Apparatus and method for initiating an emergency call using a personal communication device
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a controller configured to;
responsive to a vehicle being in an emergency state, initiate a timer after determining whether a previously connected personal communication device (PCD) is within a predetermined signal range of the vehicle;
repeatedly transmit a request including a unique identifier of the vehicle, via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), to a non-previously connected PCD to contact an emergency provider; and
stop transmitting the request responsive to an acknowledgement from the PCD including the identifier that the emergency provider was contacted.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a controller configured to receive a vehicle state signal indicative of a vehicle being in an emergency state, repeatedly transmit a request, via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), to a personal communication device (PCD) to contact an emergency provider in response to receiving the vehicle state signal, and stop transmitting the request to contact the emergency provider in response to receiving an acknowledgement from the PCD that the emergency provider was contacted.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a controller configured to;
responsive to a vehicle being in an emergency state, initiate a timer after determining whether a previously connected personal communication device (PCD) is within a predetermined signal range of the vehicle;
repeatedly transmit a request including a unique identifier of the vehicle, via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), to a non-previously connected PCD to contact an emergency provider; and
stop transmitting the request responsive to an acknowledgement from the PCD including the identifier that the emergency provider was contacted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a controller configured to;
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9. A personal communication device comprising:
- a controller configured to;
receive a request from a vehicle, via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), to contact an emergency provider, the request including a unique identifier of the vehicle;
in response to receiving a first input accepting the request and contacting the emergency provider, transmit an acknowledgement including the identifier to the vehicle, via BLE, that the emergency provider was contacted; and
in response to receiving a second input rejecting the request, transmitting the request to a service provider server (SPS), and receiving from the SPS a signal including the identifier and indicating that the emergency provider was contacted, transmit an acknowledgement including the identifier to the vehicle, via BLE, that the emergency provider was contacted. - View Dependent Claims (10)
- a controller configured to;
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11. A method for a vehicle comprising:
- receiving, by a controller including a transceiver, a vehicle emergency state signal;
transmitting a request including a unique identifier of the vehicle, via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), to a personal communication device (PCD) to contact an emergency provider in response to the emergency state signal and after an initiation of a timer following a determination whether a previously connected PCD is within a predetermined signal range of the vehicle;
receiving, at the controller, via BLE, a PCD acknowledgement including the identifier and indicating the emergency provider was contacted; and
stopping, at the controller, the transmitting of the request in response to receiving the acknowledgement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- receiving, by a controller including a transceiver, a vehicle emergency state signal;
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