METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH AND TRANSMITTING AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
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1. A device configured to be removably coupled to a vehicle, said device comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to detect an impact on the vehicle; and
a wireless communication device configured to transmit an impact indication signal upon said at least one sensor detecting an impact on the vehicle.
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Abstract
A device configured to be removably coupled to a vehicle is described. The device includes at least one sensor configured to detect an impact on the vehicle and a wireless communication device configured to transmit an impact indication signal upon said at least one sensor detecting an impact on the vehicle. Additionally, a method for automatically initiating a cellular phone emergency function in response to an impact on a vehicle is provided. Additionally, an emergency notification system for a vehicle is provided.
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1. A device configured to be removably coupled to a vehicle, said device comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to detect an impact on the vehicle; and a wireless communication device configured to transmit an impact indication signal upon said at least one sensor detecting an impact on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically initiating a cellular phone emergency function in response to an impact on a vehicle, said method comprising:
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coupling a device to the vehicle, the device being configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle, the device including at least one sensor configured to detect an impact on the vehicle and at least one of wireless communication device and a conductor coupled to the cellular phone; receiving, from the at least one sensor, an emergency indication signal at the wireless communication device, upon the at least one sensor detecting an impact on the vehicle; transmitting an impact indication signal from the device to the cellular phone; and initiating at least one preprogrammed cellular phone emergency function in response to the impact indication signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An emergency notification system for a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a device configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle, said device comprising; at least one sensor configured to detect an impact on the vehicle; and a wireless communication device configured to transmit an impact indication signal upon said at least one sensor detecting an impact on the vehicle; and a cellular phone configured to initiate at least one preprogrammed cellular phone emergency function in response to said impact indication signal received from said wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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