VehicleTalk

• US 7,907,976 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Issued: 03/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fleet Connect Solutions LLC (Empire IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Richard B. Himmelstein
• Inventors: Himmelstein, Richard B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Application Number:
  US12/870,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20100323661A1
• Time in Patent Office: 200 Days
• Field of Search: 455/402.2, 4554561-457, 455/9, 455/550.1, 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 455/521, 455/345, 455/517, 455/524, 455/557, 455/566, 455/403, 455410-411, 455/445, 455/3.01, 455/3.06, 4554141-4143, 455/41.2, 340 761- 762, 340/7.55, 340/534, 340/539.1, 340/425.15, 340/426.19, 340/426.2, 340/426.22, 701/211, 701/29, 701/213, 701/200, 701/207
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A system for communicating information to a mobile unit comprising a broadband RF transceiver with antenna, a GPS receiver, an audio-visual interface, an electro-mechanical interface and a microprocessor with associated memory incorporated into each a mobile unit.

Claims

1. A method of wirelessly reporting a vehicle accident, the method comprising:

establishing a short range communication link between a mobile unit and a vehicle communication system comprising a microprocessor and a transceiver;

determining, by the microprocessor, if the short range communication link is authorized;

determining, by the microprocessor, that an accident occurred;

sending, by the microprocessor and the transceiver, through the mobile unit, a communication to an emergency services personnel, the communication comprising the position of the vehicle and identification information; and

receiving, by the microprocessor, through the mobile unit, a voice communication from the emergency services personnel, thereby confirming the communication was received.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile unit comprises a cellular phone.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication comprises a text file.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the identification information comprises at least one of status, license plate, registration, driver'"'"'s license, and information that is unique to the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the microprocessor further determines if the communication is to be sent to multiple addresses.

4. A system for wirelessly reporting an accident comprising:

a position determining system, wherein the position determining system comprises a GPS receiver;

an audio-visual interface connected to a microprocessor; and

a wireless transceiver connected to the microprocessor, the microprocessor configured to;

establish a short range communication link between a mobile unit and a vehicle, use a security code to determine if the short range communication link is authorized,

determine when a traffic accident has occurred,

send a communication to an emergency services personnel, through the mobile unit, wherein the communication comprises position of the vehicle and identification information, and

receive through the mobile unit, a voice communication from the emergency services personnel, thereby confirming the communication was received.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the mobile unit comprises a cellular phone.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the communication comprises a text file.

7. The system of claim 4 wherein the short range communication link is displayed via the audio-visual interface.

10. The system of claim 4 wherein the identification information comprises at least one of status, license plate, registration, driver'"'"'s license, and information that is unique to the vehicle.

11. The system of claim 4 wherein the microprocessor is further configured to determine if the communication is to be sent to multiple addresses.