US20030141990A1
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Method and system for communicating alert information to a vehicle
Assignee: Delphi Technologies Inc
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Filing: 2002-01-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and system communicates alert information to a driver of a vehicle about emergency vehicles, stopped school buses, active railroad crossings and the like (i.e., hazards) which may be relevant to the driver. The hazard (e.g., an ambulance) determines its location and transmits its coordinates to a tracking station which relays the information to a wireless data delivery center (e.g., FM radio station). The data delivery center broadcasts an alert signal containing the hazard coordinates to all the receiving vehicles in the area. A receiving vehicle determines its own location and processes the alert signal to determine if the hazard is relevant to the receiving vehicle or the driver. If the hazard is relevant, the system alerts the driver, suggests actions to be taken, or otherwise communicates the hazard information to the driver.
Inventors
- 👤 Bradley Coon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:30
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/20; G08G1/202; G08G1/09; G08G1/0962; G08G1/0965
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
1 . A vehicle alert system comprising: an emergency vehicle (EV) positioning system generating EV location data; an EV wireless transmitter, in communication with said EV positioning system, for transmitting the EV location data; and a data delivery center in communication with said EV wireless transmitter, said delivery center having a wide area transmitter for broadcasting said EV location data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
1 . A vehicle alert system comprising: an emergency vehicle (EV) positioning system generating EV location data; an EV wireless transmitter, in communication with said EV positioning system, for transmitting the EV location data; and a data delivery center in communication with said EV wireless transmitter, said delivery center having a wide area transmitter for broadcasting said EV location data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
2 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a receiving vehicle (RV) positioning system generating RV location data; an RV receiver, in communication with said wide area transmitter and receiving said EV location data; an alarm; and an RV controller, in communication with said RV positioning system and said RV receiver, activating said alarm as a function of said EV location data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
3 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 1 , further comprising a tracking center, said tracking center receiving said EV location data from said EV wireless transmitter and communicating said EV location data to said data delivery center.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
4 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 1 , wherein technology for said EV positioning system is selected from the group consisting of GPS, GLONASS, dead reckoning, E911, and fixed location data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
5 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 2 , wherein the technology for said RV positioning system is selected from the group consisting of GPS, GLONASS, LORAN, dead reckoning, and E911.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
6 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 1 , wherein the technology used by said wide area transmitter is selected from the group consisting of FM subcarrier, RDS, CDPD, packet network, and wireless ISP.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
7 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 2 , wherein the alarm is selected from the group consisting of audio alarm, light emitting devices, and a display screen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
8 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 2 , wherein the RV controller determines a suggested action to be performed as a function of said EV location data and the RV controller communicates said suggested action to the driver.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
9 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 8 , wherein the RV controller determines an alternate route responsive to said EV location data and communicates said alternate route action to the driver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
10 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 1 , wherein the EV transmitter is installed in an emergency vehicle selected from the group consisting of a police vehicle, a fire truck, an ambulance, a train, a school bus, and a road maintenance vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
11 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 2 , wherein the alarm outputs speech to the driver.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
12 . The vehicle alert system according to claim 1 , wherein said EV wireless transmitter is activated responsive to activation of said warning indicator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
88 words
13 . A vehicle warning system comprising: a hazard positioning system generating hazard location data; a hazard transmitter in communication with said hazard positioning system and transmitting said hazard location data; a receiving vehicle (RV) receiver suitable for receiving said hazard location data from said hazard transmitter; an RV positioning system generating RV location data; an alarm; and an RV controller in communication with said RV receiver, said RV positioning system, and said alarm, said RV controller activating said alarm as a function of said hazard location data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
88 words
13 . A vehicle warning system comprising: a hazard positioning system generating hazard location data; a hazard transmitter in communication with said hazard positioning system and transmitting said hazard location data; a receiving vehicle (RV) receiver suitable for receiving said hazard location data from said hazard transmitter; an RV positioning system generating RV location data; an alarm; and an RV controller in communication with said RV receiver, said RV positioning system, and said alarm, said RV controller activating said alarm as a function of said hazard location data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
60 words
