System and method for controlling an emergency notification feature based on driver status
First Claim
1. A system for controlling an emergency notification operation in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a controller configured to;
receive a driver status signal indicative of whether a driver is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver;
determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the driver status signal;
enable the emergency notification operation to be performed with a communication device in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver;
receive an emergency signal in response to the vehicle being in an emergency state, the emergency signal corresponding to one of fuel being cutoff to the vehicle and an airbag being deployed; and
perform the emergency notification operation for the secondary driver by contacting emergency personnel via the communication device in response to the emergency signal.
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Abstract
A system for controlling the operation of performing emergency notification in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a controller configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of whether the driver is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver from a key ignition device positioned on at least one of a primary key and the secondary key. The controller is configured to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is configured to selectively control the operation of performing emergency notification based on whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an emergency notification operation in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a controller configured to; receive a driver status signal indicative of whether a driver is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the driver status signal; enable the emergency notification operation to be performed with a communication device in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver; receive an emergency signal in response to the vehicle being in an emergency state, the emergency signal corresponding to one of fuel being cutoff to the vehicle and an airbag being deployed; and perform the emergency notification operation for the secondary driver by contacting emergency personnel via the communication device in response to the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for controlling an emergency notification operation a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a driver status signal indicative of whether a driver is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; determining whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the driver status signal; enabling the emergency notification operation to be performed with a communication device in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver; receiving an emergency signal in response to the vehicle being in an emergency state, the emergency signal corresponding to one of fuel being cutoff to the vehicle and an airbag being deployed; and performing the emergency notification operation for the secondary driver by contacting emergency personnel via the communication device in response to the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for controlling an emergency notification operation in a vehicle between a primary driver and a secondary driver, the apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to; receive a driver status signal indicative of a driver being one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; determine that the driver is the secondary driver in response to the driver status signal; interface with a communication device to perform the emergency notification operation for the secondary driver; and receive an emergency signal in response to the vehicle being in an emergency state, the emergency signal corresponding to one of fuel being cutoff to the vehicle and an airbag being deployed; and perform the emergency notification operation for the secondary driver by electronically contacting emergency personnel via the communication device in response to the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for controlling an emergency notification operation, the apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to; receive a driver status signal indicative of whether a driver is one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; determine that the driver status signal corresponds to the secondary driver; receive an emergency signal in response to a vehicle being in an emergency state, the emergency signal corresponding to one of fuel being cutoff to the vehicle and an airbag being deployed; and perform the emergency notification operation with a portable communication device of the secondary driver in response to the emergency signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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