Method of processing vehicle crash data
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1. A method of processing vehicle crash data, comprising the steps of:
- (a) wirelessly receiving at a call center vehicle data obtained from one or more vehicle modules at a vehicle during a vehicle crash;
(b) determining the identity of the vehicle at the call center using one or more databases;
(c) estimating the severity of the vehicle crash using the determined vehicle identity and the received vehicle data, wherein the estimating step is at least partly carried out using the call center or a computer;
(d) graphically-depicting the estimated severity of the vehicle crash on a wireless device used by an emergency responder via a plurality of shaded sections that each identify and locate a particular vehicle component, wherein each of at least some shaded sections are denoted with a different color.
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A method of processing vehicle crash data includes the steps of receiving vehicle data obtained at a vehicle during a vehicle crash, determining the identity of the vehicle, estimating the severity of the vehicle crash using the determined vehicle identity and the received vehicle data, and providing the estimated severity to an emergency responder.
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1. A method of processing vehicle crash data, comprising the steps of:
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(a) wirelessly receiving at a call center vehicle data obtained from one or more vehicle modules at a vehicle during a vehicle crash; (b) determining the identity of the vehicle at the call center using one or more databases; (c) estimating the severity of the vehicle crash using the determined vehicle identity and the received vehicle data, wherein the estimating step is at least partly carried out using the call center or a computer; (d) graphically-depicting the estimated severity of the vehicle crash on a wireless device used by an emergency responder via a plurality of shaded sections that each identify and locate a particular vehicle component, wherein each of at least some shaded sections are denoted with a different color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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