KR20170100422A - Apparatus and method for notify emergency of automobile using external terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle through interlocking with an external terminal are provided. Some of the functions of the device that notifies the emergency situation of a conventional vehicle are performed by replaceable and removable external terminals. The device can notify the emergency situation of the vehicle through interlocking with the external terminal. The external terminal generates a minimum set of data (MSD) related to an accident occurring in the vehicle. A Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) receives an MSD from an external terminal. The PSAP interrogates the proxy PSAP and interacts with the occupant of the vehicle to determine whether or not an accident has occurred in the vehicle. When the PSAP finally determines that an accident has occurred in the vehicle, the PSAP makes a request to the rescue agency.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for notifying an emergency situation of an automobile by using an external terminal,

The following embodiments relate to an apparatus and method for notifying an emergency situation of an automobile, and more particularly, an apparatus and method for notifying an emergency situation of an automobile by using an external terminal.

In the present automobile accident notification system, for example, an e-call, an in-vehicle system (IVS) is used to detect an accident such as a PSA (Public Safety Answering Point) And a voice call is connected to the control center and an MSD (Minimum Set of Data) is transmitted for the accident.

Therefore, there is a problem that most of vehicles released without such an IVS can not use the e-call function.

In addition, the way the IVS detects an incident and then connects the voice call to the PSAP requires the PSAP's operating personnel to intervene to respond to the voice call even in an accident that does not require an emergency call. There is a problem that the intervention of the operating personnel causes a great load on the operation of the PSAP.

Korean Patent No. 10-1183844 and Korean Patent Laid-open No. 10-2014-0059933 have been disclosed in connection with the ecol.

One embodiment can provide an apparatus and method for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle by using an external terminal such as a black box and a navigation system which are additionally mounted after purchase of the vehicle.

One embodiment of the present invention can provide an apparatus and method for providing an e-call function using an external terminal.

One embodiment of the present invention can provide an apparatus and method for enabling a vehicle manufacturer to provide an e-call function for an old vehicle that does not provide an e-call function.

One embodiment may provide an apparatus and method for allowing an occupant of an accident-causing vehicle to cancel an accident occurrence report.

An embodiment may provide an apparatus and method for allowing a PSAP to review an accident occurrence report prior to the intervention of a management personnel and to exclude an accident occurrence report for an accident requiring no emergency rescue.

One embodiment can provide an apparatus and method for minimizing the operational load of the PSAP by canceling an accident occurrence report or excluding an accident occurrence report.

In one side, the external terminal generates a Minimum Set of Data (MSD) for a vehicle accident and transmits a Proxy PSAP functional element (FE) for forwarding the MSD to a PSA (Public Safety Answering Point) ); And an interface for providing communication between the external terminal and the proxy PSAP FE.

The proxy PSAP FE can determine whether the accident has occurred through communication with the passenger of the vehicle before forwarding the MSD to the PSAP. If it is determined that the accident has occurred, the proxy PSAP FE sends the MSD to the PSAP .

The proxy PSAP FE can make a voice call with the passenger using the automatic response function and determine whether the accident has occurred according to the contents of the advanced voice call.

The apparatus for notifying an emergency of the vehicle may further include a voice call FE for providing the function of the voice call using the automatic response function between the passenger and the proxy PSAP FE.

The voice call FE can provide a voice call function between the passenger and the operating personnel of the PSAP.

The proxy PSAP FE may attempt to connect the caller with the call.

If the occupant does not respond to the connection of the call for a predetermined time, the proxy PSAP FE may determine that the accident has occurred.

The proxy PSAP FE can call the mobile terminal of the passenger using the call information.

The call information may be information necessary for making a call to the passenger.

The call information may be included in the MSD or included in information transmitted to the proxy PSAP FE together with the MSD.

Wherein the proxy PSAP FE notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle connecting the call with the PSAP after the MSD has been delivered to the PSAP or with the occupant with the delivery of the MSD.

The proxy PSAP FE may forward the MSD to the PSAP if it has not received a cancellation of an emergency rescue request from the passenger via the call.

The proxy PSAP FE may send a confirmation request for the MSD to the external terminal.

The proxy PSAP FE may determine that the accident has not occurred by receiving a cancellation request for the notification of the accident from the external terminal.

A request for cancellation of the report of the accident may be input by the passenger through the user interface of the external terminal.

The external terminal can request the passenger to confirm the occurrence of the accident on the vehicle through the user interface.

The external terminal can estimate that the accident has occurred in the vehicle if a timeout occurs without confirming the occupant for a predetermined time.

The MSD may be transmitted to the proxy PSAP FE immediately after being generated as the external terminal detects the incident.

The external terminal may be a removable or replaceable device that is not built in to the vehicle.

The external terminal may be a black box, a navigation or a telephone.

The external terminal can communicate with the proxy PSAP FE through a wireless telephone supporting voice communication.

