Emergency vehicle accessory
US9499095B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/44
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An emergency vehicle control system with functional warning units for use in an emergency vehicle provide active visual and audible alerts. The functional warning unit includes a set of alert devices, each alert device having at least one functional connection and a remote controller, connected to the set of alert devices and configured to receive an encoded message on a single data line from a central controller. The remote controller is configured to decode the encoded message to a set of desired states for each of the set of alert devices. The remote controller is configured to control the set of alert devices, by way of the at least one functional connection, according to the respective desired state of each of the set of alert devices.
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