EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM USING NFC TECHNOLOGY
First Claim
1. An emergency call system comprising:
- an emergency call sensing apparatus including;
an emergency event sensor adapted to sense an emergency event and to provide a command to send an emergency radio signal;
a first wireless communication device adapted to communicate with a mobile unit to send an emergency radio signal upon receipt of the command sent by the emergency event sensor; and
an emergency control unit to coordinate tasks, to handle a communication with the mobile unit through the first wireless communication device and to provide emergency call data in case of an emergency event sensed by the emergency event sensor; and
at least one mobile unit that can be located near the emergency call sensing apparatus, said at least one mobile unit including;
a second wireless communication device operative to communicate with the first wireless communication device to receive the emergency radio signal;
a third wireless communication device operative to establish an emergency call through a wireless public communication network to a predefined destination upon receipt of the emergency radio signal; and
a mobile control unit to coordinate tasks between the second wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device.
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Abstract
An emergency call system having an emergency call sensing apparatus for transmitting an emergency radio signal upon sensing an emergency event, and at least one mobile unit, which can be located near the emergency call sensing apparatus to receive the emergency radio signal and to establish subsequently an emergency call to a predefined destination. The respective radio interface units of the emergency call sensing apparatus and the mobile unit handling emergency radio signal communications implement NFC technology, so that the emergency call sensing apparatus is able to freely access the mobile unit without using any access control command data generated by the mobile unit.
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18 Claims
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1. An emergency call system comprising:
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an emergency call sensing apparatus including; an emergency event sensor adapted to sense an emergency event and to provide a command to send an emergency radio signal; a first wireless communication device adapted to communicate with a mobile unit to send an emergency radio signal upon receipt of the command sent by the emergency event sensor; and an emergency control unit to coordinate tasks, to handle a communication with the mobile unit through the first wireless communication device and to provide emergency call data in case of an emergency event sensed by the emergency event sensor; and at least one mobile unit that can be located near the emergency call sensing apparatus, said at least one mobile unit including; a second wireless communication device operative to communicate with the first wireless communication device to receive the emergency radio signal; a third wireless communication device operative to establish an emergency call through a wireless public communication network to a predefined destination upon receipt of the emergency radio signal; and a mobile control unit to coordinate tasks between the second wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for gaining emergency assistance in an emergency, the method comprising the steps of
determining the occurrence of an emergency event; -
transmitting an emergency radio signal through a wireless communication using Near Field Communication (“
NFC”
) technology when the emergency event has been sensed;receiving the emergency signal transmitted through the wireless communication using NFC technology; and processing the emergency signal independent of control command data generated by the source of the emergency signal using NFC technology. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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