Vehicle Emergency Broadcast
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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a controller programmed to, in response to a signal from the accelerometer indicative of an accident of the vehicle, activate an emergency mode, request biometric data of occupants of the vehicle, and cause data identifying the vehicle, a location of the vehicle, and a time of activation of the emergency mode, and biometric data received in response to the request to be transmitted.
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Abstract
A communication system for a vehicle includes an accelerometer, and a controller electrically coupled to the accelerometer and configured to respond to a signal indicative of an accident of the vehicle. The controller'"'"'s response to the signal includes activating an emergency mode, requesting biometric data of occupants of the vehicle, and transmitting data identifying the vehicle, a location of the vehicle and a time of activation, and biometric data.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication system comprising:
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an accelerometer; and a controller programmed to, in response to a signal from the accelerometer indicative of an accident of the vehicle, activate an emergency mode, request biometric data of occupants of the vehicle, and cause data identifying the vehicle, a location of the vehicle, and a time of activation of the emergency mode, and biometric data received in response to the request to be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle comprising:
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a biometric sensor; an RF transceiver; and at least one controller programmed to, in response to activation of an emergency mode, request biometric data of occupants of the vehicle, and transmit via the RF transceiver, data identifying the vehicle, a location of the vehicle, and a time of activation of the emergency mode, and biometric data received from the sensor in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of broadcasting a vehicular emergency message comprising:
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receiving biometric data of occupants of a vehicle from a sensor; detecting an emergency event associated with the vehicle; assigning an emergency type associated with the emergency event; and transmitting the biometric data, the emergency type, a location, a time, an identification of the vehicle, and route data in response to the emergency event. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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