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US 2003/0141990 A1Published application
Method and system for communicating alert information to a vehicle
OwnerBradley S. Cooninventor
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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.
A vehicle alert system comprising:
A vehicle warning system comprising:
A method of communicating warning information from a hazard apparatus to a receiving vehicle (RV), said method comprising the steps of:
A warning system in an automobile, said system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.