On-vehicle emergency notification device
First Claim
1. An on-vehicle emergency notification device that performs notification processing when an emergency event of a vehicle occurs, using a power accumulated in a battery mounted on the vehicle, the device comprising:
- a voice communication unit configured to perform voice communication with a notification center via a voice call at the timing the emergency event occurs; and
an image sending unit configured to wirelessly send automatically images around the vehicle to the notification center at the timing the emergency event occurs, whereinafter the emergency event occurs, a wireless sending of images by the image sending unit is inhibited when a battery power level of the battery becomes lower than a predetermined value required for performing the voice communication with the notification center via the voice call, andthe image sending unit preferentially sends images captured immediately before the emergency event for verifying cause of the emergency event.
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Abstract
An on-vehicle emergency notification device that performs notification processing when an emergency event of a vehicle occurs, using a power accumulated in a battery mounted on the vehicle, includes: a voice communication unit that performs voice communication with a notification center via a voice call when the emergency event occurs; and an image sending unit that wirelessly sends images around the vehicle to the notification center when the emergency event occurs. After the emergency event occurs, a wireless sending of images by the image sending unit is inhibited if a battery power level of the battery becomes lower than a predetermined value.
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1. An on-vehicle emergency notification device that performs notification processing when an emergency event of a vehicle occurs, using a power accumulated in a battery mounted on the vehicle, the device comprising:
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a voice communication unit configured to perform voice communication with a notification center via a voice call at the timing the emergency event occurs; and an image sending unit configured to wirelessly send automatically images around the vehicle to the notification center at the timing the emergency event occurs, wherein after the emergency event occurs, a wireless sending of images by the image sending unit is inhibited when a battery power level of the battery becomes lower than a predetermined value required for performing the voice communication with the notification center via the voice call, and the image sending unit preferentially sends images captured immediately before the emergency event for verifying cause of the emergency event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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