Emergency calling device for a vehicle
First Claim
1. An emergency call device for a vehicle for a network-based transmission of an emergency call to assistance units, said emergency call device comprising:
- a network interface for setting up a permanent IP connection to a server;
a transmission unit for transmitting emergency call data to the server via the connection;
wherein the network interface is also configured to set up a communication link to an assistance unit via the server in an event of said emergency call being taken by said assistance unit; and
wherein the communication link uses the IP connection between the emergency call device and the server,wherein a first section of the communication link existing between the emergency call device and the server is a Voice-over-IP connection,wherein transmission of the emergency call to the assistance units does not require a public safety answering point.
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Abstract
A network-based emergency call device for a vehicle. A first connection between the vehicle and a server is firmly prescribed as a permanent IP connection. This connection is used to send an emergency call, together with the necessary emergency call data to the server. The latter forwards the emergency to all the registered assistance units via further connections directly and without human action. The assistance unit providing assistance is selected automatically by taking the emergency call by an assistance unit. The subsequent setup of a communication link between the assistance unit taking the call and the vehicle involves the use of the already existing IP connection between the vehicle and the server for the communication link which is to be set up. The data to be transmitted and the data rate can also be customized to the current situation of the vehicle and to the surroundings of the vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. An emergency call device for a vehicle for a network-based transmission of an emergency call to assistance units, said emergency call device comprising:
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a network interface for setting up a permanent IP connection to a server; a transmission unit for transmitting emergency call data to the server via the connection; wherein the network interface is also configured to set up a communication link to an assistance unit via the server in an event of said emergency call being taken by said assistance unit; and wherein the communication link uses the IP connection between the emergency call device and the server, wherein a first section of the communication link existing between the emergency call device and the server is a Voice-over-IP connection, wherein transmission of the emergency call to the assistance units does not require a public safety answering point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for network-based transmission of an emergency call from an emergency call device in a vehicle to assistance units, said method comprising the following steps:
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establishing a first permanent IP connection between the vehicle and a server; sending emergency call data by an emergency call device to a server via the first connection; distributing emergency call data to the assistance units by the server via a second connection, wherein distribution of the emergency call data to the assistance units does not require a public safety answering point; establishing a communication link between the vehicle and an assistance unit, taking the emergency call, via the server, wherein the communication link uses the permanent IP connection; and establishing a Voice-over-IP connection at least in a first section of the communication link that exists between the emergency call device and the server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with a computer program element which, when executed on a processor, instructs the processor to perform the following steps:
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setup of a first permanent IP connection between a vehicle and a server; sending of emergency call data by an emergency call device to a server via a first connection; distribution of the emergency call data to assistance units by the server via a second connection; setup of a communication link between the vehicle and an assistance unit, taking the emergency call, via the server; and establish a Voice-over-IP connection at least in a first section of the communication link that exists between the emergency call device and the server, wherein the communication link uses the IP connection, wherein transmission of the emergency call to the assistance unit does not require a public safety answering point.
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