Vehicle Emergency Rescue Data Segmentation for Accident Assessment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing eCall systems rely on minimal accident information, which is insufficient for accurately determining the severity of accidents and injuries, and drivers may be incapacitated to provide additional details.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle emergency rescue method and device that transmits standardized minimum accident information to a control center, connects an emergency call, and optionally provides extended accident information and images upon request, using sensors and communication protocols to enhance situational awareness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If only minimum accident information is transmitted to the control center, then the system complexity is reduced and transmission speed is improved, but the accuracy of accident severity determination deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccident severity determination accuracyVSAvoidinformation transmission system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The information transmission is divided into two segments: first, minimum accident information (MSD) is transmitted immediately for basic emergency response; second, extended accident information is transmitted subsequently for detailed assessment. This segmentation allows the system to balance between quick response and accurate assessment without requiring all information to be transmitted simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The minimum accident information is transmitted in advance before extended information is available. This preliminary action ensures that emergency services are activated immediately based on critical data, while additional information is gathered and transmitted later to improve assessment accuracy without delaying the initial emergency response.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If extended accident information is transmitted additionally, then the accuracy of injury assessment is improved, but the transmission time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinjury severity assessment accuracyVSAvoidinformation transmission time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Information transmission is segmented into priority levels: critical minimum information is transmitted first for immediate injury assessment, while extended information is transmitted subsequently. This allows emergency services to begin response based on critical data while more detailed information continues to arrive, improving assessment accuracy without requiring complete information before action.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the control center receives initial minimum information, processes it for immediate response, then receives additional extended information to refine the assessment. This feedback loop allows continuous improvement of injury severity determination accuracy while maintaining rapid initial response capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If drivers are required to provide additional accident information through emergency call, then the completeness of accident information is improved, but the reliability of information provision deteriorates due to driver incapacitation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccident information completenessVSAvoiddriver ability to provide information
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The vehicle system automatically collects and transmits extended accident information without requiring driver intervention. Sensors and onboard systems gather data about the accident, vehicle status, and potential injuries, and transmit this information automatically to the control center, eliminating the need for incapacitated drivers to provide information manually.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces the mechanical approach of manual driver reporting with automated sensor-based information collection. Physical sensors detect accident parameters, vehicle systems report status data, and communication systems automatically transmit information, substituting human driver action with automated mechanical and electronic systems that are reliable even when the driver is incapacitated.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP3843059B1Vehicle emergency rescue device for transmitting extended accident information and method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.07.09 THALLOS CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a vehicle emergency rescue device and method, the device including an input unit configured to receive a vehicle accident information transmission request based on an external input; an accident determination unit configured to determine whether a vehicle is in an accident by detecting an external shock based on information from shock detection sensors; a first vehicle accident information generation unit configured to generate first vehicle accident information when the input unit receives the vehicle accident information transmission request or when the accident determination unit determines that the vehicle is in the accident; a first vehicle accident information transmission unit configured to transmit the first vehicle accident information and an emergency call connection request to a control center; an emergency voice call unit configured to connect an emergency call to the control center in response to the emergency call connection request; a second vehicle accident information request receiving unit configured to receive a second vehicle accident information request from the control center; a second vehicle accident information generation unit configured to generate second vehicle accident information; and a second vehicle accident information transmission unit configured to transmit the second vehicle accident information to the control center.