Method and System for Notifying a Remote Facility of an Accident Involving a Vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a remote facility of an accident involving a vehicle, the remote facility being a facility that determines response personnel and equipment to dispatch to the site of the accident and that dispatches the appropriate personnel and equipment, the method comprising:
- obtaining information about the accident using a crash sensor system on the vehicle;
obtaining information about position of the vehicle using a position determining system;
obtaining information about occupancy of the vehicle by animate occupants using an occupant sensing system on the vehicle;
generating at least one data packet derived from information obtained by the crash sensor system and information obtained by the occupant sensing system;
directing the at least one data packet, using a communications system on the vehicle, from the vehicle directly to the remote facility without involving an intermediary; and
providing the information about position of the vehicle obtained by the position determining system to the remote facility to be associated with the at least one data packet.
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Abstract
Method and system for notifying a remote facility of a vehicular accident includes obtaining information about the accident using a crash sensor system on the vehicle, obtaining information about position of the vehicle using a position determining system, obtaining information about occupancy of the vehicle by animate occupants using an occupant sensing system on the vehicle, generating at least one data packet derived from information obtained by the crash sensor system and information obtained by the occupant sensing system and directing the data packet(s), using a communications system on the vehicle, from the vehicle directly to the remote facility without involving an intermediary. The information about position of the vehicle obtained by the position determining system is provided to the remote facility to be associated with the data packet(s).
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20 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a remote facility of an accident involving a vehicle, the remote facility being a facility that determines response personnel and equipment to dispatch to the site of the accident and that dispatches the appropriate personnel and equipment, the method comprising:
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obtaining information about the accident using a crash sensor system on the vehicle; obtaining information about position of the vehicle using a position determining system; obtaining information about occupancy of the vehicle by animate occupants using an occupant sensing system on the vehicle; generating at least one data packet derived from information obtained by the crash sensor system and information obtained by the occupant sensing system; directing the at least one data packet, using a communications system on the vehicle, from the vehicle directly to the remote facility without involving an intermediary; and providing the information about position of the vehicle obtained by the position determining system to the remote facility to be associated with the at least one data packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicular system for notifying a remote facility of an accident involving the vehicle, the remote facility being a facility that determines response personnel and equipment to dispatch to the site of the accident and that dispatches the appropriate personnel and equipment, the system comprising:
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a crash sensor system that obtains information about the accident; a position determining system that obtains information about position of the vehicle; an occupant sensing system in the vehicle that obtains information about occupancy of the vehicle by animate occupants; and a communications system that directs at least one data packet derived from the information obtained by said crash sensor system, the information obtained by said position determining system and the information obtained by said occupant sensing system from the vehicle directly to the remote facility without involving an intermediary. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicular system for notifying a remote facility of an accident involving the vehicle, the remote facility being a facility that determines response personnel and equipment to dispatch to the site of the accident and that dispatches the appropriate personnel and equipment, the system comprising:
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a crash sensor system that obtains information about the accident; a position determining system that obtains information about position of the vehicle; an occupant sensing system in the vehicle that obtains information about occupancy of the vehicle by animate occupants; a navigation system configured to obtain secondary position information, said communications system being coupled to said navigation system; an airbag system that obtains information about airbag deployment; a communications system that directs at least one data packet to the remote facility without involving an intermediary, said communications system being configured to establish a bi-directional communications channel for voice between the vehicle and the remote facility; and a processor coupled to said communications system, said crash sensor system, said position determining system, said occupant sensing system, said navigation system and said airbag system, said processor being configured to generate the at least one data packet from the information obtained by said crash sensor system, the information obtained by said position determining system, the information obtained by said occupant sensing system, the secondary position information obtained by said navigation system and the airbag deployment information obtained by said airbag system.
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