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Method and Apparatus for Extra-Vehicular Emergency Updates Following an Accident

A kind of accident occurrence and vehicle technology, applied in the direction of registration/instruction of vehicle operation, road vehicle traffic control system, branch equipment, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2014-09-17
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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If the vehicle loses power, or the connection to the wireless device is fading, the call may be diverted to the wireless device to complete

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[0033] As required, detailed embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention that may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

[0034] figure 1 An example topological block diagram of a vehicle-based computing system (VCS) 1 for a vehicle 31 is shown. An example of such a vehicle-based computing system 1 is the SYNC system manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. A vehicle provided with a vehicle-based computing system may include a visual front end interface 4 located in the vehicle. The user can also interact with t...

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Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive instructions from a vehicle computing system (VCS) to being reporting a mobile device location. The processor is also configured to access a list of emergency contacts. Further, the processor is configured to determine that a mobile device has left a predetermined perimeter around a last known vehicle location. The processor is additionally configured to periodically report mobile device GPS coordinates to members of the emergency contacts list, until the mobile device reaches a destination.

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technical field [0001] The present illustrative embodiments generally relate to a method and apparatus for emergency updating outside a vehicle after an accident. Background technique [0002] Many vehicle computing systems today provide users with advanced functionality as they travel through the vehicle. Navigation, music playback, and even limited Internet data access and calendaring can be provided. When combined with the very nature of vehicle travel, countless opportunities are presented for enhancing the driving experience. Typically, however, the experience ends when the user exits the vehicle. [0003] Similarly, vehicles are now beginning to be equipped with emergency reporting. Upon detection of an accident (eg, through airbag deployment, etc.), the vehicle computing system may report the accident to an emergency responder. While the user is still on site, the vehicle computing system can continue to communicate with the emergency responder. If the vehicle lo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01C21/26G08C17/00H04W4/00H04W4/90
CPCG06Q10/00G08B1/00G08G1/00G08B25/016G08G1/127G01S19/17H04W4/00H04W4/90H04L1/00H04M1/00G07C5/008
Inventor 大卫·安东尼·哈顿
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC