METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WHEN AN OCCUPANT EXPERIENCES A POTENTIAL MEDICAL CONDITION
First Claim
1. A method of operating a vehicle when a vehicle occupant experiences a potential medical condition, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a diagnostic signal from an occupant-coupled device, the diagnostic signal is a wireless signal that includes information regarding the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant to whom the occupant-coupled device is attached;
analyzing the diagnostic signal to evaluate the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant; and
carrying out a response with a vehicle system to address the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant, wherein the response includes one or more remedial action(s) based on the potential medical condition.
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Abstract
There is provided a method and system for operating a vehicle when a vehicle occupant experiences a potential medical condition. The system may include an external object control module (EOCM) configured to wirelessly receive diagnostic signals from an occupant-coupled device, such as a smart watch or implanted cardiac pacemaker. The method and system process the diagnostic signals, for example by determining the nature and/or severity of the potential medical condition and carrying out one or more responses in reaction thereto. The type of response carried out can depend on whether the occupant is a driver or passenger, as well as the nature and/or severity of the potential medical condition, and can range from giving medical instructions to vehicle occupants to automatically slowing the vehicle down and bringing it to a safe stop in the event that the driver is unable to do so.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operating a vehicle when a vehicle occupant experiences a potential medical condition, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a diagnostic signal from an occupant-coupled device, the diagnostic signal is a wireless signal that includes information regarding the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant to whom the occupant-coupled device is attached; analyzing the diagnostic signal to evaluate the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant; and carrying out a response with a vehicle system to address the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant, wherein the response includes one or more remedial action(s) based on the potential medical condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for operating a vehicle when a vehicle occupant experiences a potential medical condition, comprising:
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an external object control module (EOCM) configured to receive a diagnostic signal from an occupant-coupled device, the diagnostic signal is a wireless signal that includes information regarding the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant to whom the occupant-coupled device is attached; a vehicle driving system coupled to the external object control module (EOCM) and configured to carry out a driving-based response that includes autonomous or semi-autonomous driving actions that control at least one of the steering, the propulsion, or the braking of the vehicle; and a vehicle communication system coupled to the external object control module (EOCM) and configured to carry out a communication-based response that includes communicative actions that provide information regarding the potential medical condition; wherein the system is configured to evaluate the potential medical condition of the vehicle occupant by analyzing the diagnostic signal from the occupant-coupled device, and to carry out a response with at least one of the vehicle driving system or the vehicle communication system in response thereto.
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