Alert and warning system and method
First Claim
1. A warning system comprising:
- a warning alert network;
an alert node network and an administration node;
the warning alert network comprising one or more warning devices and at least one warn node communication path;
the alert node network comprising one or more alert trigger nodes attached to a vehicle and at least one alert node communication path;
the administration node configured to receive administrative information from the warning alert network via the at least one warn node communication path and from the alert node network via the at least one alert node communication path;
the administrative information including vehicle information;
the vehicle information including logged location information and real time vehicle status.
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Abstract
The present inventions provide a system and method for providing a warning using at least one wireless communication link between an approaching object and the location where a warning is to be given based in part on the location of the object and its proximity to the warning location. One aspect of the inventions includes receiving a communication from an object, for example a vehicle, which includes location information, at an alert node, wirelessly communicating alert information to a warning node, and causing a warning device to generate a warning. Preferably the alert node communicates with a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of warning nodes and determines to which of the plurality of warning nodes to communicate alert information based in part on the location information received from at least one of the vehicles and the location of the warning device.
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20 Claims
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1. A warning system comprising:
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a warning alert network;
an alert node network and an administration node;the warning alert network comprising one or more warning devices and at least one warn node communication path; the alert node network comprising one or more alert trigger nodes attached to a vehicle and at least one alert node communication path; the administration node configured to receive administrative information from the warning alert network via the at least one warn node communication path and from the alert node network via the at least one alert node communication path; the administrative information including vehicle information; the vehicle information including logged location information and real time vehicle status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An alert system comprising:
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an alert node network;
one or more alert trigger nodes;
one or more alert nodes; and
, a wireless alert communication path;one of the alert trigger nodes including a location device and configured to transmit location information to one of the alert nodes; one of the alert nodes configured to receive the location information from the alert trigger node over the wireless alert communication path and to receive alert trigger node real time status information; and wherein the wireless alert communication path is accomplished via a non line-of-sight wireless communication path selected from the group consisting of a cellular communication path, a personal communications service (PCS) communication path, a public internet communication path, or a virtual private network (VPN) communication path, or any combination of a cellular communication path, a PCS communication path, a public internet communication path, or a VPN communication path. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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an alert node network and an administration node; the alert node network comprising one or more alert trigger nodes and at least one alert node communication path; wherein the administration node is configured to receive administrative information from the alert node network; wherein the administrative information includes alert trigger node information; and wherein the alert trigger node information includes operational status of the alert trigger node and real time alert trigger node location information.
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