United States Patent

Patent No.: US 11,282,383 B1

DEPLOYING AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE
Date of Patent: Mar. 22, 2022
Applicant: All Turtles Corporation, Little Rock AR (US)
Inventor: Phil Libin, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assignee: All Turtles Corporation, Little Rock AR (US)

Related U.S. Application Data

Appl. No.: 17/130,237
Filed: Dec. 22, 2020
Division of application No. 16/546,389, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, now Pat. No. 10,909,847.
Provisional application No. 62/733,477, filed on Sep. 19, 2018.

International Classification (Int. Cl.)

  • G08G 1/00
  • G08G 1/0965
  • G10L 25/51
  • G06N 20/00
  • G01C 21/26

U.S. Classification (U.S. Cl.)

CPC ..... G08G 1/0965 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01)

Abstract

Constructing a noise pollution map for an area includes a first subset of users performing initial noise recordings in the area using audio devices, using machine learning to classify noises in the recordings, a second subset of users capturing noise in the area using audio devices, creating summaries of noises using the classification, and aggregating the summaries to construct the noise pollution map of the area. The audio devices may include headsets, smart speakers, smart television sets, and/or computers. The summaries of noises may include source information, amplitude and frequency characteristics, duration, and user location.

Claims

  1. A method of deploying an emergency vehicle, comprising:

    • using a directional siren that provides sound predominantly in a specific direction that varies according to input from a user;
    • determining an optimal path for travel by the emergency vehicle based on nearby traffic conditions;
    • using an automatic navigation system to cause the directional siren to deliver sound to an obstructing vehicle in the adjacent lane that is obstructing the optimal path for travel by the emergency vehicle, wherein the sound is transmitted in a conic emission zone that avoids spreading the sound to vehicles not in the optimal path.

  2. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatic navigation system detects the optimal path.

  3. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatic navigation system is cloud-based.

  4. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatic navigation system uses information from components on the emergency vehicle that include at least one of: gyroscopes, turn indicators, steering wheel position, and radar.

  5. The method of claim 1, wherein the directional siren is integrated with directional lights for combined audio/visual signaling.