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Patent Application
App. No. 15/804,597

VEHICLE SIGNALING SYSTEM

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App. No.
15/804,597
Abstract

A system is operated within a vehicle to indicate an intention of a driver of the vehicle to perform a particular vehicle maneuver. The system includes a user input device configured to receive an input indicating the intention to perform the particular vehicle maneuver, computerized hardware configured to operate programming to determine a visible pattern to be projected external to the vehicle to indicate the intention, and a laser emitter configured to display the visible pattern.

Claims (8)

1 . A system operated within a vehicle to indicate an intention of a driver of the vehicle to perform a particular vehicle maneuver, the system comprising:

a user input device configured to receive an input indicating the intention to perform the particular vehicle maneuver;

computerized hardware configured to operate programming to determine a visible pattern to be projected external to the vehicle to indicate the intention; and

a laser emitter configured to display the visible pattern.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the laser emitter is configured to display the visible pattern upon a road surface.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the visible pattern comprises a graphic indicating an intention to park in a parking spot.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the visible pattern comprises a graphic indicating an intention to change lanes.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the visible pattern comprises a graphic indicating an intention to stop at a bus stop.