Vehicular safety system and method

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2005-09-13

2005-09-13

Goins, Davetta W. (Department: 2632)

Communications: electrical

Vehicle position indication

C340S903000, C340S936000, C701S011000, C701S014000, C701S120000, C701S301000

Reexamination Certificate

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06943701

ABSTRACT:
A relatively low cost but effective vehicular safety system includes a navigational status determination system generating navigational status information, an alarm response system generating alarm responses in response to alarm response command information and a data processing system. The data processing system stores a list of safety zones having one or more safety conditions for each safety zone. The data processing system receives the navigational status information and compares the received navigational status information to the stored safety conditions. If a safety condition is found to be violated the data processing system communicates a response command to the alarm response system. Depending upon the severity of the violated safety condition, the alarm response system notifies the vehicle operator of the violation, notifies law enforcement authorities external to the vehicle of the violation or takes some other safety response. In an extreme condition, the alarm response system assumes control over some aspect of the operation of the vehicle such as steering or engine control.

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