JP2003233885A - Emergency notification device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an emergency notification device for vehicle constituted so that a voice speech of an emergency message is promptly performed by allowing the device not to transmit unnecessary image data by judging whether or not the image data are transmitted by physical conditions of passengers. <P>SOLUTION: The emergency notification device is provided with a physical condition detection means 2 that detects the physical conditions of the passengers and a physical condition comparison means 8 that judges whether or not the image data are transmitted by comparing a detection signal from the physical condition detection means 2 with physical conditions of the passengers at normal times when an emergency state is caused and outputs a signal for transmitting the image data or stopping transmission of the image data based on this judgement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular emergency call device for automatically transmitting emergency data to an emergency call center when an emergency occurs while a vehicle is running, and more particularly to detecting data relating to the physical condition of a passenger. The present invention relates to an emergency notification device for a vehicle, which determines whether or not image data is transmitted according to its state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle emergency call that automatically transmits emergency data (vehicle position, vehicle information, image data inside the vehicle when an emergency call occurs, etc.) to an emergency call center when an emergency occurs while the vehicle is running. The device is known. In a vehicle equipped with a mobile phone, the mobile phone is automatically switched to a mobile phone by the voice switching function after transmitting the emergency data, or the emergency call center is called by disconnecting the emergency call line and calling the voice mode. Trying to make a call
(See JP-A-8-221679).

[0003]

However, although the transmission of image data has an advantage that the state of the vehicle interior in an emergency can be visually confirmed, on the other hand, the transmission of image data is more difficult than the transmission of image data such as the vehicle position and vehicle information. Takes time (around 2 minutes)
There is a problem. As described above, in the method of transmitting image data each time an emergency occurs, the image data is transmitted even if it is a minor accident that does not require the image data to be transmitted and only voice can be sufficient to report. However, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time to make an emergency call and it takes time to make a voice call to the emergency call center.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and determines whether or not image data should be transmitted depending on the physical condition of the occupant so that image data is not transmitted when it is unnecessary. , It is an object of the present invention to provide an emergency call device for a vehicle that enables quick voice call for emergency calls.

[0005]

The vehicle emergency call device according to the present invention transmits image data by comparing the detection signal from the physical condition detecting means with the normal physical condition of the occupant when an emergency occurs. It is also provided with a physical condition comparing means for determining whether or not to perform and outputting a signal for transmitting or stopping transmission of image data based on this determination.

The vehicle emergency notification device according to the present invention determines an emergency notification from the vehicle impact detection means and the passenger's notification button, and when it determines that the notification is from the notification button, transmission of image data is stopped. It is equipped with an emergency call determination means.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a vehicle emergency notification device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, A indicates an in-vehicle portion and B indicates an emergency call center. First, the in-vehicle portion A will be described.

A position information detecting means 1 detects the position of the own vehicle using GPS or the like and outputs the own vehicle position data at a predetermined interval. Reference numeral 2 is a physical condition detecting means for detecting the pulse, blood pressure, etc. of the occupant in a contact or non-contact manner. 3 is a shock detecting means for detecting a shock received by the vehicle, and a detector for driving an airbag can be used. Reference numeral 4 is a report button for the passenger to manually make an emergency call.

Reference numeral 6 is a memory, 7 is an emergency call judging means, 8 is a physical condition comparing means, and 9 is a transmission data generating means.
Each of these means 6 to 9 constitutes a control means 11. Reference numeral 10 denotes an in-vehicle photographing means, which operates when an emergency occurs and photographs the situation inside the vehicle. 13 is a receiving means, 14 is a received signal converting means, 15 is a speaker, 1
Reference numeral 6 is a transmitting means, 17 is a transmission signal converting means, 18 is a microphone, and 19 is a control section for controlling between the emergency notification center B and the receiving means 13 and the transmitting means 16.

