EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An emergency vehicle alarm method, comprising the steps of:
- providing an emergency vehicle alert as a telematics service deliverable to a mobile vehicle;
determining a service fee for the emergency vehicle alert service;
billing the user according to the service fee-determining step;
debiting the user'"'"'s account according to the billing step; and
delivering the emergency vehicle alert service to the mobile vehicle, including generating an alarm wherein when an emergency vehicle is in proximity to the mobile vehicle so that the occupants of the mobile vehicle are warned that the emergency vehicle is nearby.
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Abstract
The emergency vehicle alarm system and method allows a user to select an emergency vehicle alert as a telematics service in a mobile vehicle. Once the user selects the alert service, a telematics operations center determines a service fee, bills the user, and debits the user'"'"'s account accordingly. The emergency vehicle alert telematics service warns a civilian vehicle of an approaching emergency vehicle. The system includes a transmitter located in the emergency vehicle that transmits a signal adapted for reception by a receiving module of a telematics system located in the civilian vehicle. When the emergency vehicle signal is received by the receiving module in the civilian vehicle, an audio and/or visual alert is generated to alert the occupants of the civilian vehicle that an emergency vehicle is nearby. The civilian vehicle'"'"'s telematics system may also display relative positioning of the emergency vehicle and the civilian vehicle.
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8 Claims
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1. An emergency vehicle alarm method, comprising the steps of:
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providing an emergency vehicle alert as a telematics service deliverable to a mobile vehicle; determining a service fee for the emergency vehicle alert service; billing the user according to the service fee-determining step; debiting the user'"'"'s account according to the billing step; and delivering the emergency vehicle alert service to the mobile vehicle, including generating an alarm wherein when an emergency vehicle is in proximity to the mobile vehicle so that the occupants of the mobile vehicle are warned that the emergency vehicle is nearby. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An emergency vehicle alarm system, comprising:
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means for providing an emergency vehicle alert as a telematics service deliverable to a mobile vehicle; means for determining a service fee for the emergency vehicle alert service; means for billing the user according to the service fee-determining step; means for debiting the user'"'"'s account according to the billing step; and means for delivering the emergency vehicle alert service to the mobile vehicle, wherein when an emergency vehicle is in proximity to the mobile vehicle, an alarm is generated by the emergency vehicle alert service so that the occupants of the mobile vehicle are warned that the emergency vehicle is nearby. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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