METHOD OF ALERTING AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE OF A HAZARDOUS CONDITION

• US 20130271291A1
• Filed: 04/16/2012
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nathaniel J. Tebbe
• Original Assignee: Nathaniel J. Tebbe
• Inventors: Tebbe, Nathaniel J.
• Application Number:
  US13/447,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20130271291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/902
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0965 responding to signals from another vehicle, e.g. emergency vehicle

Abstract

A method of alerting an operator of a vehicle of a hazardous condition. The steps include sending a warning signal with a transceiver from a first vehicle that is received by a transceiver in a second vehicle. The transceiver then sends a signal to the computing device of the second vehicle that actuates an indicating assembly in order to alert a driver that a hazardous condition is in their area.

Claims

1. A method of alerting an operator of a vehicle of a hazardous condition steps comprising:

sending a warning signal with a transceiver from a warning device;

receiving the warning signal with a computing device of a vehicle; and

alerting the operator of the vehicle of a hazardous condition with an indicating assembly upon receiving the warning signal.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is chosen from a group consisting of car, truck, motorcycle, boat, semi-truck, sport utility vehicle, school bus, train and emergency vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle has a computing device electrically connected to the transceiver.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the computing device is integrated into a computer system of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning signal is sent from the warning device when hazard lights of a second vehicle are activated.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is a second vehicle and a warning signal is sent from the second vehicle when the second vehicle is in operation.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is associated with an emergency vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is associated with a school bus and the warning signal is sent when the school bus makes a stop.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is associated with a second vehicle and a warning signal is sent when an airbag of the second vehicle is deployed.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is associated with a boat and a warning signal indicates individuals are in the water.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is a buoy having a transceiver that sends the warning signal.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the warning device is an emergency 911 system.