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AUDIBLE DRIVING ALERT

  • US 20110012754A1
  • Filed: 07/15/2009
  • Published: 01/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An advisory system for providing an audible signal to the operator of a transportation vehicle, wherein the audible signal is indicative of a travel condition which may affect operation of the transportation vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a travel condition monitoring system disposed to store and transmit advisory messages as advisory signals indicative of a travel condition which actively affects operation of transportation vehicles and which pertain to a predetermined geographic area; and

    a travel condition annunciating system carried aboard the transportation vehicle for receiving advisory signals corresponding to advisory messages which are transmitted by the travel condition monitoring system, the travel condition annunciating system comprisinga location determining arrangement disposed to determine location of the transportation vehicle,a signal receiver disposed to receive advisory signals transmitted by the travel condition monitoring system,a data processor disposed to issue an annunciation signal indicative of the travel condition communicated by the travel condition monitoring system, anda sound generator disposed to emit an audible signal within the transportation vehicle when at least one advisory message transmitted by the travel condition monitoring system is received by the signal receiver and when the location determining arrangement determines that the vehicle is within a predetermined proximity of the geographic area to which the advisory message pertains.

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