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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
William D. Yates, Chicago, IL (US);
William D. Yates, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of, and safety system usable in, responding to an unauthorized possession of a vehicle configured to transport at least one person, including the steps of: obtaining the vehicle with the safety system associated therewith, the safety system configured to at least one of: a) generate at least one form of detectable signal; b) generate an electronic signal; and c) generate at least one image of a person in/on the vehicle; and generating an input to cause the system to generate at least one of: i) the at least one form of detectable signal that can be sensed by persons in the vicinity of the vehicle; ii) the electronic signal; and iii) the at least one image of a person in/on the vehicle. The system is configured so that at least one of the at least one form of detectable signal, the electronic signal, and the at least one image is generated after a time delay following the generation of the input to the safety system.