Driver Initiated Vehicle-to-Vehicle Anonymous Warning Device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing driver initiated vehicle-to-vehicle warnings, said apparatus comprising:
- a driver input interface that receives input from a user in a first vehicle; and
a vehicle-to-vehicle communications component that generates a message upon having received the input from the driver input interface and transmits said message from the first vehicle to at least one second vehicle, said message having embedded electronic data regarding an event observed by said user.
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Abstract
A driver-initiated warning device is described for communicating descriptive vehicle-to-vehicle warning messages. The device can be deployed within an automobile and can include an interface that receives input from a driver or passenger of a vehicle. The device also includes a vehicle-to-vehicle communications component that generates anonymous messages upon having received the input and broadcasts the anonymous messages to other vehicles within range. The anonymous messages have embedded electronic data regarding an event observed by the driver or passenger, such as location information of a road hazard. Based on receiving the messages, the device can make decisions as to whether to alert the driver of any upcoming dangers or other events. The location information contained in the messages can be used to filter the messages based on relevance. The messages can also be relayed to other vehicles in order to optimize information diffusion between moving automobiles.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing driver initiated vehicle-to-vehicle warnings, said apparatus comprising:
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a driver input interface that receives input from a user in a first vehicle; and a vehicle-to-vehicle communications component that generates a message upon having received the input from the driver input interface and transmits said message from the first vehicle to at least one second vehicle, said message having embedded electronic data regarding an event observed by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing driver initiated vehicle-to-vehicle warnings, said method comprising:
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receiving input from a user in a first vehicle; generating a message that is anonymous with respect to identity of any sender or recipient, said message containing embedded electronic data associated with an event occurring within a localized vicinity of said first vehicle; transmitting the message from the first vehicle to at least one second vehicle; receiving said message at the second vehicle; and automatically filtering said message at the second vehicle based on the electronic data embedded in said message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for providing driver-initiated vehicle-to-vehicle warnings, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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receiving input from a user in a first vehicle; generating a message that is anonymous with respect to identity of any sender or recipient, said message containing embedded electronic data associated with an event occurring within a localized vicinity of said first vehicle; transmitting the message from the first vehicle to at least one second vehicle; receiving said message at the second vehicle; and automatically filtering said message at the second vehicle based on the electronic data embedded in said message.
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