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Alarm generation method and apparatus

  • US 7,375,622 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2005
  • Issued: 05/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An on-vehicle alarm generation method for detecting a passerby and generating an alarm to a driver, comprising:

  • identifying and storing a dangerous driving point in map data;

    detecting the vehicle position;

    monitoring whether the vehicle approaches the dangerous driving point;

    transmitting a searching signal when the vehicle approaches the dangerous driving point, but otherwise not transmitting a searching signal;

    monitoring whether, in response to the searching signal, a responsive signal is received from a mobile device carried by the passerby; and

    generating an alarm to the driver upon receiving the responsive signal.

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