The position information detecting means 1 has a predetermined interval (for example, 1
Second), the vehicle position data is output, and the data is stored in the memory 6
Stored in. In the physical condition detecting means 2, the pulse of the passenger,
Blood pressure and the like are constantly detected and input to the physical condition comparison means 8.
The physical condition of the occupant in normal times (pulse, blood pressure, etc.) is set in advance in the physical condition comparing means 8, and the set value is compared with the detected value of the physical condition detecting means 2 to output a comparative output. It has become. The transmission data generation means 9 has a memory 6,
Signals are inputted from the body condition comparing means 8 and the in-vehicle photographing means 10, and the transmission data is generated here.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. When the impact detection means 3 detects the impact of the vehicle or the passenger turns on the notification button 4, an emergency notification trigger is generated (step ST1).
The emergency call determination means 7 determines whether it is an emergency call by the impact detection means 3 or an emergency call by the call button 4 (step ST2). If the emergency call determination means 7 determines that the call is from the emergency call button 4, the transmission data generation means 9 is controlled based on the determination, and the image data taken by the in-vehicle photography means 10 is not transmitted, Go to ST5.

When the emergency call determination means 7 determines that the notification is not from the notification button 4, that is, the impact detection means 3, the physical condition comparison means 8 determines that the physical condition of the driver is within the set range. If it is determined to be (step ST3), the transmission data generating means 9 is also controlled based on the determination output, the image data photographed by the in-vehicle photographing means 10 is not transmitted, and the process proceeds to step ST5.

If the physical condition comparing means 8 determines that the driver has deteriorated the physical condition beyond the set value and is in a state where it is difficult to speak, the in-vehicle photographing means 10 is driven by the judgment output to perform photographing processing. (Step ST4) to generate image data. Then, the image data, the ID of the emergency notification device stored in the memory 6, the passenger information (name, blood type, etc.), the vehicle information (vehicle type, color, registration number, etc.), and the position information detecting means 1 The transmission data generation means 9 generates transmission data based on the position information stored by (step ST5), and data transmission is performed via the transmission means 16 (step ST6). Next, if the passenger is able to have a conversation, he / she speaks with the emergency call center B by voice (step ST7) and ends the call.

If it is determined in step ST2 that the notification is from the notification button 4, and if it is determined in step ST3 that the physical condition of the driver is within the set value range, the data is generated and processed ( In step ST5), data other than the image data is transmitted (step ST6). At the same time, the driver talks with the emergency call center B via the microphone 18 (step ST7).

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to transmit the image data when the physical condition of the passenger is within the set value range and when the passenger is notified by the notification button 4. You will be able to make prompt voice notifications.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the body for judging whether or not to transmit the image data by comparing the detection signal from the body condition detecting means with the body condition of the passenger in normal times. Since the state comparison means is provided, the image data is transmitted only when the physical condition is such that the call cannot be made, and the image data is not transmitted when the physical condition is such that the call can be made, and only the other emergency data is transmitted. Therefore, there is an effect that the passenger can quickly explain the situation by voice communication with the emergency notification center after transmitting the emergency data.

According to the present invention, it is possible to determine an emergency call from the vehicle impact detection means and the passenger's call button.
Image data transmission is stopped when it is determined to be a notification from the notification button, so when the passenger presses the notification button, there is an effect that it is possible to quickly make a voice call to the emergency notification center without transmitting the image data. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a vehicle emergency notification device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an emergency call operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 position information detection means, 2 physical condition detection means, 3 impact detection means, 4 notification button, 6 memory, 7 emergency call determination means, 8 physical condition comparison means, 9 transmission data generation means, 10 vehicle imaging means, 11 control means , 13
Receiving means, 14 received signal converting means, 15 speakers, 1
6 transmitting means, 17 transmission signal converting means, 18 microphone, 19 control section, A in-vehicle section, B emergency call center.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A body condition detecting means for detecting a body condition of an occupant in a vehicle emergency notification device having a reporting means for reporting a vehicle position, vehicle information, and image data in the vehicle to an emergency reporting center when an emergency occurs. When an emergency occurs, the detection signal from the physical condition detection means and the normal physical condition of the passenger are compared to determine whether or not to transmit the image data, and the image data is transmitted based on this determination. Alternatively, the vehicle emergency notification device is provided with a body condition comparison unit that outputs a signal for stopping transmission. 2. A vehicle equipped with an emergency call determination means for determining a vehicle impact detection means and an emergency call from a report button by a passenger, and stopping transmission of image data when it is determined to be a report from the report button. The vehicle emergency call device according to claim 1.