Systems and methods for providing awareness of emergency vehicles

1. An automatic alarm system of a vehicle comprising:

a sensor adapted to detect electromagnetic data;

a computer system adapted to:

receive data from the sensor;

compare, by the computer processor, the electromagnetic data detected by the sensor with known patterns of electromagnetic data emitted by emergency vehicles that are stored in a library; and

an automatic alarm mechanism that activates in response to the processor determining that the comparison matches a known pattern of electromagnetic data for an emergency vehicle resulting in the computer processor sending a first signal to activate an alarm of the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is adapted to:

detect audible frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20 KHz range.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is adapted to:

detect visible wavelengths in the 390 nm to 700 nm range.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors adapted to detect electromagnetic data.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of sensors are comprised of different types of sensors adapted to:

detect audible frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20 KHz range; and

detect visible wavelengths in the 390 nm to 700 nm range.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is adapted to:

detect specific wavelengths and patterns of light in the visible range (390 nm to 700 nm); and

detect specific frequencies and patterns of sound in the audible range (20 Hz to 20 KHz).

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer processor is adapted to:

send a first signal to activate the alarm if the outcome of the data analysis matches a known pattern of electromagnetic data; and

turn off one or more peripheral devices.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise, but are not limited to, the following:

AM/FM radio, satellite radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, CD player, cassette player, auxiliary input(s), or USB input(s).

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computer processor is further adapted to:

continue to receive data from the sensor;

analyze the data from the sensor to determine whether the outcome of the data analysis matches a known pattern of electromagnetic data;

send a second signal to deactivate the alarm if the outcome of the data analysis matches no known pattern of electromagnetic data; and

turn on one or more peripheral devices that were turned off when the alarm was activated.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computer processor is further adapted to:

send a second signal to deactivate the alarm if the electromagnetic audio data drops below a predetermined decibel level.

11. A method implemented by an automatic alarm system of a vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting electromagnetic data using a sensor;

receiving, by a computer system, data from the sensor;

comparing, by the computer processor, the electromagnetic data detected by the sensor with known patterns of electromagnetic data emitted by emergency vehicles that are stored in a library; and

activating an automatic alarm mechanism in response to the computer processor determining that the comparison matches a known pattern of electromagnetic data for an emergency vehicle, at least in part by the computer processor sending a first signal to activate an alarm of the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the sensor is adapted to:

detect audible frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20 KHz range.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor is adapted to:

detect visible wavelengths in the 390 nm to 700 nm range.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of sensors adapted to detect electromagnetic data.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of sensors are comprised of different types of sensors adapted to:

detect audible frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20 KHz range; and

detect visible wavelengths in the 390 nm to 700 nm range.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor is adapted to:

detect specific wavelengths and patterns of light in the visible range (390 nm to 700 nm); and

detect specific frequencies and patterns of sound in the audible range (20 Hz to 20 KHz).

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the method further comprises sending, by the computer processor, the first signal to activate the alarm if the outcome of the data analysis matches a known pattern of electromagnetic data; and

the method comprises turning off, by the computer processor, one or more peripheral devices.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise, but are not limited to, the following:

AM/FM radio, satellite radio, Bluetooth, WiFi, CD player, cassette player, auxiliary input(s), or USB input(s).

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

continuing, by the computer processor, to receive data from the sensor;

analyzing, by the computer processor, the data from the sensor to determine whether the outcome of the data analysis matches a known pattern of electromagnetic data;

sending, by the computer processor, a second signal to deactivate the alarm if the outcome of the data analysis matches no known pattern of electromagnetic data; and

turning on, by the computer processor, one or more peripheral devices that were turned off when the alarm was activated.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the computer processor, a second signal to deactivate the alarm if the electromagnetic audio data drops below a predetermined decibel level.