ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,190, issued on July 29.
"System for emergency response alerts and notification" was invented by George William Robertson II (Lebanon, Tenn.) and William Parker Robertson (Lebanon, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A real-time application-based cellular system and method with real-time GPS positioning to notify civilian drivers of the proximity of emergency services vehicles in sufficient time to allow appropriate response. Civilian users receive alerts and information on their personal computing devices, including, but not limited to, tablets and smart phones. No addition or special hardware is required. Only drivers in a moving v...