Method and system of a vehicle for sending an emergency call signal
AssigneeHarman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
InventorLars HANSEN
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Abstract
Techniques for automatically sending an emergency signal by means of a system of a vehicle are provided. According to one technique, an emergency situation is detected by evaluating signals of a number of sensors. A current position of the vehicle then determined, and a plurality of entries of emergency response services are received. A minimum cost is determined from the costs associated with respective entries of the plurality of entries to the current position of the vehicle, and a first-priority entry is determined from the minimum cost. An address for sending the emergency call signal is received, where the address is included in the first-priority entry. The retrieved address is used to start a setup of a connection to a device of the emergency response service.
Claims11
A method for automatically sending an emergency call signal by a system of a vehicle, comprising:
- Detecting an emergency situation by evaluating signals of a number of sensors;
- Determining a current position of the vehicle by means of a position determining unit of the system;
- Retrieving a plurality of entries of emergency response services from a database after the detection of the emergency situation;
- Ascertaining a cost for each entry of the plurality of entries to the current position of the vehicle by means of a processor of the system;
- Determining a minimum of costs;
- Determining a first-priority entry, wherein the first-priority entry is determined from the minimum of costs;
- Retrieving an address included in the first-priority entry for sending the emergency call signal;
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- Starting a setup of a connection to a device of the emergency response service based on the retrieved address.
A system of a vehicle for sending an emergency call signal, comprising:
- an interface for connecting a number of sensors for detecting an emergency situation based on signals of the number of sensors,
- a position detecting unit for determining a current position of the vehicle,
- a database for retrieving a plurality of entries of emergency response services,
- a transceiver unit and
- a processor;
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- determine a cost to the current position for each entry among the plurality of entries initiated by the detection of the emergency situation;
- ascertain a minimum of costs;
- determine a first-priority entry among the plurality of entries from the minimum of costs;
- retrieve an address included in the first-priority entry for sending the emergency call signal;
- start a setup of a connection to a device of the emergency response service by means of the retrieved address;
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- wherein the transceiver unit is configured to send the emergency call signal via the connection.
A system of a vehicle for sending an emergency call signal, comprising:
- an interface for connecting a number of sensors for detecting an emergency situation based on signals of the number of sensors;
- an interface for connecting a position detecting unit for determining a current position of the vehicle;
- an interface for connecting to a database containing a plurality of entries of emergency response services;
- a transceiver unit;
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- a processor;
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- retrieving a plurality of entries of emergency response services from a database after the detection of the emergency situation;
- for the current position of the vehicle, determining an entry from the plurality of entries having a minimum cost relative to respective costs of other entries of the plurality of entries;
- and
- initiating a connection to the emergency response service corresponding to the determined entry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.