A method of notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle through an external terminal, the method comprising: receiving a minimum set of data (MSD) for an accident occurring in the vehicle from the external terminal; And forwarding the MSD to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).

In another aspect, there is provided a method comprising: receiving a Minimum Set of Data (MSD) for an accident occurring in a vehicle from a proxy PSAP FE of a vehicle, which is performed by a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP); Exchanging information on the accident through a call with the occupant of the vehicle; Determining whether the accident has occurred in the vehicle based on the exchanged information; And transmitting a request for departure to the vehicle to the rescue organization when it is determined that the accident has occurred in the vehicle.

The proxy PSAP FE may couple the ongoing call with the passenger to the PSAP.

If it is determined that the accident has not occurred in the vehicle, the PSAP can cancel the notification of the occurrence of the accident or the request for emergency recovery through the transmission of the MSD.

In addition, there is further provided another method, apparatus, system for implementing the invention and a computer readable recording medium for recording a computer program for executing the method.

There is provided an apparatus and method for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle using an external terminal such as a black box and a navigation system, which are additionally mounted after purchase of the vehicle.

An apparatus and method for providing an e-call function using an external terminal are provided.

An apparatus and method for enabling an e-call function to be provided to an old vehicle that does not provide an e-call function in a vehicle manufacturer is provided.

An apparatus and method for allowing an occupant of an accident-causing vehicle to cancel an accident report is provided.

Apparatus and methods are provided to enable the PSAP to review an incident report prior to the intervention of an operating personnel and to exclude an accident report from an accident not requiring emergency rescue.

An apparatus and method for minimizing the operational load of a PSAP through cancellation of an accident report or exclusion of an accident report is provided.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle according to an embodiment and entities operating in conjunction with the apparatus.
2 shows a process of notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle according to an embodiment,
3 shows a case where a request for emergency rescue of a vehicle according to an example is canceled by a user interface.
4 shows a case where a request for emergency rescue of a vehicle according to an example is canceled in a call between a passenger and a proxy PSAP.
5 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle using an external black-box or external navigation using a Machine-To-Machine (M2M) modem supporting voice communication according to an embodiment .
6 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement status of a vehicle using an external black box or external navigation using an M2M modem that does not support voice communication according to an embodiment.
7 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement status of a vehicle using an external black box or external navigation using mobile phone tethering of a telephone according to an embodiment.
8 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement status of a vehicle using an ODB-II scanner according to an embodiment.
9 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement of a vehicle using an internal sensor of a telephone in one embodiment.

The following detailed description of exemplary embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the embodiments. It should be understood that the various embodiments are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with an embodiment. It is also to be understood that the location or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the exemplary embodiments is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled, if properly explained.

In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several views. The shape and size of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated for clarity.

The terms used in the examples are intended to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. In the examples, the singular includes the plural unless otherwise stated in the specification. It is noted that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the components, steps, operations, and / And that additional configurations may be encompassed within the scope of the embodiments of the exemplary embodiments or the technical ideas of the exemplary embodiments. When it is mentioned that a component is "connected" or "connected" to another component, the two components may be directly connected or connected to each other, It is to be understood that other components may be present in the middle of the components.

The terms first and second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms above. The above terms are used to distinguish one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the right, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

In addition, the components shown in the embodiments are shown independently to represent different characteristic functions, which does not mean that each component is composed of separate hardware or one software constituent unit. That is, each component is listed as each component for convenience of explanation. For example, at least two of the components may be combined into a single component. Also, one component can be divided into a plurality of components. The integrated embodiments and the separate embodiments of each of these components are also included in the scope of the right without departing from the essence.

Also, some components are not essential components to perform essential functions, but may be optional components only to improve performance. Embodiments may be implemented only with components that are essential to implementing the essentials of the embodiments, and structures within which the optional components are excluded, such as, for example, components used only for performance enhancement, are also included in the scope of the right.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to facilitate embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art. In the following description of the embodiments, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present disclosure rather unclear.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle according to an embodiment and entities operating in conjunction with the apparatus.

An apparatus 100 for reporting an emergency situation of a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor 110, an external sensor 120, an On-Board Diagnostic System-II (OBD-II) function (FE) 130, a locating FE 140, a Minimum Set of Data (MSD) generating FE 150, a voice call FE 160 And an audio device 165, as shown in FIG.

In addition, the device 100 for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle may further include a proxy PSA (Functional Entity) function element (FE). Or the proxy PSAP FE 170 may be considered part of the PSAP 180.

The device 100 for notifying an emergency of the vehicle may operate in conjunction with at least a portion of the proxy PSAP FE 170, the PSAP 180 and the Emergency Agency (EA)

Also, a VS-OD interface 191, an external sensor (IS-IS) interface 193, a VS- (MS-Generating-Proxy PSAP) interface 193 and a Proxy PSAP (PS-PS) interface 194, as shown in FIG. At least some of them can be used.

The vehicle sensor 110 may be a sensor mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle sensor 110 may provide information necessary for the e-call terminal to determine whether an accident has occurred in the vehicle.

