Wireless sensor or device, portable or detachable from either a motorized or unmotorized vehicle, connected via a phone or electronic tablet application system

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  "publication_number": "US2017106794A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Wireless sensor or device, portable or detachable from either a motorized or unmotorized vehicle, connected via a phone or electronic tablet application system",
  "abstract": "This invention provides for a system of wireless sensor devices, portable or detachable from a vehicle, wirelessly connectable to a mobile electronic appliance and is particularly constructed as a reversing assistant for indicating the proximity between a vehicle and rearward obstacle objects. The sensor devices provided on the vehicle detect the proximity of an obstacle object to the rear of the vehicle and through a transmitter in the sensor devices provides a wireless signal to a receiver, in the mobile electronic appliance located with the driver of the vehicle. The wireless signal is processed by the electronic appliance and provides an indication of the distance between the vehicle and the object. The sensor devices are portable and detachable enabling them to be moved to and from different vehicles and by providing a mobile electronic appliance with wireless features, the reversing system can used by any vehicle eliminating the need to for a fixed wiring of proximity sensors on the vehicle.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A system for aiding in the reversing of a vehicle the system comprising: at least one sensor device capable of sensing and object in a path to the rear of said vehicle wherein the sensor device is a proximity sensor which can determine the distance and location of said sensor device relative to said object in said path and wherein the sensor device produces a signal representing said distance and location, and wherein the sensor device is provided with means for communicating with a mobile electronic appliance is which processes said signal representing said distance and location of said object to thereby produce an indicator on the mobile electronic appliance regarding the location of said object relative to said rear of said vehicle and wherein said sensor device is provided with a power source and wherein said sensor device is mountable and demountable from said rear of said vehicle by a portable mounting bracket readily attachable and detachable to said vehicle to thereby aide a driver of said vehicle to maneuver said vehicle in a rearward direction and avoid said object in the path of the vehicle. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the means for communicating said sensor device with said electronic appliance comprises a local area networking computer system and wherein said mobile electronic appliance is provided a computer software application for processing said signal representing the distance and location of said object from said sensor device to said object to produce said visual display showing the location of said object relative to said rear of said vehicle. 3. The system of claim 2 wherein said mobile electronic appliance comprises a smart phone. 4. The system of claim 2 wherein said mobile electronic appliance comprises an electronic tablet. 5. The system of claim 3 wherein said sensor device is of a circular configuration and said portable mounting bracket is of similar circular configuration and size of said sensor device to allow said sensor device to be mounted within said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with suction cup means to allow said portable mounting bracket to be attached and detachable to said rear of said vehicle. 6. The system of claim 5 wherein said sensor device comprises an ultrasonic sensor which sends out sound waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return sound waves back to said ultrasonic sensor such that the sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance from and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 7. The system of claim 5 wherein said sensor device comprises an electromagnetic sensor which sends out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 8. The system of claim 3 wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnetic fastener and wherein said portable mounting bracket is constructed to cooperate with and receive said sensor device and wherein said portable mounting bracket is attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle. 9. The system of claim 8 wherein said sensor device comprises an electromagnetic sensor which sends out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing said distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 10. The system of claim 3 wherein said portable mounting bracket has a U-shaped configuration and a semi-circular shape on a bottom portion and an open portion on a top portion and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with an internal groove and a moisture weep hole on said bottom portion of said portable mounting bracket wherein said sensor device is insert able into said top of said portable mounting bracket vertically to move downwardly along said internal groove wherein said sensor device rests on said bottom of said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnet having a U-shaped configuration allowing said portable mounting bracket to be attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle. 11. The system of claim 10 wherein said sensor drive comprises an electromagnetic sensor which sends out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor device such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 12. The system of claim 4 wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnetic fastener and wherein said portable mounting bracket is constructed to cooperate with and receive said sensor device and wherein said portable mounting bracket is attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle. 13. The system of claim 12 wherein said sensor device comprises an electromagnetic sensor which sends out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 14. The system of claim 12 wherein said sensor device comprises an ultrasonic sensor which sends out sound waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return sound waves back to said ultrasonic sensor such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 15. The system of claim 4 wherein said portable mounting bracket has a U-shaped configuration and a semi-circular shape on a bottom portion and an open portion on a top portion and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with an internal groove and a moisture weep hole on said bottom portion of said portable mounting bracket wherein the sensor device is insert able into said top of said portable mounting bracket vertically to move downwardly along said internal groove wherein said sensor device rests on said bottom of said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnet having a U-shaped configuration allowing said portable mounting bracket to be attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle. 16. The system of claim 15 wherein said sensor device comprises an electromagnetic sensor which sends out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 17. The system of claim 15 wherein said sensor device comprises an ultrasonic sensor which sends out sound waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return sound waves back to said ultrasonic sensor such that said sensor device can determine and create an electronic signal representing the distance and location of said object relative to said sensor device. 