VEHICLE ALERT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A parking assist system of a vehicle, said parking assist system comprising:
- a sensor disposed at a vehicle, wherein said sensor is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the vehicle;
a control responsive to an output of said sensor and at least one of (i) a communication from a remote server and (ii) a database;
a display disposed at the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle; and
wherein, responsive at least in part to historic parking data of the equipped vehicle, said control is operable to display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system of a vehicle may provide a parking assist function and/or an alert function. The system includes a sensor, a control and a display. The sensor is disposed at a vehicle and is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the vehicle. The control may be responsive to an output of the sensor and at least one of (i) a database and (ii) a communication from a remote server. Responsive to an input, the control may display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the vehicle. The system may be part of a plurality of networked vehicles equipped with respective sensors and controls. The control of the equipped vehicle may be operable to communicate information pertaining to a determination of an event or break-in to other nearby vehicles of the plurality of networked vehicles.
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1. A parking assist system of a vehicle, said parking assist system comprising:
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a sensor disposed at a vehicle, wherein said sensor is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the vehicle; a control responsive to an output of said sensor and at least one of (i) a communication from a remote server and (ii) a database; a display disposed at the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle; and wherein, responsive at least in part to historic parking data of the equipped vehicle, said control is operable to display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An alert system of a vehicle, said alert system comprising:
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a sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with said alert system; a control, wherein said control, responsive to an output of said sensor, is operable to determine an event at the equipped vehicle; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises a part of a plurality of networked vehicles; wherein said control of the equipped vehicle, responsive to said determination, is operable to communicate information pertaining to said determination to at least one other vehicle of said plurality of networked vehicles; and wherein a control of the at least one other vehicle is operable to receive the communicated information and generate an alert. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An alert system of a vehicle, said alert system comprising:
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a sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with said alert system; a control, wherein said control, responsive to an output of said sensor, is operable to determine an event at the equipped vehicle; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises a part of a plurality of networked vehicles; wherein said control of the equipped vehicle, responsive to said determination, is operable to communicate information pertaining to said determination to at least one other vehicle of said plurality of networked vehicles; wherein a control of the at least one other vehicle is operable to receive the communicated information and generate an alert; wherein said control of the equipped vehicle communicates information to the at least one other vehicle of said plurality of networked vehicles via a short range communication system of the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive at least in part to receipt of the communicated information, the control of the at least one other vehicle of said plurality of networked vehicles is operable to activate at least one exterior viewing camera of the at least one other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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