Bi-Modal Operability Solution for Existing Turn-Signal Systems

    ADKINS, Texas, June 5 In a soaring advancement, either
indefinitely-on or self-terminating directional signaling may be operated via
the factory-original signal lever of vehicles retrofitted with the
AccuBlink(TM) SLCM, a new mechatronic control module developed by Hawkhill
Technologies, LLC.

    A far cry from both the present dumb-switched-only approach and the
intrusive timing schemes of the past, this is optimal exploitation of the fact
that quickly released (i.e., half-second-or-less) signal-lever presses are
outside the realm of conventional signal-system use.

    From its spliced-in position between the vehicle's signal switch and
bulbs, the rugged, compact SLCM senses these brief lever presses (aka taps),
tallies them and responds by perpetuating system operation until a self-
terminating duration of hands-free, lever-off signaling has been dispensed.

    Conversely, on occasions when the signal lever is either pressed or
latched for more than a half second, no perpetuation occurs and system
operation continues for as long, and only for as long, as the lever remains in
an "on" position; whether that's for two blinks or two hundred.

    "Forget everything you thought you knew about timing and turn signals,"
said G. Carroll Brown, Jr., PhD, Hawkhill's Executive Principal.  "Exclusive
new aspects, such as seamless inter-modal transparency and a plurality of
self-terminating durations, make the AccuBlink SLCM both a radically superior
solution and an ultra-premium safety/convenience upgrade."

    The length of a self-terminating duration is a function of the number of
times the lever is tapped.  A single tap evokes a four-blink, lane-change-
suitable duration; two taps evoke an eight-blink duration; three taps evoke a
twelve; and so forth.  A buffer ensures that all taps, including on-the-fly-
additive taps, are processed.

    The AccuBlink SLCM's array of capabilities also includes "I-changed-my-
mind" resets (upon opposite-direction taps), audible confirmations of sensed
taps and a double-blip/task-completion-signifying treatment of the final
AccuBlink blink.

    Installation details, specifications and other particulars are posted at
Hawkhill's website, http://www.my-turnsignals.com .  The patent-protected controller
has a suggested retail price of $89.95.