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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159368 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing an emergency vehicle alert A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle includes: receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and, responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the oc... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144029 | Event-triggered communication between nodes having a transmitter sending an identifying message and acknowledging notification In order to provide a device (100) as well as a method for event-triggered communication between and among a plurality of nodes (A, B, C, S), in particular between and among a plurality of mobile nodes, for example between and among a plurality of vehicles, w... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138946 | System and method for notification of presence of emergency vehicles Systems and methods for notification of presence of emergency vehicles are described. The system includes an acoustic receiver to be mounted on a car, and a detection circuit connected with the car radio receiver. As soon as the detection circuit detects presence of... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8094040 | Methods and apparatus for electronically detecting siren sounds for controlling traffic control lights for signalling the right of way to emergency vehicles at intersections or to warn motor vehicle operators of an approaching emergency vehicle A siren sensor for detecting siren sounds emitted from emergency vehicles and electronic processing circuits for detecting and identifying the siren sounds electronically to control the traffic signal lights at an intersection to permit only the emergency vehicle to... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8072349 | Method and system for vehicular communications and information reporting A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063793 | Collaborative environmental reporting Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for the reporting of an environmental condition to vehicles prior to encountering the environmental condition. According to various embodiments described herein, local environment data corresponding to the enviro... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059012 | Reliable packet delivery protocol for geocast protocol in disconnected vehicular ad hoc network A method is provided for delivering data messages in an inter-vehicle ad hoc network. The inter-vehicle ad hoc network utilizes a multi-hop routing protocol for storing, carrying forward and distributing a data message to various vehicles traveling along the road. T... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7952491 | Optical traffic control system with burst mode light emitter Various approaches for a traffic control preemption system that includes a receiver, a light emitter, and control circuitry. The receiver includes a photodetector and circuitry that produces a number of electrical pulses in response to each detected light pulse. For... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7911360 | Method and system for vehicular communications and information reporting A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7872591 | Display of non-linked EOT units having an emergency status A head of train device is configured to examine messages received from end of train units other than the end of train unit attached to the same train and to alert an operator to the presence of an end of train unit from another train that indicates that the end of t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7825824 | Collaborative environmental reporting Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for the reporting of an environmental condition to vehicles prior to encountering the environmental condition. According to various embodiments described herein, local environment data corresponding to the enviro... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7804423 | Real time traffic aide A system and method for providing real-time traffic information using a wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications network. A vehicle includes a plurality of sensors that detect other vehicles around the vehicle. The wireless communications system on the vehicle use... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7791499 | Dynamic siren detection and notification system A monitoring and notification system detects and informs vehicle occupants of sirens. The system may adjust radio, phone, or other device settings in the vehicle in conjunction with the notification. The notification may take an audible or visual form, and the monit... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7782227 | Dynamic vehicle grid infrastructure to allow vehicles to sense and respond to traffic conditions A dynamic ‘vehicle grid’ system provides the ability for drivers to be automatically warned to the conditions of other vehicles in the vicinity. In this grid system, a motor vehicle would be equipped with a transmitter, receiver, computer and a selection of sens... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7760110 | Method and system for vehicular communications and information reporting A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7750823 | Apparatus and method for channel allocation according to traveling direction in inter-vehicle communications An apparatus allocates a channel used for inter-vehicle communications according to a traveling direction. The apparatus includes a traveling direction determiner for determining whether or not a traveling direction of a vehicle is changed; and a channel allocator f... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7675431 | Emergency vehicle alert system The present invention may be used for detecting sound frequency signals emitted by warning devices of emergency vehicles. A sensor may sense a selected frequency signal spectrum and may be in communication with an initial detection stage to detect a frequency of app... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7663504 | Emergency vehicle warning system An emergency vehicle transmits a Vehicle Present Signal when in transit on public roads responding to an emergency. The signal can include information relating to the type of emergency vehicle, local highway and terrain data, and the location, speed and direction of... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7629898 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing an emergency vehicle alert A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle includes: receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and, responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the oc... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7561064 | Vehicle light control apparatus, system and method A vehicle light control apparatus includes an illumination control unit for executing illumination control on the mode of illumination of a subject vehicle based on signal transmission of a vehicle ID signal unique to the subject vehicle and signal reception of the ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7551102 | Emergency vehicle warning system A system for controlling the alert and response indictors of an emergency vehicle permits the operation of one alert device, such as a police vehicle lightbar, to automatically initiate the operation of a video camera, thus providing a record of an emergency event w... