US 12,223,832 B2
System and method for emergency vehicle detection and alerting
David W. Newland, Aledo, TX (US); and Shane M. Hopkins, Coppell, TX (US)
Assigned to Alert The Mechanism LLC, Aledo, TX (US)
Filed by Alert The Mechanism LLC, Aledo, TX (US)
Filed on May 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/661,655.
Application 18/661,655 is a continuation of application No. 17/664,191, filed on May 19, 2022, granted, now 11,984,026.
Prior Publication US 2024/0296735 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/0965 (2006.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/0965 (2013.01) [B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G08G 1/162 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); H04R 1/20 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0054 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/40 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for detecting an emergency vehicle comprising:
a local device, having a first processor of a set of processors and a first memory of a set of memories, operatively connected to a light wave sensor and an acoustic sensor;
a dongle, having a second processor of the set of processors and a second memory of the set of memories, operatively connected to the local device;
a vehicle device, having a third processor of the set of processors and a third memory of the set of memories; and
a set of instructions, resident in the set of memories that when executed by the set of processors cause the system to:
receive a set of light wave signals from the light wave sensor;
generate a light wave spectral profile from the set of light wave signals;
generate a light profile buffer from the light wave spectral profile;
generate a light profile buffer summary from the light profile buffer;
compare the light profile buffer summary, to a light emergency vehicle signature table, to determine a light emergency vehicle type; and
display, on the vehicle device, the light emergency vehicle type.