JP2002187510A - Emergency information reporting device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an emergency information reporting device for a vehicle capable of taking a countermeasure against an emergency even in the case when an environment of a working site is bad or when the emergency cannot be reported to an emergency reporting center. SOLUTION: This emergency information reporting device is furnished with an emergency reporting switch 4 to manually or automatically generate emergency information concerning the vehicle, an air bag signal input means 5, an external speaker 9 to report voice information in the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle, a portable telephone 6 to transmit a radio signal bearing the emergency information in accordance with the emergency information to the emergency reporting center and a microcomputer 1 to report the voice information related in accordance with the emergency information from the external speaker 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle emergency information notification device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been proposed a vehicular emergency information reporting system for wirelessly reporting an emergency such as a vehicle accident to a predetermined emergency countermeasure using a portable communication terminal such as a mobile phone mounted in a vehicle. . FIG. 4 is a system showing a conventional vehicle emergency information reporting device. In the figure, 11 is a microcomputer, 12 is a vehicle position detecting means for detecting a vehicle position by GPS or the like, 13 is a user name, a date of birth, A memory storing user information such as blood type and vehicle information such as a vehicle number, 14 is an emergency call switch, 15 is an airbag signal input means, and 16 is a mobile phone.

Next, the operation will be described. Microcomputer 11
Monitors the emergency call switch 14 and the airbag signal input means 15 at regular intervals. In addition, the position information of the vehicle is fetched from the vehicle position detecting means 12 at regular time intervals, and the position information stored in the memory 13 is sequentially updated. When an accident occurs, the driver or passenger
Is operated, emergency information is input to the microcomputer 11. Alternatively, when an accident occurs and the airbag operates, emergency information is automatically input to the microcomputer 11 from the airbag signal input means 15.

The microcomputer 11 transmits the emergency information to a predetermined emergency countermeasure such as an emergency call center using the data communication function of the mobile phone 16 in response to the emergency information.
The emergency information includes the user information, the vehicle information, and the current position information of the vehicle stored in the memory 13. In response to the transmitted emergency information, the emergency call center can ask about the contents of the emergency, including the safety of the driver or the passenger, via the mobile phone 16. Then, it is possible to take measures such as sending an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or a police car to the site according to the content of the emergency.

Further, the emergency notification center notifies the emergency vehicle of the location information contained in the emergency information and, if the driver is injured, the blood type blood transfusion contained in the user information. Can be prepared, and prompt response to the emergency can be taken.

[0006]

Since the conventional vehicle emergency information reporting device is configured as described above, an emergency vehicle arriving near the site after receiving a report from the emergency reporting center immediately replaces the accident vehicle. There was a problem that some environments could not be found. The cause may be that the accident vehicle cannot be seen because of the congestion of surrounding vehicles, the terrain at the accident site, or at night. In addition, there is a problem that it may not be possible to call the emergency call center using a mobile phone. As a cause thereof, for example, there is a case where the mobile phone is not mounted in the vehicle, or even when the mobile phone is mounted, the accident vehicle is located outside the area where radio waves do not reach.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a vehicle emergency information reporting system capable of taking countermeasures for an emergency even when the environment at the site is bad or when it is impossible to report to the emergency reporting center. The aim is to obtain a device.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An emergency information reporting device for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises: an emergency information input means for generating emergency information relating to a vehicle manually or automatically; A mobile communication terminal for transmitting a radio signal carrying emergency information to a predetermined emergency response organization in response to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means, and an emergency generated by the emergency information input means. And control means for informing the voice information related to the emergency information from the voice loudening means in accordance with the information.

The vehicle emergency information reporting device according to the present invention further comprises a communication terminal detecting means for detecting whether or not the portable communication terminal is mounted, and wherein the control means does not mount the portable communication terminal by the communication terminal detecting means. When this is detected, the voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker in accordance with the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means.

[0010] In the vehicular emergency information reporting device according to the present invention, when the control means detects that the portable communication terminal detected to be mounted by the communication terminal detection means is not within the connection area, the control means inputs the emergency information. According to the emergency information generated by the means, voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker.

