Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of relative distance from an obstacle
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-02
2009-06-09
Bugg, George (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of relative distance from an obstacle
C340S436000, C340S902000, C340S903000, C340S904000, C340S995100, C342S457000, C342S458000, C701S207000, C701S300000, C701S301000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07545261
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a vehicular collision alert system (100) which receives signals (104) from devices (102) commonly associated with vehicular use. The direction (308) of the received signals is determined, and a heading of the signal source is also determined (610) and compared with the present location and heading of the vehicle (612). If the comparison indicates a sufficient chance of a collision, and alert is generated (616) to notify the driver of the vehicle of the potential collision.
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Buchheit Brian K.
Bugg George
International Business Machines - Corporation
Lai Anne V
Patents On Demand PA
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