Methods and systems for providing alerts to a driver of a vehicle via condition detection and wireless communications
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1. A system for alerting a vehicle driver via wireless communications, said system comprising:
- at least one processor; and
a non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium capable of communicating with said at least one processor, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said at least one processor and configured for;
monitoring at least one condition external to a vehicle while said vehicle is in operation and a driver of said vehicle is located in a driver seat of said vehicle and said vehicle is stopped;
detecting a change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle during said monitoring of said at least one condition while said vehicle is stopped;
transmitting a signal wirelessly to a computing device, said signal indicative of said change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle; and
alerting said driver of said change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle after transmission of said signal to said computing device.
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Abstract
Methods and system for alerting a vehicle driver via wireless communications. One or more conditions with respect to a vehicle are monitored. A change in the condition can be detected and a signal automatically and wirelessly transmitted to a computing device, wherein the signal is indicative of the change in condition(s). The driver is then alerted to the change in condition(s) in response to transmitting the signal to the computing device (e.g., a tablet computing device, smartphone, smartwatch, other wearable device, in-vehicle system, etc.) associated with the driver and/or a vehicle passenger.
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1. A system for alerting a vehicle driver via wireless communications, said system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer-usable medium capable of communicating with said at least one processor, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said at least one processor and configured for; monitoring at least one condition external to a vehicle while said vehicle is in operation and a driver of said vehicle is located in a driver seat of said vehicle and said vehicle is stopped; detecting a change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle during said monitoring of said at least one condition while said vehicle is stopped; transmitting a signal wirelessly to a computing device, said signal indicative of said change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle; and alerting said driver of said change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle after transmission of said signal to said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A method for alerting a vehicle driver via wireless communications, said method comprising:
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monitoring at least one condition with respect to a vehicle with said video camera while said vehicle is stopped; detecting a change in said at least one condition during said monitoring of said at least one condition with a video camera wherein said change in said at least one condition is detected by said video camera while said vehicle is stopped; transmitting a signal wirelessly to a computing device, said signal indicative of said change in said at least one condition detected by said video camera; and alerting said driver of said change in said at least one condition in response to transmitting said signal to said computing device, wherein said alerting said driver of said change in said at least one condition, further comprises establishing a wireless connection between said computing device and a radio system of said vehicle and providing an audible alert from said computing device indicative of said change in said at least one condition via said radio system; and wherein said wireless connection comprises a PAN (Personal Area Network) and wherein said instructions for alerting said driver of said change in said at least one condition further comprise instructions configured for alerting said driver of said change in said at least one condition by a text message displayable through said computing device and simultaneously broadcast as a voice alert through said computing device and said radio system, said voice alert including said audible alert. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. The system of clam 1 wherein said at least one condition external to said vehicle comprises a pedestrian and said change in said at least one condition external to said vehicle comprises a movement of said pedestrian.
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