ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTICOLLISION ALARMING METHOD
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Abstract
In a method of monitoring an actual distance between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, using a recipient electronic device which is positioned in the second vehicle positioned after the first vehicle, the recipient electronic device calculates the actual distance according to position information of the first and the second vehicles, and reminds a driver of the second vehicle to adjust a driving speed when the actual distance is less than a predetermined value.
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3. A method of monitoring an actual distance between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, using a recipient electronic device which is positioned in the second vehicle, the recipient electronic device comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, and at least one processor, the method comprising:
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presetting a second distance between the recipient electronic device and a forefront end of the second vehicle; receiving, from a sender electronic device which is positioned in the first vehicle, a first distance between the position of the sender electronic device and a rearmost end of the first vehicle, and first position information of the first vehicle when the first vehicle is positioned in front of the second vehicle; obtaining second position information of the second vehicle from the GPS device; calculating the actual distance, according to the first and the second distances, and the first and the second position information; reminding a driver of the second vehicle to adjust a driving speed, when the actual distance is less than a predetermined value; and transmitting the second distance and the second position information to the sender electronic device when the second vehicle is overtake the first vehicle, the sender electronic device monitoring the actual distance according to the first and the second distances, the first position and the second information, and reminding a driver of the first vehicle to adjust a driving speed when the actual distance is less than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An electronic device which is positioned in a second vehicle, comprising:
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a Global Positioning System (GPS) device; at least one processor; and a storage device storing one or more computer-readable programs, which when executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising; a second setting module configured to preset a second distance between the electronic device and a forefront end of the second vehicle; a receiving module configured to receive, from a sender electronic device which is positioned in a first vehicle, a first distance between the position of the sender electronic device and a rearmost end of the first vehicle, and first position information of the first vehicle, when the first vehicle is positioned in front of the second vehicle; a second obtaining module configured to obtain second position information of the second vehicle from the GPS device; a calculation module configured to calculate an actual distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, according to the first and the second distances, and the first and the second position information; a reminding module configured to remind a driver of the second vehicle to adjust a driving speed, when the actual distance is less than a predetermined value; and a sending module configured to transmit the second distance and the second position information to the sender electronic device when the second vehicle is overtake the first vehicle, the sender electronic device monitoring the actual distance according to the first and the second distances, the first position and the second information, and remind a driver of the first vehicle to adjust a driving speed when the actual distance is less than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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