Providing an aid means after a vehicle accident
First Claim
1. A method for providing aid after a vehicle accident involving a vehicle, the method comprises:
- establishing, via an emergency call device of the vehicle after the vehicle accident, a wireless data and/or voice connection between the vehicle and a rescue center;
transmitting first sensor data, ascertained via at least one first sensor in the vehicle, to the rescue center;
transmitting second sensor data detected by the at least one first sensor and/or by at least one second sensor of the vehicle to a vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit independent of the rescue center wherein the second sensor data is stored by the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit;
transmitting, via the wireless data and/or voice connection, contact information assigned to the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit from the vehicle to the rescue center;
retrieving, by the rescue center using the contact information, the second sensor data and/or data derived therefrom stored in the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit; and
selecting aid appropriate to a type of the vehicle accident based on the retrieved data.
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Abstract
A method for providing aid after a vehicle accident involving a vehicle includes establishing a wireless connection between the vehicle and a rescue center. First sensor data, which is ascertained via a first sensor in the vehicle, is transmitted to the rescue center, while second sensor data, detected by the first sensor and/or by a second sensor of the vehicle, is transmitted to and stored at a data storage unit independent of the rescue center. Contact information assigned to the data storage unit is transmitted from the vehicle to the rescue center via the wireless connection. The second sensor data and/or data derived therefrom stored in the data storage unit is retrieved by the rescue center using the contact information, where the retrieved data is usable to select aid appropriate to a type of the vehicle accident.
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1. A method for providing aid after a vehicle accident involving a vehicle, the method comprises:
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establishing, via an emergency call device of the vehicle after the vehicle accident, a wireless data and/or voice connection between the vehicle and a rescue center; transmitting first sensor data, ascertained via at least one first sensor in the vehicle, to the rescue center; transmitting second sensor data detected by the at least one first sensor and/or by at least one second sensor of the vehicle to a vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit independent of the rescue center wherein the second sensor data is stored by the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit; transmitting, via the wireless data and/or voice connection, contact information assigned to the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit from the vehicle to the rescue center; retrieving, by the rescue center using the contact information, the second sensor data and/or data derived therefrom stored in the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit; and selecting aid appropriate to a type of the vehicle accident based on the retrieved data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An emergency call device for a vehicle, configured to:
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establish, after a vehicle accident involving the vehicle, a wireless data and/or voice connection between the vehicle and a rescue center; transmit first sensor data, ascertained via at least one first sensor in the vehicle, to the rescue center; transmit second sensor data detected by the at least one first sensor and/or by at least one second sensor of the vehicle to a vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit independent of the rescue center, wherein the second sensor data is stored by the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit; and transmit, via the wireless data and/or voice connection, contact information assigned to the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit from the vehicle to the rescue center, wherein aid appropriate to a type of the vehicle accident is selectable based on the second sensor data and/or data derived therefrom that is stored in the vehicle-manufacturer-specific data storage unit, which is retrieved by the rescue center using the contact information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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