JPH06119578A - Car accident reporting system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Regarding a system that automatically reports to a police station or a fire station when a car accident occurs, when a car accident occurs, the accident occurrence point and the accident occurrence point are automatically detected. The purpose is to make appropriate notifications and enable appropriate rescue and accident handling activities. [Structure] A telephone 11 mounted on an automobile, a sensor 15 for detecting an obstacle of the automobile, and an electronic map device 12 for detecting the position of the automobile are provided, and a signal from the sensor 15 is output when an accident occurs in the automobile. In the case where it is done, the fact that a car accident has occurred and the position of the car is reported to a dial destination preset by the telephone 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for automatically reporting to a police station or a fire station when a car accident occurs.

At present, automobiles are very familiar. Although more comfortable and safe automobiles are being developed, the number of automobile accidents is increasing as the number of automobiles owned increases.

Needless to say, it is desirable that a traffic accident does not occur, but in the event of an accident, it is desirable to notify 110 or 119 as soon as possible.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a traffic accident occurs, the parties to the accident, witnesses, finders, etc. contact the 110 or 119 from a nearby telephone to inform them of the situation of the accident and the location of the accident. Or contact the local police station directly. By receiving an accurate report of the accident situation, it becomes possible to promptly take necessary measures such as rescue of the injured person, investigation of the cause of the accident, removal of road obstacles and prevention of double accident.

However, if there are witnesses and a report is made immediately, there is no problem, but if there are no witnesses, the car is severely damaged, and there is no communication means such as a telephone nearby. The parties are very reassuring. Not only that, even though the person involved in the accident is injured and needs immediate medical attention, the location is unpopular, and even if there is a discoverer, there is no communication means nearby, so the call is delayed. In many cases, the actual treatment of the injured was difficult.

On the other hand, in recent years, car telephones have begun to spread rapidly. By installing a car phone, it is possible to obtain a kind of relief that a car phone can be used to report when an accident occurs.

However, in general, passengers of automobiles are often injured due to the occurrence of accidents, and mental sway is added to the injuries. Therefore, it is not possible to expect accurate notifications at all times. Even if the passenger is not injured, it may be desirable to leave the accident vehicle as soon as possible to prevent a double accident. It doesn't.

In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed a system in which a sensor for detecting a car accident is attached to a car, and when a car accident occurs, the car telephone is used to automatically report the occurrence of the car accident. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-14
7530).

[0009]

However, in the conventional system described above, the fact that an accident has occurred is automatically reported, but the location of the accident is covered by the radio base station to which the accident location belongs. Since only zone information is reported, the location of the accident cannot be specified or limited to a small area.

Therefore, even if an accident is reported, an ambulance or a patrol car cannot be dispatched, and even if dispatched, it may take a long time to arrive at the scene of the accident. .

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention enables an accurate rescue activity and an accident handling activity by automatically reporting when an automobile accident occurs and the location of the accident. The purpose is to

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the system according to the invention of claim 1 is, as shown in FIG. 1, a telephone 11 mounted on an automobile and a sensor for detecting a failure of the automobile. 15 and an electronic map device 12 for detecting the position of the vehicle, and when an accident occurs in the vehicle and a signal from the sensor 15 is output, the fact that the vehicle accident has occurred and the vehicle concerned The position of is notified to a dial destination preset by the telephone 11.

[0013]

The occurrence of an accident is detected by the signal from the sensor 15. When the occurrence of an accident is detected, the telephone 11 automatically makes a call such as 110, and when the line is connected, the fact that the accident has occurred and the position of the automobile are reported.

[0014]

1 is a block diagram of a notification system 1 according to the present invention. The notification system 1 includes a car phone 11, an electronic map 12, a control unit 13, a voice synthesis unit 14, a sensor 15, and the like.

The car telephone 11 has a dial mechanism 21, a number memory 22, a message memory 23, a voice / signal conversion section 24, a handset 25, a transmission / reception section 26, etc. The structure itself is known.

The number memory 22 stores "110" and "11".
A telephone number such as "9" is registered in advance, and the dial mechanism 21 receives 110 from the signal S1 from the control unit 13.
No. or 119 is automatically called.

In the message memory 23, a message notifying that an accident has occurred, a matter relating to the caller, and the like are registered when reporting an accident. For example, "a car accident has occurred", "automatically report a car accident", "this is ○○○○", and "the number of the car is ○○○○". Various other messages can also be registered.

