US 2008/0074245 A1 · Method and system for emergency calls from vehicles

Abstract

A method for an emergency call from a vehicle to an alarm centre, including receiving a wireless initiation signal from a portable alarm unit, evaluating the initiation signal, and sending, based on the result of the evaluation, a wireless alarm signal from a vehicle communication system arranged in the vehicle to the alarm centre. If the owner of the vehicle or some other person gets into an emergency, for instance is assaulted, in the immediate surroundings of the vehicle, it is thus possible to send an alarm signal to an alarm centre via the vehicle without first entering it. The personal safety for the individual is therefore increased. In addition, in the case of an assault, the perpetrator can be frightened away by sound and/or light signals emitted by the vehicle.

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Dependent claims

A method for an emergency call from a vehicle to an alarm centre, comprising the steps of

receiving (S1) a wireless initiation signal from a portable alarm unit (11), said wireless initiation signal comprising an identification code (IDL) which identifies the alarm unit (11);
evaluating (S2) said initiation signal;
and
sending (S3), based on the result of said evaluation, a wireless alarm signal (13a-b) from a vehicle communication system (27) arranged in the vehicle (12a-b) to the alarm centre,
the step (S2) of evaluating said initiation signal comprising the steps of
identifying said initiation signal as an emergency signal;
and
allowing emission of a wireless alarm signal (13a-b) in response to a wireless initiation signal from each of a plurality of portable alarm units (11), said alarm units (11) having different identities (IDL).

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Method and system for emergency calls from vehicles

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Method and system for emergency calls from vehicles

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Abstract

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