Reporting information related to a vehicular accident

• US 20070100521A1
• Filed: 10/31/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eric Grae
• Original Assignee: Eric Grae
• Inventors: Grae, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/263,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100521A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers

Abstract

An aspect of the present invention includes a method of reporting information related to a vehicular accident wherein the vehicular accident involves at least one vehicle. The method includes capturing images of the vehicular accident with an image capturing device in response to an event trigger in a real time fashion and transmitting the images to a database.

Claims

1. A method of reporting information related to a vehicular accident wherein the vehicular accident involves at least one vehicle, the method comprising:

capturing images of the vehicular accident with an image capturing device in response to an event trigger in a real time fashion; and

transmitting the images to a database.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the event trigger comprises the activation of a sensor located within the at least one vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the act of transmitting the images to a database further comprises:

transmitting the images to at least one recipient via a server coupled to the database in a real time fashion.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one vehicle further comprises a global positioning system (GPS) and the act of capturing images of the vehicular accident with an image capturing device further comprises:

accessing the GPS; and

recording a location of the accident, a date of the accident, a time of the accident and a speed of the at least one vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the image capturing device further comprises a satellite-based image capturing device.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the sensor further comprises an air bag deployment sensor.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the sensor further comprises an impact sensor.

8. A system for recording data related to a vehicular accident wherein the vehicular accident includes at least one vehicle, the system comprising:

a data capturing system;

an impact sensing system located in the at least one vehicle wherein the impact sensing system is capable of communicating with the data capturing system; and

a database coupled to the data capturing system for receiving the data related to the vehicular accident.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one vehicle further comprises a GPS capable of communicating with the data capturing system.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the data capturing system is a satellite based image capturing system.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the database is coupled to an offsite server.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the impact sensing system further comprises an event triggering mechanism for triggering the data capturing system.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the offsite server is configured to transmit the data related to the vehicular accident to at least one recipient in a real time fashion.

14. A computer program product for reporting information related to a vehicular accident wherein the vehicular accident involves at least one vehicle, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program means for causing a computer to perform the acts:

capturing images of the vehicular accident with an image capturing device in response to an event trigger in a real time fashion; and

transmitting the images to a database.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the act of transmitting the information to a database further comprises:

transmitting the images to at least one recipient via a server coupled to the database in a real time fashion.

16. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the at least one vehicle further comprises a global positioning system (GPS) and the act of capturing images of the vehicular accident further comprises:

accessing the GPS; and

recording a location of the accident, a date of the accident, a time of the accident and a speed of the at least one vehicle.

17. A vehicular accident reporting module comprising:

vehicular accident data recordation logic for;

capturing images of the vehicular accident in response to an event trigger; and

transmitting the images to a database in a real time fashion.

18. The vehicular accident reporting module of claim 17 wherein the event trigger comprises the activation of a sensor located within the at least one vehicle.

19. The vehicular accident reporting module of claim 17 wherein the act of transmitting the images to a database further comprises:

transmitting the images to at least one recipient via a server coupled to the database in a real time fashion.

20. The vehicular accident reporting module of claim 17 wherein at least one vehicle in the vehicular accident further comprises a GPS and the act of capturing images of the vehicular accident further comprises:

accessing the GPS; and

recording a location of the vehicular accident, a date of the accident, a time of the accident and a speed of the at least one vehicle.

21. A method of providing automobile insurance to at least one consumer comprising:

providing a system for recording data related to a vehicular accident wherein the vehicular accident includes at least one vehicle, the system comprising;

a data capturing system;

an impact sensing system located in the at least one vehicle wherein the impact sensing system is capable of communicating with the data capturing system; and

a database coupled to the data capturing system for receiving the data related to the vehicular accident; and

offering a discount on automobile insurance to the at least one consumer for implementing the system for recording data related to a vehicular accident.

22. A method of reporting information related to a vehicular accident wherein the vehicular accident involves at least one vehicle, the method comprising:

transmitting a signal from an impact sensory system within the at least one vehicle to a satellite system in response to the vehicular accident;

transmitting a location of the at least one vehicle to a satellite;

capturing images of the vehicular accident in response to the signal;

recording the images, a date, a time and a location of the vehicular accident;

transmitting the images, the date, the time and location of the accident to a database; and

transmitting the images, the date, time and location of the vehicular accident to a client system coupled to the database.