Accident avoidance systems and methods

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2008-09-11

2010-11-23

Zanelli, Michael J. (Department: 3661)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Relative location

Collision avoidance

C701S213000, C701S117000, C701S120000, C340S995100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07840355

ABSTRACT:
Accident avoidance system for a host vehicle includes a global positioning system residing on the host vehicle for determining the host vehicle's location as the host vehicle travels, a communication system residing on the host vehicle operative to receive signals including information received directly from other vehicles indicating the locations thereof and traffic information received from an infrastructure-based station indicating the locations of other vehicles, and a navigation system residing on the host vehicle coupled to the global positioning system and the communication system. The navigation system displays images representing a vicinity associated with the host vehicle and showing indications of the locations of the other vehicles within the vicinity derived from the information received directly from the other vehicles and the traffic information received from the infrastructure-based station to thereby reduce the likelihood of a collision occurring between the host vehicle and the other vehicles.

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