Methods and systems for early warning detection of emergency vehicles
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1. A system for warning of emergency vehicles, comprising:
- a computing device that receives location data from a transmitter associated with a first vehicle based on a warning system of the first vehicle being activated, wherein the computing device transmits vehicle notification data to a second vehicle based on the location data,wherein;
the first vehicle comprises an emergency vehicle;
the warning system comprises at least one of a siren and emergency light of the emergency vehicle;
the vehicle notification data comprises emergency vehicle notification data;
the computing device comprises a location based service (LBS) component;
the computing device receives a request from the second vehicle; and
the computing device transmits the emergency vehicle notification data to the second vehicle based on the request as part of a pull service.
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Abstract
A system and method for warning of emergency vehicles includes a computing device that receives location data from a transmitter associated with a first vehicle based on a warning system of the first vehicle being activated. The computing device transmits vehicle notification data to a second vehicle based on the location data.
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1. A system for warning of emergency vehicles, comprising:
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a computing device that receives location data from a transmitter associated with a first vehicle based on a warning system of the first vehicle being activated, wherein the computing device transmits vehicle notification data to a second vehicle based on the location data, wherein; the first vehicle comprises an emergency vehicle; the warning system comprises at least one of a siren and emergency light of the emergency vehicle; the vehicle notification data comprises emergency vehicle notification data; the computing device comprises a location based service (LBS) component; the computing device receives a request from the second vehicle; and the computing device transmits the emergency vehicle notification data to the second vehicle based on the request as part of a pull service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transmitter for warning of emergency vehicles, comprising:
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a wireless communication device associated with an emergency vehicle, wherein the wireless communication device transmits location data and type data to a location based services (LBS) component while at least one of a siren and emergency light of the emergency vehicle is activated, the type data comprises data identifying a type of the emergency vehicle, and the transmitter detects the type of the emergency vehicle based on an auditory signature of the siren of the emergency vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of warning of emergency vehicles, comprising:
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receiving location data and type data from an emergency vehicle based on at least one of a siren and emergency light of the emergency vehicle being activated; and transmitting emergency vehicle notification data to a vehicle based on the receiving the location data and type data, wherein the receiving and the transmitting are performed using a computing device, the location data comprises a longitude and latitude location of the emergency vehicle; and the type data comprises data identifying a type of the emergency vehicle, the transmitting the emergency vehicle notification data to the vehicle comprises transmitting the emergency vehicle notification data to a vehicle navigation system that is configured to display the type of the emergency vehicle and the location of the emergency vehicle relative to a location of the vehicle on a map, and the vehicle navigation system is configured to display a plurality of different icons for different types of emergency vehicles, wherein the plurality of different icons include a fire department logo, a police logo, and an ambulance logo. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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