ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,340, issued on May 5, was assigned to Spirited Eagle Enterprises LLC (Farmington, Mich.).
"System and method for enhancing driver situational awareness in a transportation vehicle" was invented by Jerry K. Hubbell (Farmington, Mich.) and Alan C. Lesesky (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle includes locating at least one camera on the vehicle. Upon activation of a vehicle brake, the camera is automatically paired with a computing device located inside the vehicle."
The patent was filed on Aug. 27, 2024, under Application No. 18/816,406.
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