Vehicle with automatic notification function

Abstract

In an automatic emergency notification system of a vehicle, improvement is made for the sake of first aid for a vehicle occupant. A vehicle (10) having an automatic notification function includes a first communication device (60) that transmits emergency information of the vehicle (10) at the time of emergency to a server device (2) for requesting emergency dispatch, and a control section (30) that automatically transmits the emergency information to the server device (2) using the first communication device (60) at the time of emergency of the vehicle (10). The control section (30) transmits contact information of a mobile terminal (121) of a vehicle occupant who rides the vehicle (10) to the server device (2) from the first communication device (60) at the time of transmission of the emergency information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a vehicle with an automatic notification function. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the event of an accident of a vehicle such as an automobile, an emergency notification is made of the accident. For example, in an automobile, an automatic emergency notification system is put into practical use. In the automatic emergency notification system, an automobile involved in an accident uses an automatic notification device provided in the automobile to transmit to a server device of a call center an accident-time information such as an action state of a passenger protection device at the time of the accident, a position, and an input direction and strength of an impact in the accident (Patent Literature 1). The call center confirms the accident-time information received by the server device, and requests a rescue helicopter and / or an action force for first aid to be dispatched. Thereby, a preparation time until the rescue helicopter and / or the ambulance is dispatched can be shortened. The possibility of rescuing the person involved in the accident is increased.

[0003] PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS

[0004] PATENT LITERATURE

[0005] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-216588 SUMMARY

[0006] PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION

[0007] However, even if the accident-time information on the accident of the automobile is transmitted from the automobile involved in the accident, it is not necessarily sufficient for rescue.

[0008] For example, the state of injury of the passenger due to the accident can be more serious than usual.

[0009] In addition, the protection of the passenger of the automobile in the accident is not always typical protection. Even in a head-on collision, the protection of the automobile against the impact varies depending on a shift of the input position to the left or right.

[0010] Therefore, it is considered that in the call center that manages the server device, a talk is made with the automobile involved in the accident, and the state of the passenger of the automobile is directly confirmed through a telephone or the like. Through the state of the talk in the telephone and / or the presence or absence of a response, the staff of the call center can grasp the state of the passenger.

[0011] On the other hand, the passenger of the automobile involved in the accident can be in a situation of immediately leaving the automobile for refuge immediately after the accident. In a case where a vehicle fire or the like can occur due to the accident, the passenger must leave the vehicle by immediately escaping to the outside of the vehicle for refuge. Even if the staff of the call center talks to the automobile involved in the accident, the state of the passenger who thus takes refuge cannot be accurately grasped.

[0012] Thus, in an automatic emergency notification system of a vehicle, improvement in first aid for a vehicle occupant is sought.

[0013] Technical Solution

[0014] A vehicle having an automatic notification function according to one embodiment of the present application includes a first communication device that transmits emergency information of the vehicle at the time of an emergency to a server device for requesting emergency dispatch, and a control section that automatically transmits the emergency information to the server device using the first communication device at the time of an emergency of the vehicle, the control section transmitting contact information of a mobile terminal of a vehicle occupant who rides the vehicle from the first communication device to the server device at the time of transmission of the emergency information.

[0015] Preferably, a second communication device that is provided in the vehicle and that authenticates a mobile terminal present in the vehicle and performs communication can be provided in addition to the first communication device, and the control section can transmit contact information of the mobile terminal authenticated by the second communication device from the first communication device to the server device.

[0016] Preferably, the control section can confirm whether or not communication with a mobile terminal whose authentication information is registered in the second communication device is possible through the second communication device after an emergency situation of the vehicle has occurred, and the control section can transmit contact information of the mobile terminal that is confirmed to be communicable from the first communication device to the server device.

[0017] Preferably, the control section can perform communication with mobile terminals of vehicle occupants who ride the vehicle in order, and transmit a response result to the communication from the first communication device to the server device.

[0018] Preferably, in a case where a plurality of mobile terminals of a plurality of vehicle occupants who ride the vehicle have been registered, the control section can determine an order of likelihood of injury of the plurality of vehicle occupants, and the control section can perform communication with the mobile terminals of the plurality of vehicle occupants in the order of the determined likelihood.

[0019] Effects of the Invention

[0020] In the present application, the first communication device automatically transmits emergency information to the server device at the time of emergency of the vehicle. Also, the emergency information includes not only the accident time information about the accident of the vehicle but also the contact information of the mobile terminal of the occupant, such as the telephone number of the mobile terminal of the occupant. Thus, the staff of the call center or the like can contact the occupant of the vehicle involved in the accident based on the contact information of the mobile terminal of the occupant included in the emergency information received by the server device. The staff of the call center or the like can directly confirm the safety of the occupant, the state of injury, and the like. In addition, it can be presumed that the occupant who does not respond to the contact has a serious injury.

[0021] Also, in the present application, the staff of the call center or the like does not contact the first communication device of the vehicle but contacts the mobile terminal of the occupant. Thus, even if the occupant escapes from the vehicle involved in the accident to the outside due to emergency evacuation or the like, the occupant can be contacted. In addition, the emergency medical team who rushes to the scene can identify the occupant who does not respond based on the contact information of the mobile phone. In addition, since the contact information of the mobile terminal of the occupant is included in the emergency information of the first communication device, the vehicle in which the occupant is seated or the like can be identified. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of one example of the automatic emergency notification system of the first embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the control system of the vehicle in which the emergency state in which the accident can occur in the Figure 1

[0024] Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram of the server device used in the call center of the Figure 1

[0025] Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the client terminal used in the mobile unit of the Figure 1

[0026] Figure 5 is a time chart showing the flow of the process in the case where the vehicle involved in the accident directly performs automatic emergency notification to the server device in the automatic emergency notification system of the Figure 1

[0027] Figure 6 is a time chart showing the flow of the terminal information collection process of the step ST14 of the automatic emergency notification system of the second embodiment of the present application. Figure 5

[0028] ​​​​​SYMBOL EXPLANATION

[0029] 1 … automatic emergency notification system, 2 … server device, 4 … automatic notification device, 5 … wireless communication network, 6 … base station, 7 … communication network, 10 … automobile (vehicle), 11 … ambulance, 20 … control system, 21 … drive ECU, 22 … steering ECU, 23 … brake ECU, 24 … travel control ECU, 25 … driving operation ECU, 26 … detection ECU, 27 … external communication ECU, 28 … internal communication ECU, 29 … UI operation ECU, 30 … occupant protection ECU, 36 … automobile network, 37 … bus cable, 38 … central gateway, 41 … display device, 42 … operation device, 51 … speed sensor, 52 … three-axis acceleration sensor, 53 … stereo camera, 54 … in-vehicle camera, 55 … microphone, 56 … GNSS receiver, 60 … external communication terminal, 61 … external communication device, 70 … internal communication terminal, 71 … internal communication device, 80 … occupant protection device, 81 … driver side seat belt device, 82 … passenger side seat belt device, 83 … driver side front airbag device, 84 … driver side curtain airbag device, 85 … passenger side front airbag device, 86 … passenger side curtain airbag device, 87 … occupant protection memory, 91 … server communication device, 92 … server memory, 93 … server CPU, 94 … server GNSS receiver, 95 … server monitor, 96 … server talker, 97 … server bus, 101 … client communication device, 102 … client memory, 103 … client CPU, 104 … client notification device, 105 … client GNSS receiver, 106 … client monitor, 107 … client talker, 108 … client bus, 110 … GNSS satellite, 121 … mobile terminal DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present application will be described based on the drawings.

[0031] [First Embodiment]

[0032] Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of one example of the automatic emergency notification system 1 of the first embodiment of the present application.

[0033] Figure 1An automatic emergency notification system 1 of the present application has a server device 2 used at a call center of an organization that manages a road accident caused by a vehicle 10 or the like, a client terminal 3 used at a rescue team of a fire department or the like, an automatic notification device 4 provided at a plurality of vehicles 10, and a wireless communication network 5 that provides communication lines to the above devices. The wireless communication network 5 has base stations 6 that are provided in a region along, for example, a road in order to communicate with wireless terminals such as the automatic notification device 4, and a communication network 7 that connects a plurality of the base stations 6. The base station 6 functions as an access point that connects a plurality of wireless terminals within a region in which communication is possible. In the communication network 7, the server device 2 of the call center and the client terminal 3 of the rescue team are connected. Figure 1

[0034] The automatic emergency notification system 1 at the time of such an accident has, for example, AACN (Advanced Automatic Collision Notification). In the AACN, automatic accident-time information is transmitted from the vehicle 10 that encountered the accident to the server device 2 of the call center instantaneously, and a rescue team dispatches an ambulance 11 and / or a rescue helicopter based on a dispatch request from the call center. The call center can select a rescue team that corresponds to the situation of the accident and issue a dispatch request. The ambulance 11 and / or the rescue helicopter can be dispatched to the accident site in a state in which the situation of the accident is grasped. Thus, appropriate rescue treatment can be provided to the parties to the accident immediately in a short preparation time. The possibility of assisting a person who encountered an accident is improved.

[0035] Note that, although an example in which the emergency notification system 1 of the present application jointly uses a plurality of organizations is shown, Figure 1 but it is also possible to use, for example, a police department, a fire department, an organization, a hospital, a medical organization, a security company, a management company, or the like that manages a region including a passable road on which the vehicle 10 or the like travels, alone.

[0036] In addition, in the AACN, Figure 1 a GNSS satellite 110 is shown. Figure 1 Each device of the present application can obtain its own position and time by receiving radio waves including position information including latitude and longitude and time information from a plurality of GNSS satellites 110. Also, a plurality of devices can make their respective current times and the like coincide with high accuracy by receiving radio waves from a plurality of GNSS satellites 110 that cooperate with each other. A plurality of devices can use the same time.

[0037] However, even if such accident-time information about the accident of the vehicle 10 is transmitted from the vehicle 10 that encountered the accident instantaneously, it is not necessarily sufficient for rescue.

[0038] ​For example, the state of injury of the occupant of the vehicle caused by the accident can be more serious than the state of injury that is normally presumed based on the state of the accident of the vehicle 10.

[0039] In addition, the protection of the occupant of the vehicle 10 at the time of the accident is not always typical protection. Even in a head-on collision, if the input position is slightly shifted to the left or right from the center of the vehicle 10, the reaction of the vehicle 10 to the impact, the degree of protection of the occupant, will change.

[0040] Therefore, it is considered that the occupant of the vehicle 10 that has encountered an accident is called at the call center of the management server device 2, and the state of the occupant of the vehicle 10 is directly confirmed by telephone or the like. The staff of the call center can grasp the state of the occupant based on the state of the call and / or the presence or absence of a response in the telephone.

[0041] On the other hand, the occupant of the vehicle 10 that has encountered an accident can be in a situation where the occupant immediately leaves the vehicle 10 for refuge immediately after the accident. In a case where there is a possibility that the vehicle 10 will catch fire or the like due to the accident, the occupant must take refuge by immediately escaping to the outside of the vehicle 10 from the vehicle 10. At that time, since the call by telephone is made from the call center before the refuge is started, it is expected that the occupant is aware of the presence of the mobile terminal 121 of the occupant before leaving the vehicle 10, the position of the mobile terminal 121 that is removed from the hand due to the impact of the accident, and the occupant surely takes the mobile terminal 121 out of the vehicle. Thus, even if the state of the occupant cannot be recognized by the vehicle 10, the call center can continue to acquire information through the mobile terminal 121.

[0042] The present embodiment can achieve both the degree of injury of the occupant caused by the accident that can be more accurately grasped and the prevention of the occupant from forgetting the mobile terminal 121 in the vehicle 10 in a case where the occupant leaves the vehicle 10 for refuge, based on the response of the occupant to the call from the call center, and can acquire the information of the call center after the occupant leaves the vehicle 10 for refuge.

[0043] Figure 2 is Figure 1 A diagram of the control system 20 of the vehicle 10 that can function as the automatic notification device 4 in an emergency state where an accident can occur.

[0044] A control ECU (Electronic Control Unit) in which a plurality of control devices are respectively installed is shown as a substitute for Figure 2 the control system 20 of the vehicle 10. In addition to the control ECU, the control device can have, for example, a memory that stores a control program and data, an input / output port that is connected to a control object or a state detection device thereof, a timer that measures time and / or time, and an internal bus that connects the above components.

[0045] Figure 2 The control ECUs shown are, for example, the drive ECU 21, the steering ECU 22, the brake ECU 23, the travel control ECU 24, the driving operation ECU 25, the detection ECU 26, the external communication ECU 27, the internal communication ECU 28, the UI operation ECU 29, and the occupant protection ECU 30. The control system 20 of the automobile 10 can have other control ECUs not shown.

[0046] The plurality of control ECUs are connected to a vehicle network 36 such as a CAN (Controller Area Network) and / or a LIN (Local Interconnect Network) employed in the automobile 10. The vehicle network 36 can be constituted by a plurality of bus cables 37 capable of connecting a plurality of control ECUs and a central gateway (CGW) 38 as a relay device to which the plurality of bus cables 37 are connected. The plurality of control ECUs are assigned IDs different from each other as identification information. The control ECUs basically periodically output data to other control ECUs. The data is added with the ID of the control ECU of the output source and the ID of the control ECU of the output destination. The other control ECUs monitor the bus cables 37, and in the case where the ID of the output destination is, for example, the own ID, acquire the data and perform processing based on the data. The central gateway 38 monitors each of the plurality of bus cables 37 connected, and if a control ECU connected to a bus cable 37 different from the control ECU of the output source is detected, outputs the data to the bus cable 37 thereof. Through the relay processing by the central gateway 38, the plurality of control ECUs can perform data input and output between themselves and other control ECUs connected to bus cables 37 different from the bus cables 37 to which they are connected.

[0047] The UI operation ECU 29 is connected with a display device 41, an operation device 42, as a user interface machine with a person who is riding in the vehicle, for example. The display device 41 can be a liquid crystal device, an image projection device, for example. The operation device 42 can be a touch panel, a keyboard, a non-contact operation detection device, for example. The display device 41 and the operation device 42 can be provided on an inner surface of a vehicle cabin in which the person who is riding is seated, for example. The UI operation ECU 29 acquires data from the vehicle network 36 and displays it on the display device 41. The UI operation ECU 29 outputs an input operation to the operation device 42 to the vehicle network 36. In addition, the UI operation ECU 29 can perform processing based on the input operation and include a result of the processing in the data. For example, the UI operation ECU 29 can display a navigation screen for setting a destination or the like on the display device 41, search for a route to the destination selected by the input operation, and include route data thereof in the data. Attribute information of a lane or the like of a road used for moving from a current location to the destination can be included in the route data.

[0048] The driving operation ECU 25 is connected with a steering wheel, a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, a shift lever, or the like, not shown, as an operation member for the person who is riding to control running of the vehicle 10, for example. If the operation member is operated, the driving operation ECU 25 outputs data including presence or absence of the operation, an operation amount, or the like, to the vehicle network 36. In addition, the driving operation ECU 25 can perform processing regarding the operation of the operation member and include a result of the processing in the data. For example, in a case where the accelerator pedal is operated in a situation where there is another moving body and / or a fixed object in a direction in which the vehicle 10 is running, the driving operation ECU 25 can judge that it is an abnormal operation and include a result of the judgment in the data.

