Emergency vehicle warning device and system

摘要

An emergency vehicle warning device and a vehicle warning system method for notifying a person (and plural) in a moving vehicle (and plural), an approaching emergency vehicle (and plural), including a transmitter for transmitting an emergency signal from an emergency vehicle and a receiver embedded in a siren and light vehicle warning device located near or attached to a traffic signal, and the receiving vehicle warning devise emits lights and loud siren sounds, which alert driver(s) of moving vehicle(s) and pedestrian(s), that the emergency vehicle(s) are approaching a nearby intersection; and the Emergency vehicle warning system comprising a transmitting means located in an emergency vehicle for transmitting an emergency signal indicating that the emergency vehicle(s) are approaching the intersection that is activated or starts and continues signaling when emergency vehicle(s) are on the move nearby in emergency conditions, a receiving means located in a siren and light vehicle warning device, such device located near or attached to a traffic signaling device or light, such receiving means for receiving the emergency signal from the transmitting means, and an alert means triggered by the receiving means to alert the driver of the moving vehicle(s) that the emergency vehicle(s) are approaching.

主权项

1. An emergency vehicle warning device comprising:
a transmitter in an emergency vehicle comprising a GPS navigation unit to manage and track warning units along a route of the emergency vehicle and to transmit warning signals by means of low Earth orbiting satellites to specific warning units at specific intersections along the route; a receiver at each of the warning units electrically connected to an antenna, the receiver being electrically connected to a control circuitry to receive warning signals, which are transmitted by the emergency vehicle using low Earth orbit satellites, and decode and process received signals; and a warning element affixed to the exterior of a water-proof housing of each warning unit and electrically connected to an output of the control circuitry; wherein the warning element of each warning unit, when receiving the transmitted warning signals specified by the emergency vehicle, activate differing light colors or sound frequencies or both, to indicate to approaching vehicle drives the distance categories of the approaching emergency vehicle.