In-vehicle emergency report apparatus
First Claim
1. An emergency report apparatus in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communications device to transmit an emergency report signal; and
a control circuit to execute an emergency report by causing the wireless communications device to transmit the emergency report signal when determining that a start trigger occurred,the control circuit being further configured to,when determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide in the future and also the emergency report is not being executed,secure a wireless communications resource exclusively to enable the emergency report following the determination of the possibility that the vehicle will collide in the future and the non-execution of the emergency report;
determine whether the start trigger of the emergency report occurs after securing the wireless communications resource for the emergency report; and
cause the wireless communications device to transmit the emergency report signal when it is determined that the start trigger of the emergency report occurred.
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Abstract
When determining a collision possibility of a vehicle while an emergency report is not being executed, an in-vehicle emergency report apparatus secures a wireless communications resource by one of the following: (i) Rejecting a connection request for connecting a wireless communications link from a navigation system to a wireless communications device in respect of another use other than an emergency report; (ii) Disconnecting the wireless communications link connected by the wireless communications device according to a connection request from the navigation system in respect of another use other than an emergency report; (iii) Notifying the navigation system of prohibition of connecting the wireless communications link by the wireless communications device in another use other than an emergency report; and (iv) Restricting a connection band of the wireless communications link in the wireless communications device in respect of another use other than an emergency report from the navigation system.
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13 Claims
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1. An emergency report apparatus in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communications device to transmit an emergency report signal; and a control circuit to execute an emergency report by causing the wireless communications device to transmit the emergency report signal when determining that a start trigger occurred, the control circuit being further configured to, when determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide in the future and also the emergency report is not being executed, secure a wireless communications resource exclusively to enable the emergency report following the determination of the possibility that the vehicle will collide in the future and the non-execution of the emergency report; determine whether the start trigger of the emergency report occurs after securing the wireless communications resource for the emergency report; and cause the wireless communications device to transmit the emergency report signal when it is determined that the start trigger of the emergency report occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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