SAFE DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A safe distance measuring apparatus for a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one distance-measuring device for measuring a plurality of distances from said vehicle to at least one of a plurality of other vehicles;
a speed sensor for sensing a current speed of said vehicle;
a display unit for displaying a plurality of safe distances; and
a warning output device for outputting an alarm to a driver of said vehicle when at least one of said plurality of distances is less than the corresponding calculated said plurality of safe distances.
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Abstract
A safe distance measuring device, methods, and processor-readable medium for measuring and displaying a safe distance between vehicle and surrounding traffic. A distance measuring device measures the distances between the vehicle and surrounding traffic. A speed sensor can be utilized for sensing a current speed of the vehicle. A processor calculates the safe distances between the vehicle and surrounding traffic by utilizing the distance measured by the distance measuring device and the current speed of vehicle. A display unit can be utilized for displaying the safe distance between the vehicle and other vehicles. A warning output device can be provided for outputting an alarm to the driver of the vehicle when a vehicle distance is less than the calculated safe distance.
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25 Claims
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1. A safe distance measuring apparatus for a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one distance-measuring device for measuring a plurality of distances from said vehicle to at least one of a plurality of other vehicles; a speed sensor for sensing a current speed of said vehicle; a display unit for displaying a plurality of safe distances; and a warning output device for outputting an alarm to a driver of said vehicle when at least one of said plurality of distances is less than the corresponding calculated said plurality of safe distances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A safe distance measuring apparatus for a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one distance-measuring device for measuring a plurality of distances from said vehicle to at least one of a plurality of other vehicles; a speed sensor for sensing a current speed of said vehicle; a processor for calculating a plurality of safe distances from said vehicle to said plurality of vehicles by utilizing said plurality of distances and said current speed; a display unit for displaying said plurality of safe distances; and a warning output device for outputting an alarm to a driver of said vehicle when at least one of said plurality of distances is less than the corresponding calculated said plurality of safe distances. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing safe distance measurement data for a vehicle, said method comprising:
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measuring a plurality of distances from said vehicle to at least one of a plurality of other vehicles utilizing at least one-distance-measuring device; sensing a current speed of said vehicle utilizing a speed sensor; automatically calculating a plurality of safe distances from said vehicle to said plurality of vehicles by utilizing said plurality of distances and said current speed; displaying said plurality of safe distances via a display unit; and generating an alarm to a driver of said vehicle when at least one of said plurality of distances is less than the corresponding calculated said plurality of safe distances. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to cause a processor to perform a process, the code comprising code to:
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measure a plurality of distances from said vehicle to at least one of a plurality of other vehicles utilizing at least one-distance-measuring device; detect a current speed of said vehicle utilizing a speed sensor; automatically calculate a plurality of safe distances from said vehicle to said plurality of vehicles by utilizing said plurality of distances and said current speed; display said plurality of safe distances via a display unit; and generate an alarm to a driver of said vehicle when at least one of said plurality of distances is less than the corresponding calculated said plurality of safe distances. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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