Systems and Methods for Emergency Arming of a Network Access Device

• US 20120214485A1
• Filed: 08/26/2009
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Wessels, Gerhard, Schaefer, Ulrich, Schmickler, Christoph
• Application Number:
  US13/392,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20120214485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/002 Generating a prealarm to the central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

Methods and systems for emergency registration of a vehicle network access device are disclosed, including monitoring one or more vehicle risk indicators; analyzing the one or more vehicle risk indicators for the likelihood of an emergency; and initiating registration of the vehicle network access device in response to analyzing the one or more vehicle risk indicators.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A method for emergency registration of a vehicle network access device, comprising:

monitoring at least one vehicle risk indicator;

analysing the at least one vehicle risk indicators to determine a likelihood of an emergency; and

initiating network registration of a vehicle network access device in response to the analysis of the at least one vehicle risk indicator.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one vehicle risk indicator comprise at least one of brake force indication, vehicle stability, radar sensors, speed, tire pressure sensors, cameras, lane departure warning system, driver drowsiness detection, warning lights, voice recognition, car to car communication, and steering angle.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising releasing the network registration if the emergency did not occur.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising streaming accident information if the emergency did occur.

18. An apparatus for emergency network access registration, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memory units coupled to the one or more processors;

a vehicle network access device coupled to the one or more processors;

the apparatus being configured to;

monitor at least one vehicle risk indicator;

analyze the at least one vehicle risk indicator for a likelihood of an emergency; and

cause a registration of the vehicle network access device.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is configured to monitor the at least one vehicle risk indicator which are at least one of:

brake force indication, vehicle stability, radar sensors, speed, tire pressure sensors, cameras, lane departure warning system, driver drowsiness detection, warning lights, voice recognition, car to car communication, and steering angle.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further configured to release the network registration if the emergency did not occur.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further configured to stream accident information if the emergency did occur.

22. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a vehicle, wherein the apparatus is mounted to the vehicle.

23. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer operable medium, the computer program product comprising software code being effective to register a vehicle network access device prior to an emergency by being effective to:

monitor one or more vehicle risk indictors;

analyse the one or more vehicle risk indicators for the likelihood of an emergency; and

cause a registration of the vehicle network access device in response to the analysis of the one or more vehicle risk indicators.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the software code is further effective to monitor the one or more vehicle risk indicators which comprises monitoring at least one of:

brake force indication, vehicle stability, radar sensors, speed, tire pressure sensors, cameras, lane departure warning system, driver drowsiness detection, warning lights, voice recognition, car to car communication, and steering angle.

25. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the software code is further effective to release network registration if the emergency did not occur.

26. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the software code is further effective to stream accident information if the emergency did occur.