SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST-VEHICLE CRASH

• US 20170270252A1
• Filed: 03/17/2017
• Published: 09/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beyond Lucid Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Beyond Lucid Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Feit, Jonathon S., Witt, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 10,916,139 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/127 to a central station ; Indicators in a 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: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A system and method to capture and aggregate occupant and incident information from within a vehicle following an accident, and to transmit such aggregated incident and patient data, in an automated and event triggered fashion, to an emergency responder. The data transmitted to the emergency responder can trigger creating a new patient record for the occupant of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for capturing, processing, and transmitting incident and patient information in a vehicle, comprising:

receiving, by a processor circuit connected to the vehicle, signals from one or more vehicle sensors within the vehicle indicating a vehicle accident;

initiating, by the processor circuit, a communication to 9-1-1;

determining, by the processor circuit, the vehicle'"'"'s location;

receiving, by the processor circuit, biometric data from a biosensor, the biometric data related to an occupant of the vehicle;

retrieving, by the processor circuit, personal and medical records of the occupant of the vehicle from a database; and

sending, by the processor circuit, the received biometric data and the retrieved personal and medical records to one or more emergency responding agencies.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor circuit is integrated in the vehicle by a vehicle manufacturer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor circuit is integrated in a plug-in computer which is connected to the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plug-in computer is connected to the vehicle through an on-board diagnostics II port.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor circuit is integrated within a mobile device, the mobile device being connected to the vehicle via a communication protocol.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the communication protocol comprises one or more of USB, Near-Field Communication, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more vehicle sensors comprise one or more of accelerometers, gyroscopes, crash sensors, seat belt sensors, and cameras.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric data comprises one or more of heart rate, blood pressure, blood type, blood alcohol level, blood sugar level, respiratory rate, pupillary movement, galvanic skin response, ability to focus eyes, ability to move, ability to speak, and state of consciousness.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising the processor circuit transmitting vehicle and occupant data to one or more emergency responders directly through a point-to-point communication method.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the point-to-point communication method comprises Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Near-Field Communication.

11. The method of claim 1, comprising triggering a creation of a new patient record for the occupant of the vehicle within a software system used by the one or more emergency responding agencies.

12. A system for capturing, processing, and transmitting incident and patient information in a vehicle, comprising:

one or more vehicle sensors;

one or more biosensors;

a processor circuit coupled to the one or more vehicle sensors and the one or more biosensors, and configured to execute instructions causing the processor circuit to;

receive signals from one or more vehicle sensors within the vehicle indicating a vehicle accident;

initiate a communication to 9-1-1;

determine the vehicle'"'"'s location;

receive biometric data from the one or more biosensors, the biometric data related to an occupant of the vehicle;

retrieve personal and medical records of the occupant of the vehicle from a database; and

send the received biometric data and the retrieved personal and medical records to one or more emergency responding agencies.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor circuit is integrated in the vehicle by a vehicle manufacturer.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor circuit is integrated in a plug-in computer which is connected to the vehicle.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the plug-in computer is connected to the vehicle through an on-board diagnostics II port.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor circuit is integrated within a mobile device, the mobile device being connected to the vehicle via a communication protocol.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the communication protocol comprises one or more of USB, Near-Field Communication, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the one or more vehicle sensors comprise one or more of accelerometers, gyroscopes, crash sensors, seat belt sensors, and cameras.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the biometric data comprises one or more of heart rate, blood pressure, blood type, blood alcohol level, blood sugar level, respiratory rate, pupillary movement, galvanic skin response, ability to focus eyes, ability to move, ability to speak, and state of consciousness.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the instructions further cause the processor circuit to transmit vehicle and occupant data to one or more emergency responders directly through a point-to-point communication method.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the point-to-point communication method comprises Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Near-Field Communication.