Audible alert system for truck operators
OwnerAmmar Idrisinventor
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Abstract
The audible alert system for truck operators comprises a mirror unit and a cab unit. The mirror unit attaches to an external mirror of the truck where it has an unobstructed view of the system. The mirror unit comprises a camera, which captures images of the area behind the truck and a processor that analyzes the images looking for a change in the dock light system. Whenever the mirror unit detects that the dock light system has changes, it wirelessly transmits a notification to the cab unit. The cab unit receives the notification and activates a sound transducer and/or indictor light to alert the truck operator. The truck operator may silence the sound transducer and/or extinguish the indicator light by pressing a reset button on the cab unit.
Claims16
An audible alert system for truck operators comprising:
- a mirror unit and a cab unit;
- wherein the mirror unit attaches to a side mirror of a truck and monitors a dock light system at a loading bay;
- wherein the mirror unit wirelessly transmits a notification signal to the cab unit indicating the dock light system has changed state;
- wherein responsive to the notification signal, the cab unit is configured to audibly and/or visually notify a truck operator the dock light system has changed state;
- wherein the mirror unit comprising a first housing, an imaging device, a first control circuit, an operator control, a first indicator, a first battery, and a charging port;
- wherein the mirror unit couples to the side mirror of the truck and is oriented such that the imaging device points towards the rear of the truck;
- wherein the first housing is an enclosure for the mirror unit;
- wherein the first control circuit, the imaging device, the operator control, the first indicator, the first battery, and the charging port are coupled to and/or contained within the first housing;
- wherein the imaging device is a camera that converts a visual scene presented to the imaging device into images, which are an electronic representation of the scene;
- wherein the imaging device is electrically coupled to the first control circuit so that the images produced by the imaging device are available for use by the first control circuit;
- wherein the first control circuit comprises a first microprocessor, first memory, and first input/output modules to execute a first software program stored within the first memory;
- wherein the first control circuit monitors a level of the first battery and manages charging of the first battery from the charging port;
- wherein the first control circuit manages a visual state of the first indicator;
- wherein the first control circuit further comprise a transmitter to send the notification signal to the cab unit;
- wherein the first control circuit monitors the images obtained from the imaging device for an indication that the dock light system has changed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.