US 11,990,039 B2
Emergency vehicle detection device
James Fesler, Hortense, GA (US)
Filed by James Fesler, Hortense, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/702,114.
Prior Publication US 2023/0306844 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 5/44 (2011.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G08G 1/0965 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/0965 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An emergency vehicle detection device, comprising:
a main body to be removably disposed on at least a portion of an interior of a vehicle;
a plurality of microphones removably connected to at least a portion of the vehicle to detect at least one frequency emitted from an emergency vehicle; and
a light strip comprising a small matrix of lights connected to the main body to illuminate based on at least one of a type of the emergency vehicle and a direction of approach of the emergency vehicle, such that the light strip sequentially illuminates based on the direction of approach of the emergency vehicle, such that the small matrix of lights is provided in a linear row and comprises at least three lights,
wherein the light strip sequentially illuminates sequentially right to left to identify the emergency vehicle is approaching from the right of the vehicle, sequentially left to right to identify the emergency vehicle is approaching from the left of the vehicle, each end of the light unit towards a center of the light unit to identify the emergency vehicle is approaching from the front of the vehicle, and from the center of the light unit towards each end of the light unit to identify the emergency vehicle is approaching from the rear of the vehicle.