Automatic cloudbased notification system for vehicle accidents
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1. A method of sending an alarm on the occurrence of a vehicle accident, comprising the steps of:
- a) a personal mobile device in a vehicle monitoring readings from sensors of the personal mobile device;
b) the personal mobile device processing the readings from the sensors to detect a condition which indicates a possibility that the vehicle is about to have an accident;
c) when the condition which indicates a possibility that the vehicle is about to have an accident is detected, the personal mobile device transmitting a provisional alarm to a remote server;
d) the remote server receiving the provisional alarm from the personal mobile device;
e) the remote server starting a timer upon receipt of the provisional alarm from the personal mobile device;
f) if the remote server does not receive a cancellation of the provisional alarm from the personal mobile device before the timer reaches an end of a predefined time, the remote server forwarding an alarm to an emergency service center.
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Abstract
The proposed method and system is a client-server system where client is an application monitoring and processing the readings of the sensors of a personal mobile device in a moving vehicle and when the possibility of a crush is predicted, transmit to the remote server a provisional alarm. If after a predefined time period a FALSE ALARM signal not received by the remote server from the client then an accident alarm ticket will be forwarded from the remote server to an emergency service center.
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1. A method of sending an alarm on the occurrence of a vehicle accident, comprising the steps of:
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a) a personal mobile device in a vehicle monitoring readings from sensors of the personal mobile device; b) the personal mobile device processing the readings from the sensors to detect a condition which indicates a possibility that the vehicle is about to have an accident; c) when the condition which indicates a possibility that the vehicle is about to have an accident is detected, the personal mobile device transmitting a provisional alarm to a remote server; d) the remote server receiving the provisional alarm from the personal mobile device; e) the remote server starting a timer upon receipt of the provisional alarm from the personal mobile device; f) if the remote server does not receive a cancellation of the provisional alarm from the personal mobile device before the timer reaches an end of a predefined time, the remote server forwarding an alarm to an emergency service center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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