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In-vehicle work zone communication

US10375524B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Regents of the University of Minnesota · US

Inventors

Chen-Fu Liao · Maple Grove, US
Max Donath · Minneapolis, US
Nichole Morris · Minneapolis, US
John Hourdos · Minneapolis, US
Stephen Zitzow-Childs · Cambridge, US
Janet Creaser · New Brighton, US
Christopher Edwards · Hugo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 2017
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/44
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes a mobile device traveling in a vehicle scanning for Bluetooth devices. When the mobile device detects a Bluetooth device, it then determines that the Bluetooth device is a work zone tag. The mobile device then issues a warning that indicates that the vehicle is near a work zone based on the work zone tag.

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