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Determining vehicle user location following a collision event

  • US 9,998,892 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2015
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a location of a vehicle user following a vehicle collision event, comprising the steps of:

  • associating a vehicle communication device with a mobile device associated with the user;

    receiving an indication of the vehicle collision event at the communication device;

    receiving an audio input at the communication device via one or more vehicle microphones, the audio input being associated with an audible sound emitted from the mobile device which is associated with the received indication of the vehicle collision event at the communication device; and

    determining the location of the user using the audio input.

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