) a corresponding odometer reading using displacement detection circuitry in said vehicular speed control system, at the time of said initial detection;determining a first velocity of a vehicle coupled to the receiver, wherein said receiver detects the information signal; determining whether to activate a speed notification alarm; and obtaining indication of an arrival of said vehicle at an entrance of the speed control zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicular speed control system comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting an information signal; wherein said information signal comprises one or more of;
(a) indication of a speed limit;
(b) length of a speed control zone; and
(c) length of a first signal detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and program code on said computer readable medium that when executed within a data processing device, said program code provides the functionality of; detecting an information signal transmitted by a first radio transmitter; retrieving from the information signal one or more of;
(a) indication of a speed limit of a speed control zone;
(b) driving distance of the speed control zone; and
(c) driving distance of a first signal detection zone;recording one or more of;
(a) a time of an initial detection of said information signal;
(b) a first identification (id) of said first transmitter; and
(c) a corresponding odometer reading using displacement detection circuitry in said vehicular speed control system, at the time of said initial detection;determining a first velocity of a vehicle coupled to the receiver, wherein said receiver detects the information signal; determining whether to activate a speed notification alarm; and obtaining indication of an arrival of said vehicle at an entrance of the speed control zone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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