System for reading vehicle accident information using telematics system

• US 20040088090A1
• Filed: 08/04/2003
• Published: 05/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Wee, Sung-Don
• Application Number:
  US10/634,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20040088090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental

Abstract

There is provided a system for reading the information about subject vehicles involved in a vehicle accident, and the circumstances of the accident site using a telematics system. The reading system includes: a collision sensing unit operating when a collision of a greater intensity than a predetermined level occurs, and outputting the data; a video camera for photographing the vehicles and circumstances around the collision; a speed detecting unit for detecting the speed of the vehicles; a steering wheel information detecting unit for detecting steering wheel information of the vehicles; a telematics control unit for outputting information of the vehicle to the other vehicle, receiving vehicle information outputted from the other vehicle, storing the vehicle information in a data storing part, calculating moving traces of the vehicles after the collision; an electronic map display unit for displaying current location of the vehicles; and a GPS data receiving/transmitting unit for transmitting the circumstances information to a service center and an insurance company.

Claims

1. A system for reading vehicle accident information using a telematics system, the reading system comprising:

a collision sensing unit operating when a collision of a greater intensity than a predetermined level occurs and outputting data according thereto;

a video camera installed at the front or on the side of the vehicle, for photographing circumstances and subject vehicles involved in the collision;

a speed detecting unit for detecting the speed of the vehicles and outputting data according thereto;

a steering wheel information detecting unit for detecting steering wheel information of the vehicles;

a telematics control unit for outputting information of the vehicle involved in the collision, which includes vehicle number, model and color and is sensed by the collision sensing unit, to the other vehicle involved in the collision, receiving vehicle information outputted from the other vehicle, storing the vehicle information in a data storing unit, calculating moving traces of the vehicles in a time period after the collision occurs and before the vehicles stop moving, by using the speed information, the steering wheel information of the vehicles and satellite communication information, and storing the moving traces of the vehicles in the data storing unit;

an electronic map display unit for displaying current location of the vehicles; and

a GPS data receiving/transmitting unit for transmitting the circumstances information of the vehicles, which is outputted by the telematics control unit when the collision occurs, to a service center and an insurance company.