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US 11,590,887 B2Granted
Control of high visibility vehicle light communication systems
AssigneeESS-Help, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Tucker, Stephen T. Powers, Andrew Coetzee, Mike Incorvaia, Julian Dench, Michael O'Brien, Daniel Anthony Tucker, Austin Reece Tucker, James Sullivan
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Abstract
A system provides for strobing or high conspicuity signaling with vehicle hazard and other lights depending upon inputs and parameters.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a microcontroller having operational control over a set of vehicle lights corresponding to left and ride sides of a front and back of the vehicle;
- at least one sensor associated with the vehicle and configured to provide an indication to the microcontroller;
- and
- a first user control for sending a first signal to the microcontroller to activate the set of vehicle lights corresponding to the left and ride sides of the vehicle;
- a second user control for sending a second signal to the microcontroller to activate the set of vehicle lights corresponding to the left and ride sides of the vehicle;
- wherein the microcontroller flashes the set of vehicle lights at a first slower rate when the first signal is received from the first user control;
- wherein the microcontroller accepts the second signal from the second user control and strobes the set of vehicle lights at a second faster rate when the indication is received from the at least one sensor;
- and
- wherein the microcontroller does not strobe the set of vehicle lights at the second faster rate when the indication is not received from the at least one sensor.
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A system comprising:
- a microcontroller having operational control over a set of vehicle lights corresponding to left and ride sides of a front and back of the vehicle;
- at least one sensor associated with the vehicle and configured to provide a parameter to the microcontroller;
- and
- a user control for sending a signal to the microcontroller to activate the set of vehicle lights corresponding to the left and ride sides of the vehicle;
- wherein when the signal is received from the user control, the microcontroller flashes the set of vehicle lights at a first, slower rate when the parameter has a first value;
- and
- wherein when the signal is received from the user control, the microcontroller strobes the set of vehicle lights at a second, higher rate when the parameter has a second value.
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A system comprising:
- a microcontroller having operational control over a set of vehicle signal lights including at left front light on a left front of the vehicle, a right front light on a right front of the vehicle, a left rear light on a left rear of the vehicle, and a right rear light on a right rear of the vehicle;
- a first user control for sending a signal to the microcontroller to activate the set of vehicle lights as emergency hazard flashers;
- a first user output operated by the microcontroller offering a selection to a user to strobe the set of vehicle lights when the signal to activate the set of vehicle lights as emergency hazard flashers has been received;
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- a second user control for sending a signal to the microcontroller to select strobing of the set of vehicle lights;
- wherein the microcontroller flashes the set of vehicle lights as emergency hazard flashers when the signal has been received to activate the set of vehicle lights as emergency hazard flashers but the signal has not been received to select strobing of the set of vehicle lights;
- wherein the microcontroller strobes the set of vehicle lights when the signal has been received to activate the set of vehicle lights as emergency hazard flashers and the signal has been received to select strobing of the set of vehicle lights;
- and
- a cycle rate of the strobing perceptibly exceeds a cycle rate of the flashing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.