Automatic emergency call language provisioning

• US 8,977,324 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2013
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Hatton, David Anthony, Wilkerson, Brian Y.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHUONG, DAI
• Application Number:
  US13/909,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20130267193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 644 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 4554561-4563, 455/457, 455/569.1, 455/569.2
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/046 involving vehicles, e.g. floating traffic data [FTD] or vehicle traffic prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes receiving coordinates, at a vehicle associated computing system (VACS), corresponding to a vehicle'"'"'s location. The method also includes using the VACS to compare the coordinates to a predetermined set of geographic borders, wherein the geographic borders determine at least language boundaries. The method further includes using the VACS to determine a local language based at least in part on the coordinate comparison. The method additionally includes using the VACS to transmit an emergency message in at least the determined local language.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining a message-language based on a mobile country code (MCC) code provided to a mobile device, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates provided to a vehicle computing system (VCS), or the non-availability of both; and

generating an emergency message in the message-language, via the VCS, using an emergency local language datafile, having emergency-related words stored therein, representing a limited local language subset, when a crash occurs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, if an MCC code is not available and the vehicle GPS coordinates are not available, the language is determined to be a default language included with the vehicle.

3. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

determine a message-language based on a mobile country code (MCC) code provided to a mobile device, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates provided to a vehicle computing system (VCS), or the non-availability of both; and

generate an emergency message in the message-language, via the VCS, using an emergency local language datafile, having emergency-related words stored therein, representing a limited local language subset, when a crash occurs.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, if an MCC code is not available and the vehicle GPS coordinates are not available, the language is determined to be a default language included with the vehicle.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a vehicle computing system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:

determining a message-language based on a mobile country code (MCC) code provided to a mobile device, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates provided to a vehicle computing system (VCS), or the non-availability of both; and

generating an emergency message in the message-language, via the VCS, using an emergency local language datafile, having emergency-related words stored therein, representing a limited local language subset, when a crash occurs.

6. The storage medium of claim 5, wherein, if an MCC code is not available and the vehicle GPS coordinates are not available, the language is determined to be a default language included with the vehicle.