Emergency assistance system using bluetooth technology
First Claim
1. An emergency assistance apparatus, comprising:
- a vehicle crash sensing system including a first port using BLUETOOTH technology to transmit a vehicle crash signal indicative of a vehicle sensed crash condition; and
a portable cellular phone, transportable in or located near the vehicle, including a second port using BLUETOOTH technology to receive said crash signal and to enable wireless communications between said portable cellular phone and an emergency station in response to receipt of said crash signal.
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Abstract
An emergency assistance system (10) that transmits vehicle and occupant information to an emergency station (26) in the event of a vehicle crash condition. The system (10) includes a vehicle crash sensing system (40) that senses the vehicle crash condition and transmits a crash signal through a first port (42) using Bluetooth™ technology. A cellular phone (12) having GPS (30) receives the crash signal through a second port (32) using Bluetooth™ technology, which in turn is coupled to a controller (16) within the cellular phone (12). In response to receipt of the crash signal, the controller (16) enables the cellular phone (12) to initialize a telephone call to the emergency station (26) and to transmit a signal to the emergency station (26) identifying the current location of the vehicle and the vehicle condition.
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12 Claims
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1. An emergency assistance apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle crash sensing system including a first port using BLUETOOTH technology to transmit a vehicle crash signal indicative of a vehicle sensed crash condition; and
a portable cellular phone, transportable in or located near the vehicle, including a second port using BLUETOOTH technology to receive said crash signal and to enable wireless communications between said portable cellular phone and an emergency station in response to receipt of said crash signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An emergency assistance apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle crash sensing system for determining a vehicle crash condition and transmitting a crash signal through a first port using BLUETOOTH technology; and
a portable cellular phone, transportable in or located near the vehicle, including;
(i) a controller;
(ii) a second port using BLUETOOTH technology coupled to said controller to receive said crash signal and to enable said portable cellular phone to initialize a telephone call to an emergency station in response to receipt of said crash signal;
(iii) a GPS coupled to said controller to provide said controller with vehicle position information;
(iv) a communication interface coupled to said controller for transmitting vehicle crash condition information and vehicle position information to said emergency station; and
(v) a microphone coupled to said controller and providing voice signals between said emergency station and said vehicle occupant.
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7. A method for communicating a vehicle emergency condition, comprising the steps of:
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sensing a vehicle crash condition;
transmitting a vehicle crash signal indicative of a sensed vehicle crash condition through a first port using BLUETOOTH technology;
receiving said crash signal through a second port using BLUETOOTH technology in a portable cellular phone transportable in or located near the vehicle; and
enabling wireless communications between said portable cellular phone and an emergency station in response to receipt of said crash signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for emergency assistance, comprising the steps of:
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determining the occurrence of a vehicle crash condition;
transmitting a vehicle crash signal through a first port in an airbag crash sensor using BLUETOOTH technology in response to a determined crash condition;
receiving the crash signal through a second port using BLUETOOTH technology in a portable cellular phone transportable in or located near the vehicle;
determining present vehicle location;
initializing a telephone call from said portable cellular phone to an emergency station in response to receiving the crash signal;
transmitting vehicle condition and location to said emergency station; and
providing voice signals between said emergency station and said vehicle occupant.
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