Crash event detection, response and reporting apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A system for detection of a crash of a motor vehicle with crash detection response, comprising:
- a mobile communications device having a display and a sound receiver;
a crash event detector comprising;
a sensor that generates a motion signal responsive to motion of the mobile communications device;
the sound receiver for receiving a sound signal of sound proximate the mobile communications device; and
the mobile communications device configured with software instructions that upon execution monitors for an occurrence of a possible crash event by periodically interrogating either (a) the motion signal to determine whether a change in motion exceeds a predetermined motion threshold or (b) the sound signal to determine whether a sequence of sensed sound signals within a predetermined period matches crash sound indicators of (i) glass breakage and (ii) metal folding;
upon determining the occurrence of the possible crash event;
(a) the display displaying a possible event window with a selectable display option (i) to return the mobile communications device to monitoring for the occurrence of the possible crash event or (ii) to confirm the possible crash event;
(b) upon a failure of selection of one of the selectable display options within a predetermined period, communicating an audible message as to the possible crash event with a selectable voice option (i) to return the mobile communications device to monitoring for the occurrence of the possible crash event or (ii) to confirm the possible crash event;
(c) upon a failure of an audible response selecting one of the selectable voice options within a second predetermined period, to confirm the possible crash event;
(d) confirming the possible crash event comprises communicating by a communications network an identifier associated with the mobile communications device and crash event information including a location data to a tracking and dispatch center having a pre-registered record of the mobile communications device and configured for receiving and storing at least either the motion signal or the sound signals on which the possible crash event was determined; and
a servicer for dispatching by the tracking and dispatch center to a site of the crash event based on the location data.
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Abstract
A crash detection system with a mobile communications device configured for periodically interrogating (a) a motion signal to determine whether a change in motion (acceleration or angular rotation) exceeds a predetermined motion threshold and (b) a sound signal to determine whether a sequence of sensed sound signals within a predetermined period matches crash sound indicators of (i) glass breakage and (ii) metal folding, displaying selectable options upon detection of a crash incident, and upon a failure to select within a predetermined period, communicating an identifier and crash incident information dispatch center for dispatching a response servicer.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for detection of a crash of a motor vehicle with crash detection response, comprising:
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a mobile communications device having a display and a sound receiver; a crash event detector comprising; a sensor that generates a motion signal responsive to motion of the mobile communications device; the sound receiver for receiving a sound signal of sound proximate the mobile communications device; and the mobile communications device configured with software instructions that upon execution monitors for an occurrence of a possible crash event by periodically interrogating either (a) the motion signal to determine whether a change in motion exceeds a predetermined motion threshold or (b) the sound signal to determine whether a sequence of sensed sound signals within a predetermined period matches crash sound indicators of (i) glass breakage and (ii) metal folding; upon determining the occurrence of the possible crash event; (a) the display displaying a possible event window with a selectable display option (i) to return the mobile communications device to monitoring for the occurrence of the possible crash event or (ii) to confirm the possible crash event; (b) upon a failure of selection of one of the selectable display options within a predetermined period, communicating an audible message as to the possible crash event with a selectable voice option (i) to return the mobile communications device to monitoring for the occurrence of the possible crash event or (ii) to confirm the possible crash event; (c) upon a failure of an audible response selecting one of the selectable voice options within a second predetermined period, to confirm the possible crash event; (d) confirming the possible crash event comprises communicating by a communications network an identifier associated with the mobile communications device and crash event information including a location data to a tracking and dispatch center having a pre-registered record of the mobile communications device and configured for receiving and storing at least either the motion signal or the sound signals on which the possible crash event was determined; and a servicer for dispatching by the tracking and dispatch center to a site of the crash event based on the location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting a crash incident of a motor vehicle with crash detection response, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a mobile communications device having a sensor that generates a motion signal responsive to movement of the mobile communications device and a sound receiver for receiving a sound signal of sound proximate the mobile communications device, with software instructions configured for execution for monitoring for an occurrence of a crash event; (b) periodically interrogating the motion signal to determine whether a change in motion exceeds a predetermined motion threshold or the sound signal to determine whether a sequence of sensed sound signals within a predetermined period matches crash sound indicators of (i) glass breakage and (ii) metal folding; (c) based on the interrogation of the motion signal or the sound signal, determining that a possible crash event occurred; (d) making a first alert with the mobile communications device for a response within a first predetermined period to (i) return to step (b) or (ii) confirm the possible crash event; (e) upon a failure to respond within the first predetermined period in step (d), a step of making a second alert with the mobile communications device for a response within a second predetermined period (i) to return to step (b) or (ii) to confirm the possible crash event; and (f) communicating by a communications network an identifier associated with the mobile communications device and crash event information including a location data to a tracking and dispatch center having a pre-registered record of the mobile communications device and configured for receiving and storing at least either the motion signal or the sound signals on which the possible crash event was determined. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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