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US 12,277,845 B2Granted
Vehicular incursion alert systems and methods
OwnerAdam Jordan Selevan, Daniel Joseph Selevan +1inventors
InventorsAdam Jordan Selevan, Daniel Joseph Selevan, James R Selevan
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Abstract
Systems and methods for alerting personnel (e.g., workers, emergency responders, pedestrians, observers, etc.) that a vehicle (e.g., car, truck, watercraft, etc.) has entered into, or crossed a boundary of, a protected area or zone.
Claims21
A system comprising:
- a vehicle receiver/interface device which is connectable to a Controller Area Network (CAN) or Local Interconnect Network (LIN) of a service vehicle that has at least one of:
- a horn, siren, light, or public address system that can be actuated through said Controller Area Network (CAN) or Local Interconnect Network (LIN);
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- at least one incursion sensing device positionable a spaced distance away from the service vehicle on or near an edge or boundary of a protected area;
- wherein said at least one incursion sensing device comprises a sensor which senses an incursion event indicative of a vehicle crossing said edge or boundary of the protected area, and a transmitter which wirelessly transmits an incursion signal to the vehicle receiver/interface device when the incursion sensing device senses an incursion event;
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- wherein the vehicle receiver/interface device comprises a receiver configured to receive said wireless incursion signal and circuitry configured to cause said at least one of:
- a horn, siren, light or public address system, to emit an incursion alarm in response to receipt of said incursion signal.
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