14 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , wherein said hazard positioning system is installed in an apparatus selected from a group consisting of a police vehicle, a fire truck, an ambulance, a school bus, a train, a road maintenance vehicle, a rail road crossing signal, a road construction warning device, and a school zone warning device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
15 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , wherein said alarm is selected from the group consisting of a buzzer, a horn, a lamp, a speech message, symbology on a display screen, a sound generated by a speaker, and symbology on a head-up display.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
16 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , further comprising a data delivery center in communication with said hazard transmitter, said delivery center broadcasting said hazard location data to said RV receiver.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
17 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , wherein said alarm is selected from the group consisting of audio alarms, warning lights, display screens, lead-up displays, and entertainment systems.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
18 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , wherein the RV controller determines a suggested action to be performed as a function of said hazard location data and the RV controller communicates said suggested action to the driver.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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19 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , wherein the hazard positioning system is installed in an apparatus selected from the group consisting of a police vehicle, a fire truck, an ambulance, a train, a school bus, a road maintenance vehicle, a rail road crossing signal, a school zone warning device, road construction vehicles, and road construction warning devices.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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20 . The vehicle warning system according to claim 13 , wherein the alarm outputs speech to the driver.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
61 words
21 . A method of communicating warning information from a hazard apparatus to a receiving vehicle (RV), said method comprising the steps of: determining the location of the hazard apparatus; transmitting the location of the hazard apparatus; receiving the hazard apparatus location by a receiver in the receiving vehicle; and alerting a driver of the receiving vehicle of the hazard apparatus.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
61 words
21 . A method of communicating warning information from a hazard apparatus to a receiving vehicle (RV), said method comprising the steps of: determining the location of the hazard apparatus; transmitting the location of the hazard apparatus; receiving the hazard apparatus location by a receiver in the receiving vehicle; and alerting a driver of the receiving vehicle of the hazard apparatus.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
56 words
22 . The method of communicating warning information to a receiving vehicle according to claim 21 , wherein prior to the alerting step), the method further comprises the steps of: determining the location of the receiving vehicle; and determining if the hazard apparatus is relevant to a driver of the receiving vehicle based on predefined criteria.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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23 . The method of communicating warning information to a receiving vehicle according to claim 22 , wherein the step of alerting includes an alert selected from the group consisting of: generating an aural alert, generating a verbal alert, generating visual alert, and displaying a warning on a display screen.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
46 words
24 . The method of communicating warning information to a receiving vehicle according to claim 22 , further comprising the steps of: determining a suggested action as a function of said hazard apparatus location; and communicating said suggested action to the driver of the receiving vehicle.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
49 words
25 . The method of communicating warning information to a receiving vehicle according to claim 21 , wherein the step of transmitting includes transmitting the hazard apparatus location to a data delivery center and the step of receiving includes receiving the hazard apparatus location from the data delivery center.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
60 words
26 . The method of communicating warning information to a receiving vehicle according to claim 21 , wherein the step of determining the location of a hazard apparatus uses a method of determining location selected from the group consisting of satellite positioning systems, the global positioning system (GPS), GLONASS, LORAN, gyroscope technology, dead reckoning, E-911, and a fixed pre-programmed location.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
67 words
27 . A warning system in an automobile, said system comprising: a receiving vehicle (RV) receiver suitable for receiving hazard location data broadcast via electromagnetic radiation; an RV positioning system generating RV location data; an alarm; and, an RV controller in communication with said RV receiver, said RV positioning system, and said alarm, said RV controller activating said alarm as a function of said hazard location data.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
67 words
27 . A warning system in an automobile, said system comprising: a receiving vehicle (RV) receiver suitable for receiving hazard location data broadcast via electromagnetic radiation; an RV positioning system generating RV location data; an alarm; and, an RV controller in communication with said RV receiver, said RV positioning system, and said alarm, said RV controller activating said alarm as a function of said hazard location data.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
43 words
28 . A warning system in an automobile according to claim 27 , wherein the RV controller determines a suggested action to be performed as a function of said EV location data and the RV controller communicates said suggested action to the driver.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
36 words
29 . A warning system in an automobile according to claim 28 , wherein the RV controller determines an alternate route responsive to said EV location data and communicates said alternate route action to the driver.
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