On-board vehicular monitoring system
First Claim
1. In a movable vehicle including a frame defining a compartment in which an occupant is able to sit, an on-board safety system comprising:
- at least one sound-receiving/vibration-detecting component that receives sounds from an environment around the vehicle and/or detects vibrations caused by objects around the vehicle other than the vehicle;
a processor coupled to said at least one sound-receiving/vibration-detecting component and that analyzes the sounds and/or vibrations to identify non-speech sounds from the environment around the vehicle or vibrations caused by the objects around the vehicle other than the vehicle;
a location determining system that provides location of the vehicle;
a communications device coupled to said processor and said location determining system and that generates a specific message derived from and related to identification by said processor of the non-speech sounds or vibrations and sends the generated message and the location of the vehicle provided by said location determining system when the sounds are received by and/or the vibrations are detected by said at least one sound-receiving/vibration detecting component to a remote location separate and apart from the vehicle; and
a navigation system that receives a map update from the remote location derived from messages received at the remote location and generates visual or audible output conveying information from the map update dependent on the location of the vehicle provided by said location determining system.
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Abstract
On-board vehicular monitoring system in a movable vehicle including a frame defining a compartment in which an occupant is able to sit and a drive system for enabling movement of the vehicle. The monitoring system includes at least one sound-receiving/vibration-detecting component that receives sounds from an environment in or around the vehicle and/or detects vibration, a processor coupled to each sound-receiving/vibration-detecting component and that analyzes the sounds and/or vibrations to identify non-speech sounds or vibrations, and a communications device coupled to the processor that transmits a signal, data or information about analysis by the processor of the identified non-speech sounds to a remote location separate and apart from the vehicle.
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1. In a movable vehicle including a frame defining a compartment in which an occupant is able to sit, an on-board safety system comprising:
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at least one sound-receiving/vibration-detecting component that receives sounds from an environment around the vehicle and/or detects vibrations caused by objects around the vehicle other than the vehicle; a processor coupled to said at least one sound-receiving/vibration-detecting component and that analyzes the sounds and/or vibrations to identify non-speech sounds from the environment around the vehicle or vibrations caused by the objects around the vehicle other than the vehicle; a location determining system that provides location of the vehicle; a communications device coupled to said processor and said location determining system and that generates a specific message derived from and related to identification by said processor of the non-speech sounds or vibrations and sends the generated message and the location of the vehicle provided by said location determining system when the sounds are received by and/or the vibrations are detected by said at least one sound-receiving/vibration detecting component to a remote location separate and apart from the vehicle; and a navigation system that receives a map update from the remote location derived from messages received at the remote location and generates visual or audible output conveying information from the map update dependent on the location of the vehicle provided by said location determining system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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