Vehicular Crash Notification System
First Claim
1. An arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor system arranged on the vehicle for sensing an event requiring an emergency response;
a location determining device for determining the location of the vehicle;
a communication device arranged on the vehicle for automatically communicating to a remote location when an event has occurred that the event has occurred and providing the remote location with the determined location of the vehicle; and
a power source for providing power for said sensor system, said location determining device and said communication device,whereby said communication device communicates to the remote location upon occurrence of the event.
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Abstract
Arrangement for a vehicle including a sensor system arranged on the vehicle for sensing an event requiring an emergency response, a location determining device for determining the location of the vehicle, a communication device arranged on the vehicle for automatically communicating to a remote location when an event has occurred that the event has occurred and providing the remote location with the determined location of the vehicle, and a power source for providing power for the sensor system, the location determining device and the communication device. The communication device communicates to the remote location upon occurrence of the event. The location determining device may be arranged partially or entirely on the vehicle or elsewhere. The remote location may be an emergency response center which can direct aid to the vehicle'"'"'s location.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. An arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor system arranged on the vehicle for sensing an event requiring an emergency response; a location determining device for determining the location of the vehicle; a communication device arranged on the vehicle for automatically communicating to a remote location when an event has occurred that the event has occurred and providing the remote location with the determined location of the vehicle; and a power source for providing power for said sensor system, said location determining device and said communication device, whereby said communication device communicates to the remote location upon occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor system arranged on the vehicle for sensing an event requiring an emergency response or a reaction of the vehicle to such an event; a location determining device for determining the location of the vehicle; a communication device arranged on the vehicle for communicating to a remote location that an event has occurred and the determined location of the vehicle; and a power source for powering said sensor system, said location determining device and said communications device, said power source comprising a battery having a life exceeding 2 years under normal operation, said communication device being arranged to be responsive to a signal generated from a location apart from the vehicle in order to cause said communication device to communicate the determined location of the vehicle to the remote location, whereby between the periodic communications of the operational status of the apparatus, said communication device only communicates to the remote location upon occurrence of an event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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