Animal detecting and notification method and system
First Claim
1. A driving condition monitoring system for vehicles on a travel surface, comprising:
- a plurality of animal detecting components, each of said animal detecting components being configured to detect presence of an animal in its vicinity, each of said animal detecting components being located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface;
a vehicle detecting sensor coupled to each of said animal detecting components, each of said vehicle detecting sensors being activated to detect the presence of a vehicle within a set distance from said detecting sensor only when said animal detecting component coupled to said vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of said animal detecting component, each of said vehicle detecting sensors being embedded in the travel surface or located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface; and
a communication system coupled to each of said animal detecting components and that communicates to the vehicle or occupant thereof, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of said animal detecting component when said vehicle detecting sensor coupled to said animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from said vehicle detecting sensor.
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Abstract
Driving condition monitoring system and method includes animal detecting components that detect presence of an animal, each located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface, and a vehicle detecting sensor coupled to each animal detecting component and that is activated to detect the presence of a vehicle within a set distance therefrom only when the animal detecting component coupled to the vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component. A communication system is coupled to each animal detecting component and communicates directly to the vehicle or occupant thereof, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component when the vehicle detecting sensor coupled to the animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from the vehicle detecting sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A driving condition monitoring system for vehicles on a travel surface, comprising:
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a plurality of animal detecting components, each of said animal detecting components being configured to detect presence of an animal in its vicinity, each of said animal detecting components being located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface; a vehicle detecting sensor coupled to each of said animal detecting components, each of said vehicle detecting sensors being activated to detect the presence of a vehicle within a set distance from said detecting sensor only when said animal detecting component coupled to said vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of said animal detecting component, each of said vehicle detecting sensors being embedded in the travel surface or located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface; and a communication system coupled to each of said animal detecting components and that communicates to the vehicle or occupant thereof, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of said animal detecting component when said vehicle detecting sensor coupled to said animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from said vehicle detecting sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring driving conditions for vehicles on a travel surface, comprising:
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detecting presence of an animal on or proximate the travel surface by means of a plurality of animal detecting components, each of the animal detecting components being located in a mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface, a vehicle detecting sensor being coupled to each of the animal detecting components and detecting presence of a vehicle within a set distance from the vehicle detecting sensor, each of the vehicle detecting sensors being embedded in the travel surface or located in a stationary mounting structure in a vicinity of the travel surface and apart from the travel surface; configuring each of the vehicle detecting sensors to be activated in order to detect vehicle presence only when the animal detecting component coupled to that vehicle detecting sensor detects the presence of an animal in the vicinity of that animal detecting component; and communicating to the vehicle or occupant thereof using a communication system coupled to each of the animal detecting components, the detected presence of an animal in the vicinity of the animal detecting component when the vehicle detecting sensor coupled to the animal detecting component detects the presence of a vehicle within the set distance from the vehicle detecting sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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