[0049] As detection means for detecting the running state of the vehicle 10, the detection ECU 26 is connected with, for example, a speed sensor 51 that detects the speed of the vehicle 10, a three-axis acceleration sensor 52 that detects the acceleration of the vehicle 10, a stereo camera 53 that takes an image of the surroundings outside the vehicle 10, an in-vehicle camera 54 that takes an image of the passengers in the vehicle cabin, a microphone 55 that digitizes the sound inside and outside the vehicle, a GNSS receiver 56 that detects the position of the vehicle 10, and the like. The GNSS receiver 56 receives electric waves from a plurality of GNSS satellites 110, and obtains the latitude, longitude, and current time as the current position of the host vehicle. The detection ECU 26 acquires detection information from the detection means, and outputs data containing the detection information to the vehicle network 36. In addition, the detection ECU 26 can perform processing based on the detection information, and include the processing result in the data. For example, the detection ECU 26 can determine a collision detection in a case where the three-axis acceleration sensor 52 detects an acceleration that exceeds a threshold value for collision detection, and include the collision detection result in the data. The detection ECU 26 can extract, based on the image of the stereo camera 53, a pedestrian and / or another vehicle 10, a tree and / or a utility pole on the roadside, a guardrail, and the like that exist in the surroundings of the host vehicle, determine the kind and / or attribute of the object, and estimate the relative direction, relative distance, and moving direction in the case of being in motion of the object from the position, size, and change of the object in the image, and include prediction information of a collision with the other object containing the estimation result in the data, and output to the vehicle network 36.

[0050] The external communication ECU 27 is connected with an external communication device 61. The external communication device 61 performs wireless communication with the base station 6 of the wireless communication network 5 that exists in the vicinity of the vehicle 10. The external communication ECU 27 uses the wireless communication between the external communication device 61 and the base station 6, and transmits and receives data between the server apparatus 2 through the wireless communication network 5. Thus, the external communication terminal 60 provided in the vehicle 10 is constituted. The external communication terminal 60 is a kind of wireless terminal provided in the vehicle 10 as a transmission apparatus.

[0051] The internal communication ECU 28 is connected with an internal communication device 71. The internal communication device 71 performs close-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger in the vehicle 10. The internal communication ECU 28 uses the close-range wireless communication between the internal communication device 71 and the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger in the vehicle 10, and transmits and receives data between the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger in the vehicle 10. Thus, the internal communication terminal 70 provided separately from the external communication terminal 60 in the vehicle 10 is constituted. Note that the mobile terminal 121 can be a device that is basically capable of wireless communication with the base station 6 of the wireless communication network 5 in the vicinity.

[0052] Moreover, such an internal communication terminal 70 that communicates with the mobile terminal 121 of the occupant in the vehicle can be a terminal that wirelessly communicates with the mobile terminal 121 based on, for example, the IEEE 802.15.1 or the like. In the IEEE 802.15.1 or the like, authentication information on the mobile terminal 121 is registered in the internal communication terminal 70 at the time of initial communication. The authentication information of the mobile terminal 121 can be stored in a not-illustrated memory connected to the internal communication ECU 28. In subsequent communication of the internal communication terminal 70 with the mobile terminal 121, the internal communication ECU 28 automatically authenticates the connecting mobile terminal 121 by the pre-registered authentication information. Thus, as the occupant enters the vehicle 10, the mobile terminal 121 of the occupant is automatically connected to the internal communication terminal 70, and becomes in a state capable of communicating with the internal communication terminal 70.

[0053] The travel control ECU 24 controls the travel of the vehicle 10. The travel control ECU 24 acquires data from the external communication ECU 27, the detection ECU 26, the driving operation ECU 25, and the like through the vehicle network 36, for example, and performs control of automatic driving or manual driving assistance for the travel of the vehicle 10. The travel control ECU 24 generates travel control data for controlling the travel of the vehicle 10 based on the acquired data, and outputs to the drive ECU 21, the steering ECU 22, and the brake ECU 23. The drive ECU 21, the steering ECU 22, and the brake ECU 23 control the travel of the vehicle 10 based on the input travel control data.

[0054] The occupant protection ECU 30 is connected to a plurality of seat belt devices, a plurality of air bag devices, and an occupant protection memory 87. The seat belt devices include, for example, a driver side seat belt device 81 for the occupant who drives the vehicle 10, and a passenger side seat belt device 82 for the occupant who rides in the vehicle 10. The air bag devices include, for example, a driver side front air bag device 83 that deploys in front of the occupant who drives the vehicle 10, a driver side curtain air bag device 84 that deploys on the outside of the occupant who drives the vehicle 10, a passenger side front air bag device 85 that deploys in front of the occupant who rides in the vehicle 10, and a passenger side curtain air bag device 86 that deploys on the outside of the occupant who rides in the vehicle 10. The occupant protection device 80 is configured of the above devices.

[0055] The occupant protection ECU 30 actuates or controls the seat belt devices and / or the air bag devices based on information on the prediction of collision with another object or the result of collision detection from the detection ECU 26.

[0056] The occupant protection memory 87 is a computer-readable storage medium that stores programs executed by the occupant protection ECU 30, setting values, and the like. Information on the control content of the occupant protection ECU 30 can be stored in the occupant protection memory 87. The occupant protection ECU 30 reads programs from the occupant protection memory 87 and executes the programs. Thus, the occupant protection ECU 30 can function as an occupant protection control section of the automobile 10.

[0057] If the occupant protection ECU 30 as the occupant protection control section of the automobile 10 detects a collision, the occupant protection control is executed. Also, the occupant protection ECU 30 automatically transmits emergency information due to an accident of the automobile 10 to the server device 2 for requesting emergency dispatch using the external communication terminal 60. Thus, the occupant protection ECU 30 can automatically transmit emergency information to the server device 2 using the external communication device 61 as the first communication device at the time of emergency of the automobile 10.

