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Apparatus and method for actively determining height clearance and generating alerts

  • US 9,718,402 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2015
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2015
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a memory device; and

    a controller including the memory device and being electrically coupled to a first sensor positioned on a first object external to a vehicle, the controller being configured to;

    receive first information indicative of a height of the first object from the first sensor via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE);

    store second information corresponding to a height of the vehicle;

    receive third information corresponding to a height of an overhead obstacle positioned external to the vehicle;

    compare at least one of the first information and the second information to the third information; and

    generate an alert based on the comparison of the at least one of the first information and the second information to the third information,wherein the controller is further configured to receive an advertisement signal including an identification for the first sensor via BLE prior to receiving the first information,wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the advertisement signal was previously received from the first sensor in a current drive cycle based on the identification, andwherein the controller is further configured to prompt a user to add a second sensor for a second object and to provide additional information indicative of a second height for the second object in response to the controller determining that the advertisement signal was not previously received from the first sensor.

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