In the vehicular emergency information notification device according to the present invention, the control means, when detecting that the portable communication terminal, which has been mounted by the communication terminal detection means, is within the connection area, performs a mobile communication. When no call is made between the terminal and a predetermined emergency countermeasure agency, voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker in accordance with the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means.

The vehicle emergency information reporting device according to the present invention further comprises a voice synthesizing means, wherein the control means relates to the emergency information read from the voice synthesizing means in response to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means. The audio information is notified from the audio amplification means.

[0013] The vehicle emergency information reporting device according to the present invention further comprises storage means for storing user information relating to the user of the vehicle, and the control means transmits the user information in accordance with the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means. The voice information corresponding to the user information read from the storage means is reported from the voice amplification means.

[0014] In the vehicular emergency information reporting device according to the present invention, the control means, when there is no response from the vehicle side to the voice information from the predetermined emergency response agency that has received the radio signal carrying the emergency information, In response to receiving a control signal from a predetermined emergency countermeasure agency, the voice information from the agency is transferred to a voice loudspeaker to be notified.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a system of a vehicle emergency information notification device according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a microcomputer (control means), 2 denotes a vehicle position detecting means such as a GPS or a gyro, and 3 denotes a user. A memory (storage means) for storing user information such as name, date of birth, blood type and vehicle information such as vehicle number; Input means), 5 is an airbag signal input means (emergency call input means) for automatically generating emergency information relating to the vehicle, 6 is a mobile phone (or PHS or other mobile communication terminal), and 7 is the mounting of the mobile communication terminal. A mobile phone presence / absence detection switch (communication terminal detecting means) for detecting the presence / absence of the speech, a voice synthesizing device (speech synthesizing means) 8, a voice loudspeaker 9 for notifying the voice information in the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle. Speaker.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 2 is a main flowchart of the microcomputer 1, after a predetermined initialization process (step ST1), a position detection process (step ST2), a memory control process (step ST3), an emergency information process (step ST4), a conversation process (step ST4). ST5),
Other processes (step ST6) are repeatedly executed.

The emergency information processing in step ST4 will be described later. In the own vehicle position detection process in step ST2, the current position of the vehicle is detected at regular intervals (for example, every 1 second) and input to the microcomputer 1. In the memory control process in step ST3, the microcomputer 1 sequentially inputs the obtained position information to the memory 3 and updates the previous position information. When the user information and the vehicle information are input, the setting information is written into the memory.

In the conversation processing in step ST5 after the emergency information processing in step ST4, conversation information between an emergency center (a predetermined emergency countermeasure organization) and the user is transmitted and received via a mobile phone, and the situation and treatment of the accident are dealt with. Etc. so that they can be contacted. In the other processing of step ST6,
The synthesized voice data stored in the voice synthesizer 8 is read and input to the external speaker 9, and the external speaker 9 is opened to notify emergency communication outside the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the emergency information processing in step ST4 of FIG. It is determined whether or not the emergency call switch is on (step ST11). If the switch is off, it is determined whether or not an airbag deployment signal has been input (step ST12). If there is no signal input, the process proceeds to step ST11 to determine whether the emergency call switch is on or off. When the emergency call switch is on, or when there is an airbag deployment signal input,
That is, when an emergency such as an accident occurs, the state of the mobile phone presence / absence detection switch is searched to determine whether or not a mobile phone is mounted (step ST13).

If a mobile phone is mounted, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is within a connection area where radio waves can reach (step ST14). If it is within the connection area, call the emergency call center to establish a wireless line, make an emergency call using a mobile phone, and send the user information, vehicle information, and location information read from the memory to the emergency call center. Transmit (step ST15).

If no mobile phone is attached in step ST13, or if the mobile phone is out of the connection area where radio waves do not reach in step ST14, an emergency call using a voice synthesizer and an external speaker (loudspeaker) is sent to the outside of the vehicle. (Step ST16). That is, when communication with the emergency call center cannot be performed by the mobile phone, an emergency call is sent to surrounding vehicles and people outside the vehicle to ask for assistance.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a mobile phone is not mounted, or when the mobile phone is out of the connection area where radio waves do not reach, an emergency call using external speaker 9 is sent to the vehicle. Notify outside. Therefore, even when it is not possible to make a call to the emergency call center, there is an effect that a countermeasure against an emergency can be taken by a call of a nearby person who has heard the voice information notified from the external speaker 9 to the outside of the vehicle.

