Safety system and safety apparatus
OwnerRoss David Sheckler, Adam Parker Kovarinventors
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Abstract
A safety apparatus that obtains sensor input on one or more of inertia, orientation, direction of movement, and location of or associated with a vehicle; provides visual and/or audible alerts; and communicates information regarding the location and/or status of the vehicle to a remote location, such as one or more other vehicles, a service provider, law enforcement, a first responder, or a central server.
Claims20
A safety apparatus for association with a vehicle, said safety apparatus comprising:
- a) an activation module;
- b) a mode selector module;
- c) a processor;
- d) memory;
- e) at least one sensor;
- and
- f) at least one wireless communication module,
- wherein said at least one sensor is in communication with said processor and is a location sensor, an inertia sensor, a direction sensor, or an orientation sensor, further wherein said activation module is configured, upon activation, to perform at least one of
- g) activating a visual alert,
- h) activating an audible alert, and
- i) using said wireless communication module to send data regarding the status of the vehicle to a remote location.
A safety apparatus integrated into a vehicle electronic and navigation system, said safety apparatus comprising:
- j) an activation module;
- k) a mode selector module;
- l) a processor;
- m) memory;
- n) at least one sensor;
- and
- o) at least one wireless communication module,
- wherein said at least one sensor is in communication with said processor and is a location sensor, an inertia sensor, a direction sensor, or an orientation sensor, further wherein said activation module is configured, upon activation, to perform at least one of
- p) activating a visual alert,
- q) activating an audible alert, and
- r) using said wireless communication module to send data regarding the status of the vehicle to a remote location.
A vehicle comprising a safety apparatus, said safety apparatus comprising:
- a) an activation module;
- b) a mode selector module;
- c) a processor;
- d) memory;
- e) at least one sensor;
- and
- f) at least one wireless communication module,
- wherein said at least one sensor is in communication with said processor and is a location sensor, an inertia sensor, a direction sensor, or an orientation sensor, further wherein said activation module is configured, upon activation, to perform at least one of
- a) activating a visual alert,
- b) activating an audible alert, and
- c) using said wireless communication module to send data regarding the status of the vehicle to a remote location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.