INFORMATION CARRIER, VEHICLE WITH INFORMATION CARRIER, AS WELL AS SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING EMERGENCY SERVICES IN RESCUING OCCUPANTS FROM A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT

• US 20120048945A1
• Filed: 08/23/2011
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: DEMMA, Dino
• Application Number:
  US13/215,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20120048945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/10 Registration, licensing, or like devices
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 41/00 Fittings for identifying vehicles in case of collision; Fittings for marking or recording collision areas

Abstract

An information carrier is provided with information regarding a vehicle that can be directly arranged on the vehicle and the information of which is at least partially encrypted with a code that can be optoelectronically scanned and/or a code that can be scanned with the aid of electromagnetic waves. A vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, with at least one such information carrier is also provided and a system is provided for assisting emergency services in rescuing occupants from a vehicle involved in an accident with a scanning device for scanning a code of an information carrier.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an information carrier configured to carry information regarding a vehicle;

an attachment mechanism configured to durably attached the information carrier to the vehicle,

wherein the information regarding the vehicle is at least partially encrypted with a scanable code.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code is optoelectronically scanable.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code is scanable with an aid of electromagnetic waves.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code is a barcode.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transponder configured to store the scanable code

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the transponder is an RFID-transponder.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises at least part of an identification number of the vehicle.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises at least a drive type of the vehicle.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises a fuel type of the vehicle.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises at least a position of a fuel line of the vehicle.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises at least a routing of an electric line of the vehicle.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises deactivating information for a component of the vehicle.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the scanable code comprises an identification number of the vehicle and at least one additional number.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the vehicle is encrypted with the scanable code in combination with at least one symbol that is readable without technical implements.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attachment mechanism is rigidly arranged on the vehicle

16. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attachment mechanism connects to the vehicle with an integral joint.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information carrier is visibly arranged on a door opening.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information carrier is invisibly arranged on a hood frame.