Wireless Connectivity in a Radar Detector
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1. A police activity warning system, comprising:
- a global positioning receiver providing a location;
a detector of electromagnetic signals indicative of police activity;
a modem coupled operable to wirelessly communicate information regarding potential police activity with a server external to the system;
a display for presenting a map of locations; and
at least one hardware based processor coupled to the global positioning receiver, detector, display and modem, the processor operable to obtain a location from the global positioning receiver and control the display to present a map of locations adjacent to the location, and operable to obtain an alert of electromagnetic signals from the detector, and control the display to present data regarding the status of the detector, the processor further operable to control the modem to wirelessly receive information on potential police activity from a source external to the system, and control the display to present the received information on potential policy activity on the map.
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Abstract
A radar detector accessory permits wireless connectivity to a smartphone to enhance or improve upon the existing radar detector, by providing enhanced display of the detector status and control of the detector, including storage of false alerts and locations of interest, storage and alerting to known hazards such as speed cameras and redlight cameras. Further, using the smartphone data connection, events of interest are reported to a central server, such as radar/laser detections, police activity sightings and mobile camera sightings, and remotely reported events of these types are delivered to the smartphone for delivery as alerts to the local driver.
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20 Claims
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1. A police activity warning system, comprising:
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a global positioning receiver providing a location; a detector of electromagnetic signals indicative of police activity; a modem coupled operable to wirelessly communicate information regarding potential police activity with a server external to the system; a display for presenting a map of locations; and at least one hardware based processor coupled to the global positioning receiver, detector, display and modem, the processor operable to obtain a location from the global positioning receiver and control the display to present a map of locations adjacent to the location, and operable to obtain an alert of electromagnetic signals from the detector, and control the display to present data regarding the status of the detector, the processor further operable to control the modem to wirelessly receive information on potential police activity from a source external to the system, and control the display to present the received information on potential policy activity on the map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A police activity warning system, comprising:
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a detector of electromagnetic signals indicative of police activity and a first display, the detector and first display being incorporated within a first housing; a second display and a hardware based processor, the second display and processor being incorporated within a second housing; the processor in wireless communication with the detector and first display; the processor in wireless communication with the detector to obtain an alert of electromagnetic signals from the detector and in communication with the second display to present data regarding the status of the detector; the processor further in wireless communication with the first display to present data regarding the status of the processor or detector on the first display - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A police activity warning system, comprising:
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a detector of electromagnetic signals indicative of police activity; a display for presenting data generated by the detector; and at least one hardware based processor coupled to the detector and display, the processor operable to obtain an alert of electromagnetic signals from the detector and control the display to present data regarding the status of the detector;
the processor further operable to provide playback of audio files and display controls for playback of audio files on the same display as data regarding the status of the detector.
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20. A police activity warning system, comprising:
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a global positioning receiver providing a location; a modem coupled operable to wirelessly communicate information regarding potential police activity with a server external to the system; a display for presenting a map of locations; and at least one hardware based processor coupled to the global positioning receiver and modem, the processor operable to obtain a location from the global position receiver and control the display to present a map of locations adjacent to the location, the processor further operable to control the modem to wirelessly receive information on potential police activity from a source external to the system, and control the display to present the received information on potential policy activity on the map; wherein the information on potential police activity presented on the display includes one or more of; the currency of the reported potential police activity; a frequency band associated with the reported potential police activity; and a frequency associated with the reported potential police activity.
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