Apparatus for assisting vehicle operators with backup operations
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing instructions to an operator of a motor vehicle having a trailer attached during backing up procedures, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a transmitter unit for wirelessly transmitting data, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of predefined directives and a plurality of activation means wherein each of the plurality of activation means is capable of transmitting one of the plurality of predefined directives; and
(b) a receiver unit for wirelessly receiving data from the transmitter, wherein the receiver unit includes a plurality of indicator means wherein each of the plurality of indicators means is capable of indicating one of the plurality of predefined directives;
wherein the predefined directives include at least a backdown directive, a stop directive, a left directive, a right directive, and a forward directive, and wherein the activation means corresponding to the right directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the left directive being activated in the receiver unit and the activation means corresponding to the left directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the right directive being activated in the receiver unit.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing instructions to an operator of a single motor vehicle or a vehicle having a trailer attached during backing up procedures, said apparatus comprising: a transmitter unit for wirelessly transmitting data, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of predefined directives and a plurality of activation means wherein each of the plurality of activation means is capable of transmitting one of the plurality of predefined directives; and a receiver unit for wirelessly receiving data from the transmitter, wherein the receiver unit includes a plurality of indicator means wherein each of the plurality of indicators means is capable of indicating one of the plurality of predefined directives; wherein the predefined directives include at least a backdown directive, a stop directive, a left directive, a right directive, and a forward directive, and wherein in trailer operations mode, the activation means corresponding to the right directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the left directive being activated in the receiver unit and the activation means corresponding to the left directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the right directive being activated in the receiver unit.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing instructions to an operator of a motor vehicle having a trailer attached during backing up procedures, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a transmitter unit for wirelessly transmitting data, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of predefined directives and a plurality of activation means wherein each of the plurality of activation means is capable of transmitting one of the plurality of predefined directives; and (b) a receiver unit for wirelessly receiving data from the transmitter, wherein the receiver unit includes a plurality of indicator means wherein each of the plurality of indicators means is capable of indicating one of the plurality of predefined directives; wherein the predefined directives include at least a backdown directive, a stop directive, a left directive, a right directive, and a forward directive, and wherein the activation means corresponding to the right directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the left directive being activated in the receiver unit and the activation means corresponding to the left directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the right directive being activated in the receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for providing instructions to an operator of a motor vehicle attached during backing up procedures, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a transmitter unit for wirelessly transmitting data, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of predefined directives and a plurality of activation means wherein each of the plurality of activation means is capable of transmitting one of the plurality of predefined directives; (b) a receiver unit for wirelessly receiving data from the transmitter, wherein the receiver unit includes a plurality of indicator means wherein each of the plurality of indicators means is capable of indicating one of the plurality of predefined directives; and (c) a selection means for selecting an operation mode, wherein possible operation modes include a trailer mode and a single vehicle mode; wherein the predefined directives include at least a backdown directive, a stop directive, a left directive, a right directive, and a forward directive, and wherein when the trailer mode is selected, the activation means corresponding to the right directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the left directive being activated in the receiver unit and the activation means corresponding to the left directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the right directive being activated in the receiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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