The voice / signal converter 24 converts the content read from the message memory 23 or the voice of the handset 25 into an electric signal. The electronic map 12 automatically measures the current position of the vehicle using radio waves from a satellite or a mileage sensor and an azimuth sensor, displays a map according to the position on the screen, and displays the current position on the map. The position is displayed and a signal S4 corresponding to the current position is output. As the electronic map 12, for example, a so-called navigation system is used.

In the position information memory 31 of the electronic map 12,
The information corresponding to the point on the map is stored. For example,
Residence display information such as municipalities, road numbers for national and prefectural roads, road traffic information such as intersection names or interchange names, and target names such as parks, buildings, bridges, and towers are registered in association with the points. .

As the sensor 15, an acceleration sensor 41 for detecting a shock, a temperature sensor 42 for detecting a temperature, a water level sensor 43 for detecting a water level, an attitude sensor 44 for detecting an attitude of an automobile are attached.

The control unit 13 detects the occurrence of an automobile accident in response to the respective signals from the sensor 15, for example, when the magnitude of the signal output from the acceleration sensor 41 exceeds a set value.

The control unit 13 is provided with an accident situation memory 35, and the accident situation memory 35 stores information indicating the general situation of the accident such as collision, fall, submersion, rollover, and fire occurrence. . Appropriate contents are read from the accident situation memory 35 according to the contents of the signal from the sensor 15. The accident occurrence detection level, the accident situation detection level, and the like for the magnitude and content of the signal from the sensor 15 are set in advance, and the setting content can be variously changed.

When the control unit 13 detects the occurrence of an accident, it outputs a call command signal S1 to the dial mechanism 21 of the automobile telephone 11. After the line is connected, the reading start signal S2 is output to the message memory 23 according to the content of the signal from the sensor 15. After that, the signal S4 of the current position is output from the electronic map 12, and the signal S4 is output from the voice synthesizer 14.
Output to.

The voice synthesizer 14 converts the input signal S3 into a voice signal and outputs it to the voice / signal converter 24 of the mobile phone 11. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the notification system 1.

The occurrence of an accident is detected by the signal from the sensor 15 (step # 1), and 110, 119, etc. are called (step # 2). When the line is connected, the fact that an accident has occurred, the position where the accident occurred, the situation of the accident, etc. are announced in sequence (steps # 3-5).

As described above, according to the reporting system 1, when a car accident occurs, the fact that the accident has occurred, the location where the accident occurred, and the accident situation are automatically reported. Therefore, even if the passenger is injured, there are no witnesses, or there is no telephone in the vicinity, the occurrence of the accident, the location of the accident, the accident situation, etc. are accurately reported.

The police station, the fire department, etc. promptly dispatch a patrol car or an ambulance, etc. based on the content of the report,
It is possible to arrive at the accident site in a short time and perform appropriate rescue and accident handling activities.

In the above embodiment, the message memory 23 may store the number of passengers or their names. Although the occurrence of the accident, the location of the accident, the accident situation, and the like are reported by voice as a message, they may be reported by a code indicating the content of them. The person who receives the report may decode the codes, automatically display a map near the accident site, and automatically display or issue a command necessary for accident processing.

In the above-described embodiment, the type of the sensor 15, the car telephone 11, the electronic map 12, the control unit 13, and other components of the notification system 1, the processing contents, the processing order, etc. are in accordance with the gist of the present invention. Various changes can be made.

[0030]

According to the present invention, when a car accident occurs, the fact that the accident has occurred and the location where the accident occurred are automatically notified, so that accurate rescue activities and accident handling activities can be performed. Becomes

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a notification system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the notification system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Notification System 11 Car Phone (Telephone) 12 Electronic Map (Electronic Map Device) 15 Sensor

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Masahiro Nakata 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor Takeshi Nakahara 1015, Kamedotachu, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujitsu Limited

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle equipped with a telephone set (11), a sensor (15) for detecting obstacles in the vehicle, and an electronic map device (12) for detecting the position of the vehicle. When an accident occurs and a signal is output from the sensor (15), the fact that an automobile accident has occurred and the position of the automobile is reported to a dial destination preset by the telephone (11). Characteristic car accident reporting system.