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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raymond J. Kiefer, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Charles A. Green, Canton, MI (US);
Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B60W 30/095 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; determining an alert mode based on the conditions data; and selectively coordinating an alert pattern for more than one of haptic alert devices, visual alert devices, and auditory alert devices based on the alert mode.