EARLY WARNING INTERSECTION DEVICE
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1. A method of warning an occupant of a vehicle of a traffic condition comprising the steps of:
- sensing an impending traffic conditionproviding a first indication of the impending traffic condition;
monitoring the operating conditions of the vehicle after the first indication for changes in the operating conditions;
determining whether any monitored changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle satisfy a predetermined traffic condition threshold for traversal of the impending traffic condition; and
providing an enhanced modification of the operating conditions of the vehicle to the extent that any monitored changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle do not satisfy the predetermined traffic condition threshold within one of a predetermined period of reaction time, a predetermined distance of travel, or predetermined proximity of the impending traffic condition.
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Abstract
A method and system for warning an occupant of a vehicle of a traffic condition includes sensing an impending traffic condition, providing a first indication of the impending traffic condition, and monitoring the operating conditions of the vehicle after the first indication for changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle.
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1. A method of warning an occupant of a vehicle of a traffic condition comprising the steps of:
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sensing an impending traffic condition providing a first indication of the impending traffic condition; monitoring the operating conditions of the vehicle after the first indication for changes in the operating conditions; determining whether any monitored changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle satisfy a predetermined traffic condition threshold for traversal of the impending traffic condition; and providing an enhanced modification of the operating conditions of the vehicle to the extent that any monitored changes in the operating conditions of the vehicle do not satisfy the predetermined traffic condition threshold within one of a predetermined period of reaction time, a predetermined distance of travel, or predetermined proximity of the impending traffic condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a set of signal generators provided in an environmental installation external to the vehicle and configured to generate a first set of outputs related to an impending traffic condition; a first set of sensors provided on the vehicle and configured to generate a second set of outputs related to the operating conditions of the vehicle; an alert mechanism configured to provide a first alert and a second alert, wherein the second alert is greater than the first alert; and a controller module configured to receive the first set of outputs and the second set of outputs, and configured to provide the first alert by way of the alert mechanism when the first set of outputs is received, and further configured to provide the second alert by way of the alert mechanism when the second set of do not satisfy a predetermined traffic condition threshold within one of a predetermined period of reaction time, a predetermined distance of travel, or predetermined proximity of the impending traffic condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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