Method and arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a vehicle
First Claim
1. An arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one sensor for obtaining data on occupying items in passenger compartment;
generating means coupled to said at least one sensor for generating information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment based on the data obtained by said at least one sensor; and
communications means coupled to said generating means and arranged to establish a communications channel between the vehicle and a remote facility to thereby enable the information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment generated by said generating means to be transmitted to the remote facility.
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Abstract
Method and arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle including at least one sensor for obtaining data from the passenger compartment. Information about the occupancy is generated based on the data and transmitted, e.g., through a cellular phone system, to emergency response personnel to enable them to respond accordingly. The information about the occupancy may be generated by a processor applying pattern recognition techniques so that any occupants of the seat may be classified and such classification transmitted to the emergency response personnel. The data may also be used to determine the number of occupants in the vehicle and/or whether the occupants are moving after a crash. The sensors may be a variety of sensors such as an ultrasonic sensor, an electromagnetic wave sensor, an electric field sensor, a chemical sensor, a weight sensor, a motion sensor, a microphone, a heartbeat sensor, a vibration sensor, an acceleration sensor and a capacitance sensor.
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1. An arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one sensor for obtaining data on occupying items in passenger compartment;
generating means coupled to said at least one sensor for generating information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment based on the data obtained by said at least one sensor; and
communications means coupled to said generating means and arranged to establish a communications channel between the vehicle and a remote facility to thereby enable the information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment generated by said generating means to be transmitted to the remote facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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19. A method for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining data about occupying items in the passenger compartment, generating information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment based on the obtained data, and establishing a communications channel between the vehicle and a remote facility to enable the information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment to be transmitted to the remote facility.
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31. An arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising
at least one sensor for obtaining data from the passenger compartment, a processor coupled to said at least one sensor for generating information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment based on the data obtained by said at least one sensor, and a communications unit coupled to said processor arranged to establish a communications channel between the vehicle and a remote facility to thereby enable the information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment to be transmitted to the remote facility.
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