TRANSMITTER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE SIGNALING
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Abstract
An electronic system is described for controlling vehicle message lighting including turn and stop indicator signal lights, which system does not require any pre-existing wiring harness in either a towing vehicle 101 or any towed vehicle 104 to be in serviceable condition. In one embodiment the system implements a reliable wireless detection method based on feedback to confirm the state of operation of any such pre-existing ‘vehicle indication signal drive line’ and includes a control apparatus that wirelessly transmits 230 instructions to at least one local receiver 150 controlling a number of message devices, including, but not limited to, vehicle indication signal lights. Another embodiment of the system bypasses any pre-existing wiring harness and permits the operator to manually over ride its detector. Advantageously, the portable control transmitter apparatus and each receiver apparatus 150 of the invented system are easily installed by a nontechnical person requiring minimal tooling and then operated by an unskilled user.
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68 Claims
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50. A wireless signal indication system for a vehicle having a plurality of driver actuatable vehicle controls and a plurality of built-in exterior safety visual indicators located at an exterior of the vehicle and perceivable therefrom, the wireless signal indication system comprising:
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at least one sensor position to sense a condition of the driver actuatable vehicle controls of the vehicle; a wireless transmitter configured to transmits wireless signals; at least one circuit that communicatively couples the at least one sensor and the wireless transmitter; and at least one wireless receiver configured to receive the wireless signals transmitted by the wireless transmitter and coupled to control at least some of the exterior safety visual indicators of the vehicle in response to the received wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A wireless signal indication system for use with a towed vehicle and a towing vehicle, the towing vehicle having a plurality of driver actuatable vehicle controls and a plurality of built-in exterior safety visual indicators located at an exterior of the towing vehicle and perceivable therefrom, the wireless signal indication system comprising:
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a base coupleable to at least one of a steering wheel, a steering column or a dashboard of the towing vehicle to sense a condition of the driver actuatable vehicle controls; at least one sensor carried by the base, the at least one sensor responsive to electromagnetic fields emitted in response to activation of the vehicle controls of the towing vehicle; a wireless transmitter communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, and configured to transmit wireless signals indicative of activation of the vehicle controls of the towing vehicle; and at least one wireless receiver positioned at the towed vehicle configured to receive the wireless signals transmitted by the wireless transmitter and coupled to control a number of safety visual indicators carried by the towed vehicle in response to the received wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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