18. The system of claim 5 wherein said sensor device is of a circular configuration and said portable mounting bracket is of similar circular configuration and size of said sensor device to allow said sensor device to be mounted within said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with suction cup means to allow said portable mounting bracket to be attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle. 19. A system for aiding in the reversing of a vehicle the system comprising: a sensor device capable of sensing an object in a path to the rear of said vehicle wherein the sensor device is a proximity sensor in the form of an ultrasonic sensor capable of sending out sound waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and wherein said ultrasonic sensor can reflect sound waves back to the sensor device such that said sensor device can then determine the distance and location of said sensor device relative to said and wherein said sensor device produces a signal representing said distance and location and wherein said sensor device is provided with a local area networking computer microcomputer transmitter processor communicating with a mobile electronic appliance in the form of a smart phone and wherein said smart phone is provided with computer application software which processes said signal representing said distance and location from said ultrasonic sensor to said object to thereby produce a visual display on the smart phone which visual display shows the location of the object and wherein the computer application software produces an audio output of the location of the object and wherein said sensor device is provided with a power source in the form of a battery and wherein said sensor device is provided with rubber backing and wherein said sensor device is attachable and detachable from said vehicle by a portable mounting bracket comprising a U-shaped configuration having a semi-circular shape on a bottom portion and an open portion on a top portion and wherein portable mounting bracket is provided with an internal groove and a moisture weep hole on a bottom portion of said mounting bracket wherein said sensor device is insert able from said top of mounting bracket vertically to move downwardly along the internal groove wherein said sensor device rests on said bottom of said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnetic fastener having a U-shaped configuration allowing said portable mounting bracket to be attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle and wherein said portable mounting bracket is constructed to cooperate with and receive said sensor device and wherein said portable mounting bracket is attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle to thereby aide a driver of said vehicle to maneuver said vehicle in a rearward direction and avoid said object in said path of said vehicle. 20. A system for aiding in the reversing of a vehicle the system comprising: a sensor device capable of sensing an object in a path to the rear of said vehicle wherein the sensor device is a proximity sensor in the form of an electromagnetic sensor capable of sending out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor such that said sensor device can then determine the distance and location of said sensor device relative to said object and wherein said sensor device produces a signal representing said distance and location and wherein said sensor device is provided with a local area networking computer microcomputer transmitter processor communicating with a mobile electronic appliance in the form of a smart phone and wherein said smart phone is provided with computer application software which processes said said sensor device is attachable and detachable from said vehicle by a portable mounting bracket comprising a U-shaped configuration having a semi-circular shape on a bottom portion and an open portion on a top portion and wherein portable mounting bracket is provided with an internal groove and a moisture weep hole on a bottom portion of said mounting bracket wherein said sensor device is insert able from said top of mounting bracket vertically to move downwardly along the internal groove wherein said sensor device rests on said bottom of said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnetic fastener having a U-shaped configuration allowing said portable mounting bracket to be attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle and wherein said portable mounting bracket is constructed to cooperate with and receive said sensor device and wherein said portable mounting bracket is attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle to thereby aide a driver of said vehicle to maneuver said vehicle in a rearward direction and avoid said object in said path of said vehicle. 20. A system for aiding in the reversing of a vehicle the system comprising: a sensor device capable of sensing an object in a path to the rear of said vehicle wherein the sensor device is a proximity sensor in the form of an electromagnetic sensor capable of sending out electromagnetic waves which can impact and reflect off of said object and return electromagnetic waves back to said electromagnetic sensor such that said sensor device can then determine the distance and location of said sensor device relative to said object and wherein said sensor device produces a signal representing said distance and location and wherein said sensor device is provided with a local area networking computer microcomputer transmitter processor communicating with a mobile electronic appliance in the form of a smart phone and wherein said smart phone is provided with computer application software which processes said signal representing said distance and location from said sensor device to said object to thereby produce a visual display on the smart phone which visual display shows the location of the object and wherein the computer application software produces an audio output of the location of the object and wherein said sensor device is provided with a power source in the form of a battery and wherein said sensor device is provided with rubber backing and wherein said sensor device is attachable and detachable from said vehicle by a portable mounting bracket comprising a U-shaped configuration having a semi-circular shape on a bottom portion and an open portion on a top portion and wherein portable mounting bracket is provided with an internal groove and a moisture weep hole on a bottom portion of said mounting bracket wherein said sensor device is insert able from said top of mounting bracket vertically to move downwardly along the internal groove wherein said sensor device rests on said bottom of said portable mounting bracket and wherein said portable mounting bracket is provided with a magnetic fastener having a U-shaped configuration allowing said portable mounting bracket to be attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle and wherein said portable mounting bracket is constructed to cooperate with and receive said sensor device and wherein said portable mounting bracket is attachable and detachable to said rear of said vehicle to thereby aide a driver of said vehicle to maneuver said vehicle in a rearward direction and avoid said object in said path of said vehicle."
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  "description_excerpt": "None.\n\nNone.\n\nNone.\n\nThis invention relates to a wireless electronic reversing assistance, which is totally portable and detachable, both with proximity sensor devices and wireless communication transmitters and receivers for use and operation by a mobile electronic appliance particularly a smart phone, or electronic tablet.\n\nThe operation of large motor vehicles, such as semi-tractor trailers, heavy haulage equipment, etc., often requires a driver to exercise considerable effort when attempting to move these tractor trailers in reverse, especially for loading and unloading operations. Although mirrors can be used to assist the driver, the driver's position in the cab may not provide the best vision for determining potential obstacles. Often time, the use of mirrors may have blind spots severely limiting complete vision for a successful reversing operation. Many vehicles are provided with proximity sensors to determine potential obstacles but these sensors are often hard wired in the vehicle and cannot be moved from vehicle to vehicle. Additionally, electromagnetic reverse parking sensor systems rely on fact that the vehicle moves slowly and smoothly towards an object to be avoided and once detected, the sensor gives a signal of presence of the object and for many systems, as the vehicle moves closer to the object the alarm signal becomes louder. Backup cameras are also provided in lieu of or in addition to reverse parking sensors; however these parking sensor systems used in motor vehicles are hard-wired and or are fixed in the motor vehicle and lack any capability of portability from one motor vehicle to another.",
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  "inventors": [
    "Danielle Constantine"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-10-18",
  "publication_date": "2017-04-20",
  "priority_date": "2015-10-18",
  "application_number": "US-201514886082-A",
  "family_id": "58523517",
  "cited_by_count": 26,
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