METHOD FOR SENDING AN ELECTRONIC DISTRESS CALL

• US 20140049385A1
• Filed: 08/16/2013
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: MUELLER, Timo
• Application Number:
  US13/968,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20140049385A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/436
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]

Abstract

A method is provided for sending an electronic distress call from a motor vehicle involved in an accident, in which the distress call can be sent by utilizing short-range radio data transmission and received by conventional mobile terminals in the vicinity of the accident site. The electronic distress call is triggered with an acceleration signal and/or with the activation signal of a safety system. An apparatus and a control unit are provided for sending a distress call from a vehicle involved in an accident.

Claims

1. A method for sending an electronic distress call from a motor vehicle involved in an accident, comprising:

triggering the electronic distress call with an activation signal of a safety system;

receiving the electronic distress call with mobile terminals in a vicinity of an accident site and

transmitting the electronic distress call with a short-range radio data transmission, is triggered with the activation signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising generating a Bluetooth radio signal to send the electronic distress call.

3. -The method according to claim 1, further comprising inserting first-aid instructions in the electronic distress call.

4. The method according to one claim 1, further comprising inserting a link-up request to a mobile terminal is in the electronic distress call.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising inserting first-aid instructions for sending the electronic distress call from the motor vehicle involved in the accident

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the activation signal is an acceleration signal

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising inserting vehicle information in the electronic distress call.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising inserting passenger information in the electronic distress call

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising inserting vehicle information in the electronic distress call.

17. The method according to claim 1, further comprising inserting and/or passenger information

5. (canceled)

6. (canceled)

7. An apparatus for sending an electronic distress call from a motor vehicle involved in an accident, comprising,

a short-range radio that is configured to send the distress call by utilizing short-range radio data transmission such that the electronic distress call is received by conventional mobile terminals in a vicinity of an accident site;

a triggering device that is configured to trigger the electronic distress call with with an activation signal of a safety system.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a Bluetooth device that is configured to generate a Bluetooth radio signal in order to send the electronic distress call.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising an insertion device that is configured to insert first-aid instructions in the electronic distress call.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising an uplink device that is configured to include a link-up request to a mobile terminal in the electronic distress call.

15. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the activation signal is an acceleration signal.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:

a program for sending an electronic distress call from a motor vehicle involved in an accident, the program configured to;

trigger the electronic distress call with an activation signal of a safety system;

receive the electronic distress call with mobile terminals in a vicinity of the accident site; and

transmit the electronic distress call with a short-range radio data transmission.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18, the program further configured to generate a Bluetooth radio signal to send the electronic distress call.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18, the program further configured to insert first-aid instructions in the electronic distress call.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18, the program further configured to insert a link-up request to a mobile terminal in the electronic distress call.