Communications: electrical – External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm – Highway information
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-11
2008-09-23
Bugg, George A (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
External condition vehicle-mounted indicator or alarm
Highway information
C340S901000, C340S436000, C340S471000, C307S009100, C700S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07427929
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an advisory system that transmits information regarding the status of the host vehicle to drivers of other vehicles, in particular when the status of the host vehicle presents a hazardous condition to other vehicles. An advisory system may also receive information from other vehicles, and provide an alert to the driver of the host vehicle if a hazard to the host vehicle exists. Methods of providing such information are also described.
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Bauer James A.
Masato Okuda
Blount Eric M.
Bugg George A
Gifford Krass Sprinkle Anderson & Citkowski P.C.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc
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