[0058] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the server device 2 used in the call center. Figure 1

[0059] Figure 3 The server device 2 has a server communication device 91, a server memory 92, a server CPU 93, a server GNSS receiver 94, a server monitor 95, a server talk device 96, and a server bus 97 connecting the above components.

[0060] The server communication device 91 is connected to the communication network 7 of the wireless communication network 5. The server communication device 91 transmits and receives data between other devices, such as the external communication terminal 60 as the wireless terminal of the automobile 10 and the client terminal 3, through the wireless communication network 5.

[0061] The server GNSS receiver 94 receives electric waves of the GNSS satellite 110 to obtain the current time. The server device 2 can have a server timer not shown that is corrected based on the current time of the server GNSS receiver 94.

[0062] The server monitor 95 displays information of the server device 2. The server monitor 95 displays, for example, emergency information received by the server device 2 from the automobile 10 that has encountered an accident or the like.

[0063] The server talk device 96 is used for a conversation between a staff of the call center and a user of the mobile terminal 121 connected using the server communication device 91.

[0064] ​The server memory 92 is a computer-readable storage medium that stores programs, setting values, and the like executed by the server CPU 93. Information on the control contents of the server CPU 93 can be stored in the server memory 92. The server CPU 93 reads programs from the server memory 92 and executes the programs. Thus, the server control section is implemented in the server device 2. The server CPU 93 as the server control section manages the overall operation of the server device 2.

[0065] Figure 4 is Figure 1 An explanatory diagram of the client terminal 3 used by the action unit of the

[0066] Figure 4 The client terminal 3 has a client communication device 101, a client memory 102, a client CPU 103, a client notification device 104, a client GNSS receiver 105, a client monitor 106, a client talk device 107, and a client bus 108 that connects the above components.

[0067] The client communication device 101 is connected to the communication network 7 of the wireless communication network 5. The client communication device 101 transmits and receives data between other devices, such as the external communication device 61 that is the wireless terminal of the automobile 10, and the server device 2 through the wireless communication network 5.

[0068] The client GNSS receiver 105 receives electric waves of the GNSS satellite 110 to acquire the current time. The client terminal 3 can have a server timer not shown that is corrected by the current time of the client GNSS receiver 105.

[0069] The client monitor 106 displays information of the client terminal 3. The client monitor 106 displays, for example, a dispatch request received from the server device 2 and the like.

[0070] The client notification device 104 outputs a sound requesting dispatch to the crew of the action unit.

[0071] The client talk device 107 is used for talk between the crew of the action unit and the user of the mobile terminal 121 connected using the client communication device 101.

[0072] The client memory 102 is a computer-readable storage medium that stores programs, setting values, and the like executed by the client CPU 103. Information on the control contents of the client CPU 103 can be stored in the client memory 102. The client CPU 103 reads programs from the client memory 102 and executes the programs. Thus, the client control section is implemented in the client terminal 3. The client CPU 103 as the client control section manages the overall operation of the client terminal 3.

[0073] Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram showingFigure 1 A time chart of a flow of a series of processes in the automatic emergency notification system 1 in a case where the vehicle 10 directly automatically notifies the server device 2 of an accident.

[0074] Figure 5 A control system 20 of the automatic notification device 4 of the vehicle 10, the server device 2 of the call center, and the client terminal 3 of the action force are shown in FIG. 10. Time passes from top to bottom.

[0075] In step ST11, the detection ECU 26 of the vehicle 10 detects a collision of the vehicle 10. The detection ECU 26 detects a collision in a case where the magnitude of acceleration detected by, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor 52 is greater than a predetermined threshold value. In a case where a collision is not detected, the detection ECU 26 repeatedly performs the present process. If a collision is detected, the detection ECU 26 transmits collision detection information to the occupant protection ECU 30, and the process proceeds to step ST12. Note that the detection ECU 26 can end the present process in a case where a collision is not detected after a predetermined time elapses after starting the present process.

[0076] Note that the detection ECU 26 can predict a collision as unavoidable before detecting the collision. In addition, the occupant protection ECU 30 can perform a prior control for occupant protection before detecting a collision on the basis of a case where a collision is predicted as unavoidable. As the prior control, the occupant protection ECU 30 can, for example, set a slack portion of a safety belt of a seat belt device in a pre-tightened state by winding the slack portion, or perform other processes. For example, the occupant protection ECU 30 can perform a pre-deployment of an airbag device or the like.

[0077] In step ST12, the occupant protection ECU 30 of the vehicle 10 that detected a collision performs occupant protection control on the basis of the collision detection information. The occupant protection ECU 30 activates the selected seat belt device and airbag device. Thereby, the occupant seated on the seat is restrained with respect to the seat, and can absorb an impact by the airbag even in a case where the occupant is separated from the seat.

[0078] Note that in the present embodiment, the occupant protection ECU 30 can perform occupant protection control on the basis of a collision prediction before a collision, although the occupant protection ECU 30 performs occupant protection control after detecting a collision in step ST11.

[0079] In step ST13, the occupant protection ECU 30 of the vehicle 10 collects accident information. The accident information can be substantially information collected by the AACN described above. In the AACN, the action state, position, and input direction and strength of an impact at the time of an accident of the occupant protection device 80 at the time of an accident are collected as accident-time information.

