Location assistance system

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12188781
APP PUB NO 20240060794A1
SERIAL NO

17892066

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A location assistance system includes a distress vehicle and multiple assistance vehicles. The distress vehicle broadcasts an emergency signal. The assistance vehicles are operable to receive the emergency signal, determine multiple distances to the distress vehicle, triangulate among the assistance vehicles to generate a spatial map of the distress vehicle relative to the assistance vehicles, determine one or more approximately horizontal lines in the spatial map that include the distress vehicle and at least one horizontally aligned assistance vehicle in response to the distress vehicle and the at least one horizontally aligned assistance vehicle being on a same vertical level in the spatial map, coordinate among the assistance vehicles to determine one or more horizontal sequences along the one or more approximately horizontal lines, and flash the of the assistance vehicles in the one or more horizontal sequences to lead toward the distress vehicle.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C24-A65 DETROIT MI 48265

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilbert-Eyres, Matthew E Rochester, US 38 8
Hosey, Eric T Royal Oak, US 59 74
MacDonald, Andrew J Grosse Pointe Park, US 59 812
Pal, Dipankar Sylvania, US 38 326
Patenaude, Russell A Macomb Township, US 120 987

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