Method and apparatus for an automatic vehicle location, collision notification and synthetic voice

US6266617A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Wayne Evans · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 12, 2000
• Grant date: Jul 24, 2001
• Expiry date: Jun 12, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/205
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An automatic system for vehicle location, collision notification, and synthetic voice communication having, if desired, three distinct operating modes: pre-collision, collision, and post-collision with another vehicle or object. A program stored in a controller's memory has a plurality of data structures formulated into instruction modules and at least one navigational location record. A Global Positioning Module receives data from an associated Global Positioning System and translates the received data into the vehicle's present navigational position. An Automatic Speed Controlled Location Detection Module in communication with the Global Positioning Module dynamically searches the memory for a match between the vehicle's present navigational position and the navigational location record. The Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module in communication with the Automatic Speed Controlled Location Detection Module formulates the match between the vehicle's navigational position and the navigational location record into a collision event. A Data to Speech Translation Module in communication with the Automatic Speed Controlled Collision Detection Module translates the colli…