Emergency services dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) function

A system for detecting location of a vehicle during an emergency comprising:

• a processor, and
• a memory in communication with the processor wherein the memory containing program instructions which when executed by the processor, perform the following operations comprising:
• receiving, by the vehicle, one or more dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signals sent by an emergency service provider in response to the emergency,
• wherein a two way communication channel is opened with the emergency service provider by the vehicle through detection of certain events by one or more sensors as a result of the emergency situation,
• wherein the one or more DTMF signals received via the two way communication channel are transmitted as a command to a DTMF receiver integrated in the vehicle,
• wherein the one or more DTMF signals are applied to a lookup table which has mapped therein in corresponding relation DTMF signals and vehicle system functions, and
• wherein signals corresponding to one or more predetermined vehicle system functions are output from the lookup table corresponding to the one or more DTMF signals applied to the lookup table;
• and
• activating, by the vehicle, the one or more predetermined vehicle system functions, such that activating the one or more predetermined vehicle system functions by the vehicle are triggered by the one or more DTMF signals sent by the emergency service provider.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for detecting location of a vehicle, comprising computer readable programming for causing a computer to perform the operations to detect the location of a vehicle during an emergency situation comprising:

• receiving, by the vehicle, one or more dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signals sent by an emergency service provide in response to the emergency situation,
• wherein a two way communication channel is opened with the emergency service provider by the vehicle through detection of certain events by one or more sensors as a result of the emergency situation,
• wherein the one or more DTMF signals received via the two way communication channel are transmitted as a command to a DTMF receiver integrated in the vehicle,
• wherein the one or more DTMF signals are applied to a lookup table which has mapped therein in corresponding relation DTMF signals and vehicle system functions, and
• wherein signals corresponding to one or more predetermined vehicle system functions are output from the lookup table corresponding to the one or more DTMF signals applied to the lookup table;
• and
• activating, by the vehicle, the one or more predetermined vehicle system function, such that activating the one or more predetermined vehicle system functions by the vehicle are triggered by the one or more DTMF signals sent by the emergency service provider.