[0080] In step ST14, the internal communication ECU 28 of the automobile 10 collects terminal information. The internal communication ECU 28 collects, for example, the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 authenticated and registered in the internal communication terminal 70.

[0081] In step ST15, the external communication ECU 27 of the automobile 10 transmits the accident information collected by the occupant protection ECU 30 and the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 collected by the internal communication ECU 28 as emergency information from the external communication terminal 60 to the server device 2. Thus, the automobile 10 automatically notifies the emergency information on the emergency situation of the accident.

[0082] Note that the accident information and the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 can also be collected by the external communication ECU 27.

[0083] In addition, the accident information can also be information on the state of the occupant after the accident, for example, an image in the vehicle after the accident, and the like.

[0084] In step ST16, the server communication device 91 of the server device 2 of the call center receives the automatically notified information from the automobile 10 that has encountered the accident. The automatically notified information received by the server communication device 91 can be stored in the server memory 92.

[0085] In step ST17, the server CPU 93 of the server device 2 of the call center displays the automatically notified information received by the server communication device 91 on the server monitor 95. The staff of the call center can confirm the situation of the accident of the automobile 10 based on the accident information displayed on the server monitor 95.

[0086] In step ST18, the server CPU 93 of the server device 2 of the call center performs a talk with the occupant of the automobile 10 that has encountered the accident. The server CPU 93 establishes a talk line by communicating with, for example, the communication terminal of the automobile 10 using the server communication device 91. In step ST19, the occupant protection ECU 30 of the automobile 10 answers the voice talk. The occupant protection ECU 30 outputs the voice from the server device 2 from an unillustrated speaker, collects the voice in the vehicle using the microphone 55, and transmits to the server device 2. Thus, the staff of the call center can talk with the occupant remaining in the vehicle after the accident by voice, thereby grasping the state such as the degree of injury of the occupant.

[0087] In addition, in a case where the communication terminal of the automobile 10 does not answer, the server CPU 93 realizes a call with the mobile terminal 121 based on the contact information list received from the automobile 10 involved in the accident. The mobile terminal 121 answers the voice call. Thereby, the staff of the call center can talk with the occupant remaining in the automobile after the accident by voice, thereby grasping the state such as the degree of injury of the occupant.

[0088] In addition, in a case where the occupant must evacuate from the automobile 10, by making a call using a telephone from the call center before starting the evacuation, it is possible to expect the occupant to recognize the existence of the mobile terminal 121 of the occupant himself before leaving the automobile 10, the position of the mobile terminal 121 of the occupant himself separated from the hand due to the impact of the accident, and to make the occupant certainly take the mobile terminal 121 out of the automobile. Thereby, even if the state of the occupant after the collision cannot be recognized by the automobile 10 due to the evacuation of the occupant from the automobile 10, the call center can continue to acquire information by the mobile terminal 121.

[0089] Further, in a case where none of the above conditions is answered, the server CPU 93 ends the process. The staff of the call center can input the confirmation result to the server device 2.

[0090] By such a process, the server CPU 93 as the server control section can grasp the state such as the degree of injury of the occupant as the user of the mobile terminal 121 using the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 of the occupant of the automobile 10 involved in the emergency information.

[0091] In step ST20, the server CPU 93 of the server device 2 of the call center estimates the situation. The server CPU 93 can estimate the situation based on the automatically reported information received by the server communication apparatus 91 and the input information of the staff of the call center. The server CPU 93 can estimate the situation by an artificial intelligence process by referring to past accident information. In addition, the staff of the call center can estimate the situation after comprehensively considering the situation, and input the estimation result to the server device 2.

[0092] In step ST21, the server CPU 93 of the server device 2 of the call center dispatches the action force. The server CPU 93 transmits a dispatch request to the client terminal 3 of the action force using the server communication apparatus 91. The server CPU 93 can also transmit the dispatch request based on the operation of the staff of the call center.

[0093] In step ST22, the client communication apparatus 101 of the client terminal 3 of the action force receives the dispatch request from the server device 2. The dispatch request received by the client communication apparatus 101 can be stored in the client memory 102.

[0094] In step ST23, the client CPU 103 of the action force's client terminal 3 notifies of the dispatch request. The client CPU 103 outputs a dispatch request sound from the client notification device 104 based on the dispatch request received by the client communication device 101. In addition, the client CPU 103 can display a screen of the dispatch request on the client monitor 106. In the screen of the dispatch request, information of the automatic notification, input information of the staff of the call center can be displayed.

[0095] In step ST24, the action force's crew member dispatches. The action force's crew member can grasp the situation of the dispatch request to the own crew from the dispatch request sound and the screen of the dispatch request, and dispatches using the rescue helicopter and / or the ambulance 11 in an emergency.

[0096] As described above, in the present embodiment, the external communication terminal 60 as the first communication device is used to automatically transmit the emergency information to the server device 2 in an emergency of the automobile 10. Further, the emergency information includes not only the accident time information on the accident of the automobile 10 but also the contact information such as the telephone number and / or the SMS account of the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger of the automobile 10. Thereby, the staff of the call center or the like can contact the passenger of the automobile 10 who has encountered the accident based on the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger included in the emergency information received by the server device 2, not based on the automobile 10. For the passenger who has evacuated from the automobile 10, the staff of the call center or the like can estimate the state of the safety, the injury, and the like. In addition, it is possible to estimate the existence of the possibility that the passenger who does not answer the contact has a severe injury.

