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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Frances West, Newton, MA (US);
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Frances West, Newton, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting and alerting a driver of vehicles in their blind spots, includes: tracking movement and relative position of a driver to one or more vehicles; determining one or more driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles approaches one of the driver blind spots; determining when at least one of the one or more vehicles occupies one of the driver blind spots; activating one or more indicators in response to one or more vehicles approaching and occupying one of the driver blind spots; wherein the one or more indicators comprise light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma, projected elements, and electroluminescent elements; and wherein a sequence and pattern of activating the one or more indicators is determined based on the relative position of the driver to the one or more vehicles.