In this case, even if a call can be made to the emergency call center by the mobile phone 6, the external speaker 9
An emergency call using the information may be notified to the outside of the vehicle. In this case, the effect is obtained that the emergency vehicle that has arrived near the site after receiving the notification from the emergency notification center can take measures against the emergency by the voice information notified from the loudspeaker to the outside of the vehicle.

In this case, if the mobile phone 6 is within the connection range and no communication is made between the mobile phone 6 and the emergency call center, for example, a person in the vehicle is injured and the mobile phone is injured. If a conversation cannot be made in step 6, the external speaker 9 may be configured to notify voice information (for example, an alarm sound) related to the emergency information. In this case, there is an effect that a countermeasure against an emergency can be taken by the notification of the surrounding people who hear the audio information notified from the external speaker 9 to the outside of the vehicle. For example, the person can use a mobile phone or a public phone to call the emergency call center or police.

In this case, the voice information related to the emergency information may be read from the voice synthesizer 8 and notified from the external speaker 9. In this case, even if an accident occurs such that a person inside the vehicle cannot speak, the synthesized voice for notifying emergency can be automatically notified from the external speaker 9 to the outside of the vehicle. For example, a synthetic voice such as “An accident has occurred. Please contact the police.” Can be automatically notified from the external speaker 9.

In this case, the user information may be read from the memory 3 in response to the emergency information, and audio information corresponding to the user information may be notified from the external speaker 9. In this case, when an accident occurs such that a person in the vehicle cannot speak, or when the content to be spoken is reduced, more specific user information can be automatically notified from the external speaker 9 to the outside of the vehicle. This has the effect. For example, a synthetic voice such as "An accident has occurred. Now my name, blood type, location of the accident, and emergency contact information. Please contact the police and emergency contact information." Can be informed.

In this case, if there is no response from the vehicle to the voice information from the emergency notification center that has received the radio signal carrying the emergency information, the microcomputer 1 performs the reception of the control signal from the emergency notification center. Accordingly, the voice information from the emergency call center may be transferred to the external speaker 9 to be notified. In this case, by the time the emergency vehicle arrives, there is an effect that an accident specialist at the emergency notification center can more accurately request surrounding vehicles and humans for assistance in the accident by radio communication.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the vehicle emergency information notifying apparatus is provided with an emergency information input means for generating emergency information on the vehicle manually or automatically, and voice information in the vehicle. Loudspeaker for notifying the outside of the vehicle, a portable communication terminal for transmitting a radio signal carrying emergency information to a predetermined emergency response agency in response to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means, and an emergency information input means. Control means for notifying the voice information related to the emergency information from the voice loudspeaker in response to the emergency information received. This makes it possible for the emergency vehicle to take measures against an emergency by using voice information notified from the loudspeaker to the outside of the vehicle.

According to the present invention, in the vehicular emergency information reporting device, the communication terminal detecting means for detecting whether or not the portable communication terminal is mounted is further provided, and the control means is provided with the portable communication terminal mounted by the communication terminal detecting means. When it is detected that there is no emergency information, the voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker in accordance with the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means. Even when it is not possible to report to the institution, there is an effect that it is possible to take measures against an emergency by reporting the surrounding people who have heard the voice information reported outside the vehicle from the loudspeaker.

According to the invention, in the vehicular emergency information notification device, the control means is configured to perform an emergency when the portable communication terminal detected to be mounted by the communication terminal detection means is out of the connection area. The voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker according to the emergency information generated by the information input means. There is an effect that a countermeasure against an emergency can be taken by a notification of a person around the user who has heard the voice information notified outside.

According to the present invention, in the vehicular emergency information notification device, the control means may be arranged such that when the mobile communication terminal, which is detected by the communication terminal detection means, is located within the connection area, When a call is not made between the mobile communication terminal and a predetermined emergency response agency, the voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker according to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means. With this configuration, even when a person inside the vehicle cannot pick up the portable communication terminal and cannot make a call with a predetermined emergency response agency, the voice information reported from the loudspeaker to the outside of the vehicle can be transmitted. There is an effect that a countermeasure for an emergency can be taken by the notification of the surrounding people who heard.

