Cellular augmented radar/laser detector

• US 20090079614A1
• Filed: 10/21/2008
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Lawrence, Sarah Jean, DeLapp, Daniel D., Pitt, Lance Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 7,764,219 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/20
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/022 Road traffic radar detectors

Abstract

A radar/laser emission detector is augmented with a cellular communications capability to provide the capability to share emission detection information amongst drivers to give other drivers even more advanced warning. A network of a plurality of cellular augmented radar/laser emission detector devices may be formed, each having the capability to source the location of radar or laser emission detections to others requesting access to such information, and each being warned when within a proximity of a recent radar or laser emission detection reported by at least one of the plurality of hybrid radar/laser detector devices.

Claims

1. A cellular augmented emission detection device, comprising:

a radar emission detector element;

a signal processor to process detection made by said radar emission detector element; and

a cellular front end in direct communication with said signal processor;

wherein a warning is initiated from said cellular augmented emission detection device upon receipt of information over said cellular front end relating to detection of radar emission not detected by said radar emission detector element but rather by another cellular augmented emission detection device.

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