A vehicle operator may activate turn signals without interfering with his/her enjoyment of ambient music. A turn signal system has a tempo extractor to determine the tempo of the ambient music and a trigger generator to transmit to a turn signal controller a trigger that causes the system's turn signaling mechanism to produce a repetitive sound that coincides with the ambient music. As the repetitive sound does not interfere with the vehicle operator's music enjoyment, the system increases diligence in the use of turn signals and thus increases safety of the vehicle operator and the safety of those proximate the vehicle operator who would be affected by a vehicle turn or lane change.
Adapting turn signal
2015-12-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G10H Elektrophonische Musikinstrumente , ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung |
TURN-SIGNAL-LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE, TURN-SIGNAL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TURN-SIGNAL DEVICE
European Patent Office | 2015
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