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7538687 | Emergency warning system for approach of right of way vehicle A common inexpensive device such as an automotive internal rear view mirror, cell phone, CHMBL (center high mounted brake light), license plate or stand-alone housing incorporates an emergency warning system to detect a predefined signal emitted by an right of way v... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532130 | Method and system for sending telemetric information between vehicles The illustrative embodiments provide a method, system, computer program product, and computer implemented method for sending telemetric information to a plurality of vehicles. A second vehicle receives the telemetric information from a first vehicle that indicates a... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7518530 | Method and system for broadcasting audio and visual display messages to a vehicle A method and system facilitate the exchange of information between a remote location and a motor vehicle, via a targeted transmission of audio and visual broadcast messages to vehicle operators. Output of the broadcast messages may be controlled using (a) codes or i... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515064 | Remote activation of a vehicle priority system A remotely-activated vehicle priority system includes a control center, a vehicle-priority communication device, at least one receiver, and a phase selector. The control center transmits an activation message. The vehicle-priority communication device is mounted to ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515065 | Early warning system for approaching emergency vehicles The present disclosure is a method for alerting road users to the presence of an emergency vehicle. The method for alerting road user to the presence of an emergency vehicle may include receiving a short range signal, the signal including information regarding an em... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7486199 | Forward vehicle brake warning system A forward vehicle brake warning system includes an incoming message receiving component, an adverse driving condition obtaining component, an incoming message relevancy component, a relevancy adjustment component and a driver warning component. The incoming message ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7446674 | Emergency warning system for approach of right of way vehicle A common inexpensive device such as an automotive internal rear view mirror, cell phone, or CHMBL (center high mounted brake light) incorporates an emergency warning system to detect a predefined signal emitted by an right of way vehicle such as an ambulance, police... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443314 | Communication device for a movable body A communication device for a movable body mounted to each of movable bodies for exchanging information among the movable bodies includes a surrounding detecting device for detecting a surrounding of the movable body, an appropriateness of relay determining device fo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432826 | Traffic preemption system with headway management A traffic-preemption system and method that communicates an identification code from vehicles to a traffic location. Traffic light control equipment, such as a receiver and traffic light circuit at each intersection of a controlled area, is used to manage headway in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427928 | Information system An information system is provided for transmitting data into a local area surrounding the transmitter. The transmitter may be used to provide information to pedestrians, or to passing road traffic. Data is stored in a local memory 64 associated with the trans... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425903 | Dynamic vehicle grid infrastructure to allow vehicles to sense and respond to traffic conditions A dynamic ‘vehicle grid’ system provides the ability for drivers to be automatically warned to the conditions of other vehicles in the vicinity. In this grid system, a motor vehicle would be equipped with a transmitter, receiver, computer and a selection of sens... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414541 | Vehicle communication device and method of controlling the same A vehicle communication device includes a plurality of transmitting and receiving sensors respectively are installed in the front and back side and the left and right side of a vehicle so as to transmit/receive driving information to/from neighboring vehicles, a lef... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409294 | Traffic alert police radar An enhanced police Doppler direction sensing radar detects possibly dangerous traffic conditions during certain vehicle maneuvers such as U-turns and returns to travel after roadside stops. By monitoring a host or primary vehicle speed, speed transitions, transmissi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7397356 | Emergency vehicle notification system An emergency vehicle notification system is disclosed. The emergency vehicle notification system includes a transmitter unit including a transmitter microprocessor. A transmitter is connected to the transmitter microprocessor and is adapted to emit radio waves. A tr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388474 | Vehicular obstacle detection system When either a front-side sensor or a rear-side sensor of a subject vehicle detects an obstacle entering a certain distance range of multiple distance ranges within a detection zone close to the subject vehicle, a micro-computer causes a warning unit to warn with a b... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382275 | Mobile enforcement reader A mobile enforcement reader (MER) includes an antenna, a reader coupled to receive signals from the antenna and a control/display unit (CDU) coupled to the reader. The CDU selects a receive direction and processes signals provided thereto from the reader. When the M... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378986 | Device and method for radio-based danger warning In a method and apparatus for radio-based issuing of warnings of hazards to the driver of a vehicle having a data receiver, the data receiver receives data from at least one data transmitter of at least one other vehicle, and evaluates the received data. The receive... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376509 | Travel time calculating method and traffic information display method for a navigation device The navigation device of the present invention has a storage device which stores map data including link data of respective links constituting roads on a map, and statistical data including travel time (moving speed) which is determined by statistical values of traf... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7358853 | Crime prevention assisting apparatus and radio terminal apparatus The invention relates to a crime prevention assisting apparatus which can work with a radio terminal apparatus manipulated by a subscriber or the like of a mobile communication system in order to prevent crime as well as to a radio terminal apparatus that has a func... | 04/15/2008 |