According to the present invention, the emergency information reporting device for a vehicle further includes a voice synthesizing unit,
Since the voice information related to the emergency information read from the voice synthesis means is notified from the voice loudspeaker according to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means, such that the human in the vehicle cannot speak. In the event that the accident described above occurs, there is an effect that the synthesized voice for notifying the emergency can be automatically notified from the loudspeaker to the outside of the vehicle.

According to the present invention, in the vehicle emergency information notifying device, the vehicle emergency information reporting device further includes storage means for storing user information relating to the user of the vehicle, and controls the control means according to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means. Since the information is read from the storage means and the voice information for the user information is notified from the voice loudspeaker, when an accident occurs that makes it impossible for a human in the vehicle to speak, or when the content to be spoken is reduced. Has the effect that user information, which is fixed information, can be automatically reported outside the vehicle from the loudspeaker.

According to the present invention, in the vehicular emergency information reporting device, the control means is provided for controlling the vehicle when the vehicle does not respond to the voice information from the predetermined emergency response agency which has received the radio signal carrying the emergency information. Is configured to transfer the voice information from the organization to the voice loudspeaker in response to the reception of the control signal from the predetermined emergency countermeasure agency, and to notify it. There is an effect that the staff specialized in the accident of the agency or the like can more accurately request surrounding vehicles or human beings for assistance in the accident.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system of a vehicle emergency information notification device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a main flowchart of a control unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of emergency information processing in the main flowchart of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a system of a conventional vehicle emergency information notification device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 microcomputer (control means), 2 own vehicle position detecting means, 3
Memory (storage means), 4 emergency call switch (emergency call input means), 5 airbag signal input means (emergency call input means), 6 mobile phone (mobile communication terminal), 7 mobile phone presence / absence detection switch (communication terminal detection means) ), 8 voice synthesizer (voice synthesizer), 9 external speaker (loudspeaker).

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Emergency information input means for manually or automatically generating emergency information relating to a vehicle; voice loudspeaker means for notifying voice information in the vehicle to the outside of the vehicle; and emergency information input means generated by the emergency information input means. A mobile communication terminal that transmits a radio signal carrying the emergency information to a predetermined emergency response agency in accordance with the emergency information, and voice information related to the emergency information in response to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input unit. A vehicle emergency information notification device, comprising: a control unit for notifying from the voice loudening unit. 2. A communication terminal detecting means for detecting whether or not a portable communication terminal is attached, wherein the control means detects an emergency when the communication terminal detecting means detects that the portable communication terminal is not attached. The vehicle emergency information notification device according to claim 1, wherein the voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker according to the emergency information generated by the information input means. 3. The control means according to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means when detecting that the portable communication terminal, which has been mounted by the communication terminal detection means, is out of the connection area, is detected. 2. The vehicular emergency information notification device according to claim 1, wherein voice information related to the emergency information is notified from a voice loud speaker. 4. The control means, when detecting that the mobile communication terminal, which has been attached by the communication terminal detection means, is within the connection area, connects the mobile communication terminal with a predetermined emergency response agency. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the voice information related to the emergency information is notified from the voice loudspeaker in accordance with the emergency information generated by the emergency information input means when no call is made between the two. Emergency information reporting device. 5. A voice synthesizing unit, further comprising: a control unit that, in response to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input unit, notifies the voice loudspeaker of voice information related to the emergency information read from the voice synthesizing unit. The vehicle emergency information notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. A storage unit for storing user information relating to a user of the vehicle, wherein the control unit reads the user information from the storage unit in response to the emergency information generated by the emergency information input unit, and stores the user information. The vehicle emergency information notification device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein audio information for the vehicle is notified from an audio speaker. 7. The control means, when there is no response from the vehicle side to the voice information from the predetermined emergency response agency that has received the radio signal carrying the emergency information, the control signal from the predetermined emergency response agency. 2. The vehicular emergency information notification device according to claim 1, wherein the voice information from the institution is transferred to the voice loudening means in response to the reception of the information to notify the voice information.