Motor vehicle reverse counter and display device
OwnerWilliam Jerry Bowman, Gustaf Eric Bowmaninventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for reducing accidents and/or insurance rates for motor vehicles may include a connection device for connecting to a reverse gear signal corresponding to a backup light, and a recording device for monitoring the reverse gear signal provided by the connection device. The recording device may also record reverse gear occurrence information corresponding to changes in the reverse gear signal. The apparatus may be incorporated into a vehicle and record reverse gear occurrence information corresponding to occurrences of a driver placing a vehicle in a reverse gear. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
Claims21
An apparatus for reducing accidents and/or insurance rates for motor vehicles, the apparatus comprising:
- a connection device for connecting to a reverse gear signal corresponding to a backup light;
- and
- a recording device for monitoring the reverse gear signal provided by the connection device and recording reverse gear occurrence information corresponding to changes in the reverse gear signal.
A system for reducing accidents and/or insurance rates for motor vehicles, the system comprising:
- a vehicle equipped with a reverse gear monitor, the reverse gear monitor configured to record reverse gear occurrence information corresponding to occurrences of a driver placing a vehicle in a reverse gear;
- and
- a data retrieval device configured to retrieve the occurrence information from the reverse gear monitor.
A method for reducing accidents and/or insurance rates for motor vehicles, the method comprising:
- providing a reverse gear monitor for a vehicle;
- recording reverse gear occurrence information with the reverse gear monitor, the reverse gear occurrence information corresponding to occurrences of a driver placing a vehicle in a reverse gear;
- and
- obtaining the occurrence information from the reverse gear monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.