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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Tommy Gustavsson, Greensboro, NC (US);
Riley Muse, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Michael Blackard, Madison, NC (US);
Jon Quigley, Kernersville, NC (US);
John Bate, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Brian Kidd, Greensboro, NC (US);
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
A communications system for use in a vehicle that allows the user of the communications system to safely communicate from inside the vehicle. The communications system includes a memory for storing messages that will be transmitted by the driver to a receiving party, a sensor for sensing movement of the truck, a display unit coupled to the memory and the sensor for selectively displaying stored messages, a selector for selecting at least one stored message to be communicated to the receiving party, and a transmitter for transmitting the one or more stored messages. The display unit selectively displays the stored messages based on whether or not the vehicle is stopped preventing the operator from being distracted while driving.