# US 12,005,905 B2 · Method of assisting a driver if a passenger encounters a health issue

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- Number: US 12,005,905 B2
- Document ID: US12005905B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/982,177
- Filed: 2022-11-07
- Published: 2024-05-09
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2022-11-07
- Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation
- Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation
- Inventors: Peter Barcia; Anthony Raimondi; Ronald J Roselli; Kyle Caroncino; Derek Boesch; Giovanni Spiritoso
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005905B2

## CPC

- B60W 40/08: related to drivers or passengers
- B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
- B60W 60/0016: {of the vehicle or its occupants}
- H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- H04W 76/50: for emergency connections
- B60W 2050/143: {Alarm means}
- B60W 2050/146: {Display means}
- B60W 2540/01: Occupants other than the driver
- B60W 2540/221: Physiology, e.g. weight, heartbeat, health or special needs
- B60W 2556/45: External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

An embodiment relates to a system, comprising: a processor and a communication module; wherein the processor performs, under power, following functions, wherein the functions comprise: receiving, an indication that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a device of the passenger; establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel with the emergency contact; sending, via a communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and a location of the vehicle; and wherein the system is configured to be a component of the vehicle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system, comprising:
a sensor, a communication module; and
a processor;
wherein the processor is configured for:
detecting, by the processor using a sensor signal that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency;
generating, an alert signal indicating a need for a pull over of the vehicle;
generating, a path for the pull over for the vehicle;
maneuvering, the vehicle along the path to a pull over location;
contacting automatically, by the processor via a communication module, a first responder and providing the location of the vehicle and a health condition of the passenger of the vehicle; and
transmitting, via the communication module, a signal of medical emergency, an image, and a video to the first responder;
receiving, via the communication module, an instruction provided by the first responder;
identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a passenger device;
establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel; and
sending, via the communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and the pull over location of the vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to be a component of the vehicle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a memory.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further comprises artificial intelligence algorithms.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a thermometer, a respiratory rate monitor, a video camera, and an infrared image sensor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module is enabled for at least one of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, and vehicle-to-everything communication.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the communication module connects to an infotainment system, wherein the infotainment system automatically sends any one of message and a call to the emergency contact.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the medical emergency is due to a health condition of the passenger in the vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein the health condition of the passenger is due to at least one of a choking, a fever, a change in vital signs indicating a problem in physiological function of the passenger.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is by a driver of the vehicle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is by instructing a driver of the vehicle with at least one of a voice instruction and by displaying the instruction on a display of the vehicle.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is in an autonomous mode of the vehicle.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is at least one of an in-vehicle processor and an application server on a cloud.

### Claim 14

A method, comprising: detecting, by a processor using a sensor signal that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; generating, an alert signal indicating a need for a pull over of the vehicle; generating, a path for the pull over for the vehicle; maneuvering, the vehicle along the path to a pull over location; contacting automatically, by the processor via a communication module, a first responder and providing the location of the vehicle and a health condition of the passenger of the vehicle; and transmitting, via the communication module, a signal of medical emergency, an image, and a video to the first responder; receiving, via the communication module, an instruction provided by the first responder; identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a passenger device; establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel; and sending, via the communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and the location of the vehicle.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a thermometer, a respiratory rate monitor, a video camera, and an infrared image sensor.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the communication module connects to an infotainment system, wherein the infotainment system automatically sends any one of message and a call to the emergency contact.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the medical emergency is due to a health condition of the passenger in the vehicle.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the health condition of the passenger is due to at least one of a choking, a fever, a change in vital signs indicating a problem in physiological function of the passenger.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is by instructing a driver of the vehicle with at least one of a voice instruction and by displaying the instruction on a display of the vehicle.

### Claim 20

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising: detecting, by a processor using a sensor signal that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; generating, an alert signal indicating a need for a pull over of the vehicle; generating, a path for the pull over for the vehicle; maneuvering, the vehicle along the path to the pull over to a location; contacting automatically, by the processor via a communication module, a first responder and providing the location of the vehicle and a health condition of the passenger of the vehicle; transmitting, via the communication module, a signal of medical emergency, an image, and a video to the first responder; receiving, via the communication module, an instruction provided by the first responder; identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a passenger device; establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel; and sending, via aft communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and a location of the vehicle.