[0097] [Second Embodiment]

[0098] Next, the automatic emergency notification system 1 of the second embodiment of the present application will be described. In the present embodiment, the same symbols are used for the same configurations as those of the above-described embodiment, and the illustration and description are omitted. In the following description, mainly the differences from the above-described embodiment will be described.

[0099] Figure 6 is a time chart showing the flow of the terminal information collection process of step ST14 of the automatic emergency notification system 1 of the second embodiment of the present application. Figure 5

[0100] The automobile 10 executes the process of Figure 6 in order to transmit the emergency information at the time of the accident.

[0101] ​In step ST1, the interior communication ECU 28 of the interior communication terminal 70 acquires the information of the mobile terminal 121 from the interior communication device 71. In the interior communication terminal 70, the authentication information of the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger who usually rides in the vehicle 10 is registered at least. These passengers are likely to ride in the vehicle 10 at the time of the emergency situation. The interior communication ECU 28 can basically acquire the information of such authenticated mobile terminal 121 from the interior communication terminal 70.

[0102] Here, the interior communication ECU 28 can determine the passengers who are riding in the vehicle at the time before or after such a collision in the traveling based on the captured image of the in-vehicle camera 54, and acquire the information of the mobile terminal 121 of only the determined passenger. Note that, as the information of the mobile terminal 121, the interior communication terminal 70 can include as much as possible the information of the mobile terminal 121 that can be recognized based on the detection of the electric wave although not authenticated at the time. Thus, the information of the mobile terminal 121 acquired by the interior communication ECU 28 becomes information that appropriately corresponds to the plurality of passengers who are riding in the vehicle at the time of the collision. The information of the mobile terminal 121 acquired by the interior communication ECU 28 is difficult to include the information of the mobile terminal 121 of the person who is not riding.

[0103] In step ST2, the detection ECU 26 judges the seating positions of the plurality of passengers who are riding in the vehicle at the time before or after such a collision in the traveling based on the captured image of the in-vehicle camera 54, and estimates the order of the likelihood of injury to the plurality of passengers. In the case where the vehicle 10 encounters an accident, all of the passengers who are riding in the vehicle do not necessarily receive the same injury. Thus, the detection ECU 26 can estimate the degree of injury to the plurality of passengers in the order of the distance from the input site of the collision to the seating position of each passenger. In this case, the passenger whose seating position is closest to the input site of the collision is estimated to have a higher likelihood of injury than the other passengers whose seating positions are farther from the input site of the collision. Based on other factors such as the input site and size of the collision of the vehicle 10, and the action state of the passenger protection device, the degree of injury to the plurality of passengers can be estimated. In this case, it is estimated that the passenger who is estimated to be protected well by the passenger protection device has a lower likelihood of injury than the passenger who is estimated to be not protected effectively by the passenger protection device. The detection ECU 26 estimates the order of the likelihood of injury to the plurality of passengers based on these collision conditions, the action state of the protection device, and the seating positions.

[0104] In step ST3, the occupant protection ECU 30 selects one of the plurality of mobile terminals 121 for test communication with the mobile terminal 121, based on the information on the plurality of mobile terminals 121 acquired in step STl. The occupant protection ECU 30 selects one of the mobile terminals 121 that has not yet attempted test communication. The occupant protection ECU 30 can, for example, sort the plurality of mobile terminals 121 acquired in step STl in order of the mobile terminals 121 that the occupant with a high likelihood of injury in step ST2 has, and select the first mobile terminal 121 in the sorted list when initially performing the process of step ST3.

[0105] In step ST4, the internal communication ECU 28 performs test communication with the selected mobile terminal 121 using the internal communication terminal 70. The internal communication terminal 70, for example, calls the selected mobile terminal 121 to ring. The occupant who is the user of the mobile terminal 121 can answer the call of the mobile terminal 121 with consciousness. The internal communication ECU 28 can roughly and temporarily determine the degree of injury of the occupant who is the user of the mobile terminal 121, and the like, based on whether or not the call can be made in the test communication or whether or not there is a response to the test communication. Thus, the internal communication ECU 28, when transmitting emergency information, can confirm whether or not the mobile terminal 121 that has registered the authentication information in the internal communication terminal 70 as the second communication device can communicate through the internal communication terminal 70 after the emergency situation of the vehicle 10 occurs.

[0106] In step ST5, the internal communication ECU 28 determines whether or not the test communication with respect to all of the mobile terminals 121 is completed. In a case where the test communication with respect to all of the mobile terminals 121 is not completed, the internal communication ECU 28 returns the process to step ST3. The internal communication ECU 28 repeats the process from step ST3 to step ST5 to newly select the mobile terminal 121 that has not yet attempted test communication to attempt test communication. The internal communication ECU 28 repeats the process from step ST3 to step ST5 to perform test communication with respect to all of the mobile terminals 121 until the test communication with respect to all of the mobile terminals 121 is completed. If the test communication with respect to all of the mobile terminals 121 is completed, the internal communication ECU 28 advances the process to step ST6.

