[s-cars] Idea for an add on/update for the Valentine V1

[Kirby Smith]

I know of at least one person who puts the trap information in a map
program on his laptop PC, connects his GPS, and is ready to drive.  This
capability does not require the Valentine.

kirby


chris chambers wrote:
> 
> OK, taking a chance here, I have what I believe is a GREAT idea for an
> add on/update
> to the Valentine V1. Please read this and let me know what you think.
> Also if you are a
> tech person please let me know how feasible you think this is.
> 
> Because the display of the V1's readout information is available
> external of the
> V1 why not take that information and save it? Valentine could build a
> device that has GPS built into it so it could locate you. Then using
> your PC you could download information on current known radar/laser
> traps from Valentine's website. When you started to approach a
> potential trap it would alert you.
> 
> Because it would know whenever a V1 radar/laser warning went off, if it
> deemed it instant on it would "ask" via display for you to confirm/deny
> if
> it was a radar/laser trap. If at any time you received an alert that
> wasn't instant on and it didn't ask, you could still input that you
> deemed it a radar/laser trap. The next time you updated the unit via
> the Internet it would upload your information for others to download as
> you downloaded info others had uploaded.
> 
> What do you think? Should I write this up more detailed and send it
> into Mike Valentine (Owner of Valentine)? As more people used the
> system the
> database of radar/laser traps would grow tremendously. Just think about
> the possibilities!
> 
> Sooner or later the cops would have no where to hide.
> 
> Originally I thought about a transmitter in the car that would send out
> a signal indicating the trap. Any other receiver within a certain
> distance would receive the info of the trap including type, GPS
> coordinates, if it's stationary or moving and then retransmit the data.
> 
> But then I figured the FCC would shit bricks over that so I tamed it
> down to an on board storage of data that is up-datable via the
> Internet.
> 
> Anyone an EE that can help make this possible?
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> 
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