[0107] In step ST6, the external communication ECU 27 generates terminal information for transmission to the server device 2, based on the information collected through the above processing. For example, the external communication ECU 27 generates list information of the mobile terminals 121 of the passengers in the car 10 at the time of the accident as the terminal information. In the list information, the information of a plurality of mobile terminals 121 can be distinguished in order of the passengers with a high possibility of injury. In the information of each mobile terminal 121, for example, information of a contact such as a telephone number and / or an SMS account of the mobile terminal 121, information of the content and / or degree of the estimated possibility of injury, and information of the presence or absence of a response to the test communication can be included. Thus, the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 that is confirmed to be able to communicate with the passenger is included in the terminal information transmitted to the server device 2.

[0108] As described above, in the present embodiment, the external communication terminal 60 used as the first communication device automatically transmits the emergency information to the server device 2 at the time of emergency of the car 10. Also, in the emergency information, both the accident information on the accident of the car 10 and the contact information such as the telephone number and / or the SMS account of the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger in the car 10 are included. Thus, the staff of the call center or the like can estimate the degree of injury of the passenger of the car 10 before contacting the passenger of the car 10 involved in the accident, based not on the car 10 but on the contact information of the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger included in the emergency information received by the server device 2. The staff of the call center or the like can estimate the safety, the state of injury, and the like of the passenger who evacuates from the car 10. In addition, it is possible to estimate the case where the passenger who does not respond to the contact has a high possibility of severe injury.

[0109] Also, in the present embodiment, the staff of the call center or the like can make a rough temporary judgment of the degree of injury or the like of the passenger who is the user of the mobile terminal 121, before directly contacting the passenger through the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger, based on whether the call is possible in the test communication by the internal communication ECU 28 or whether there is a response to the test communication, from the emergency information of the external communication terminal 60.

[0110] Also, in the case where the passenger needs to evacuate from the car 10 before the staff of the call center or the like calls the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger, the passenger can be made aware of the existence of the mobile terminal 121 of the passenger himself or herself before leaving the car 10 and the position of the mobile terminal 121 that is separated from the hand due to the impact of the accident, by making a call in the test communication using the internal communication ECU 28 before starting the evacuation, so that the passenger can surely take the mobile terminal 121 out of the car.

[0111] The above-described embodiments are examples of preferred embodiments of the present application, but the present application is not limited to them, and various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present application.

[0112] In the above-described embodiments, the ECU is divided into a plurality of ECUs in the automobile 10, but a part or all of them can be integrated into one ECU.

[0113] In the above-described embodiments, the occupant protection ECU 30 of the automatic notification device 4 of the automobile 10 collects the information at the time of the accident and the terminal information after detecting the collision due to the accident, and transmits these information together to the server device 2.

[0114] In addition, for example, the occupant protection ECU 30 of the automatic notification device 4 of the automobile 10 can transmit the information at the time of the accident and the terminal information to the server device 2 separately after detecting the collision due to the accident. In this case, the automatic notification process of the information at the time of the accident is added between the step ST13 and the step ST14. Even if the emergency information is transmitted several times separately like this, the server device 2 can associate the information based on the identification information unique to each automobile 10 and the like included in the information. Further, the occupant protection ECU 30 can transmit the information at the time of the accident as the first notification of the accident immediately after detecting the accident without delay due to the collection time of the terminal information. In addition, the occupant protection ECU 30 can perform the test communication to the plurality of mobile terminals without considering the delay of the first notification. The occupant protection ECU 30 can transmit the information of the mobile terminals of the plurality of occupants without delay after the staff in the call center provided with the server device 2 starts the accident response based on the first notification. Figure 5 ​

Claims

1. A vehicle with an automatic notification function, characterized in that, have: A first communication device that sends emergency information about a vehicle in an emergency to a server device used to request emergency dispatch; and The control unit automatically sends emergency information to the server device using the first communication device when the vehicle is in an emergency. When sending the emergency information, the control unit sends the contact information of the mobile terminals of the passengers in the vehicle from the first communication device to the server device. When multiple mobile terminals of multiple passengers in the vehicle have been registered, the control unit estimates the order of likelihood of harm to the multiple passengers and communicates with the mobile terminals of the multiple passengers in sequence according to the estimated order of likelihood.

2. The vehicle with automatic notification function according to claim 1, characterized in that, In addition to the first communication device, a second communication device is provided in the vehicle. The second communication device is used to authenticate mobile terminals present in the vehicle and to conduct communication. The control unit sends the contact information of the mobile terminal authenticated by the second communication device from the first communication device to the server device.

3. The vehicle with automatic notification function according to claim 2, characterized in that, The control unit confirms whether, after an emergency occurs in the vehicle, it can communicate with a mobile terminal whose authentication information has been registered with the second communication device via the second communication device. The control unit sends the contact information of the mobile terminal that has been confirmed to be able to communicate from the first communication device to the server device.

4. The vehicle with automatic notification function according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The control unit communicates sequentially with the mobile terminals of passengers in the vehicle, and sends the response results for the communication from the first communication device to the server device.

5. The vehicle with automatic notification function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, As the contact information, the control unit sends a list of passengers' mobile terminals that are categorized in order of the highest probability of injury. This list includes information on the estimated probability and / or degree of injury, or information on whether there is a response to the test communication.

6. The vehicle with automatic notification function according to claim 4, characterized in that, As the contact information, the control unit sends a list of passengers' mobile terminals that are categorized in order of the highest probability of injury. This list includes information on the estimated probability and / or degree of injury, or information on whether there is a response to the test communication.

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