For example, the vehicle sensor 110 may include a crash sensor, an airbag deployment sensor, a speed sensor, and the like.

The external sensor 120 may be a detachable sensor other than the vehicle sensor 110 mounted on the vehicle or additionally a sensor attached to the vehicle. The external sensor 120 may provide information necessary for the e-Call terminal to determine whether an accident has occurred in the vehicle.

For example, the external sensor 120 may include an acceleration sensor mounted on an e-call terminal for an aftermarket (AM).

And the OBD-II FE 130 can perform the function of the e-call terminal for AM. The OBD-II FE 130 may obtain information necessary for determining whether an accident has occurred in the vehicle from the vehicle sensor 110. [

The locating FE 140 may obtain position information indicating the position of the vehicle from the satellite. The location information may be Global Positioning System (GPS) information.

The MSD generation FE 150 may perform a determination as to whether an accident has occurred in the vehicle based on the information obtained from the vehicle sensor 110 or the external sensor 120. [ The MSD generation FE 150 may generate a minimum set of data (MSD) for an accident occurring in the vehicle when it is determined that an accident has occurred in the vehicle. The MSD can be accident-related information.

Voice call FE 160 may provide a voice call to the occupant of the vehicle. The voice call FE 160 can provide a voice call function using an automatic response function such as an Automatic Response System (ARS) between the occupant of the vehicle and the proxy PSAP FE 170. [ The voice call FE 160 may also provide voice call functionality between the occupant of the vehicle and the operating personnel of the PSAP.

The audio device 165 may provide the audio function required for the voice call.

At least a portion of the external sensor 120, the OBD-II FE 130, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, the voice call FE 160 and the audio device 165 may be external terminals.

The external terminal may be a removable or replaceable device that is not built-in to the vehicle. Also, the external terminal may be an independent device that provides a predetermined function in a state where it is not linked to the vehicle.

The external terminal can perform the function of the e-call terminal and can provide at least part of the function of the e-call terminal. In other words, the external terminal can provide the function of the e-call terminal mounted on the conventional vehicle, and the device 100 notifying the emergency situation of the vehicle provides the function of the e-call terminal through interlocking with the external terminal can do.

The external terminal may correspond to the external terminal 510 and the M2M modem 520, which will be described later with reference to FIG. Alternatively, the external terminal may correspond to the external terminal 610, the M2M modem 620, and the telephone 630, which will be described later with reference to FIG. Alternatively, the external terminal may correspond to the external terminal 710 and the telephone 720, which will be described later with reference to FIG. Alternatively, the external terminal may correspond to the OBD-II scanner 810 and the telephone 820, which will be described later with reference to FIG. Alternatively, the external terminal may correspond to the telephone 910 to be described later with reference to Fig.

The proxy PSAP FE 170 may receive the MSD from the external terminal. The proxy PSAP FE 170 can make a voice call with an occupant of the vehicle using an automatic response function such as an ARS or the like and can determine whether an accident has occurred in the vehicle according to the contents of the advanced voice call. The proxy PSAP FE 170 may forward the received MSD to the PSAP 180 and may connect the connected voice call to the PSAP 180 if the proxy PSAP FE 170 determines that an accident requiring a response to the vehicle has occurred.

The PSAP 180 can make a voice call with the passenger and judge whether or not an accident has occurred in the vehicle finally. If the PSAP 180 finally determines that an accident has occurred in the vehicle, the PSAP 180 may send a request to the Emergency Agency (EA).

The VS-OD interface 191 may be an interface for converting the information collected from the vehicle sensor 110 into a formalized form and transmitting the converted information to the MSD generating FE 150.

The ES-MG interface 192 may be an interface for converting the information collected from the external sensor 120 into a standardized form and transmitting the converted information to the MSD generation FE 150.

The MS-PP interface 193 may be an interface for communicating the generated MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170. [ In other words, the MS-PP interface 193 may be an interface that provides communication between the external terminal and the proxy PSAP FE 170.

The PP-PS interface 194 may be an interface for communicating the MSD received at the proxy PSAP FE 170 to the PSAP FE 180.

2 shows a process of notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle according to an embodiment,

The embodiment to be described below can be understood as a method of notifying the emergency situation of the vehicle in terms of the vehicle and the proxy PSAP FE 170. [ In addition, the embodiment to be described below can be understood as a method of processing a notification of an accident of a vehicle on the side of the PSAP 180. [

The Automatic Emergency Call Device (AECD) may correspond to the external terminal described above with reference to FIG. For example, the AECD may include an external sensor 120, an OBD-II FE 130, a locating FE 140, an MSD generating FE 150, a VS-OD interface 191, and an ES- At least some of which may be included.

In step 210, the AECD may detect an emergency. AECD can detect the signal of the sensor indicating the emergency situation of the vehicle. Here, the sensor may be the vehicle sensor 110 and / or the external sensor 120. The AECD may receive a signal from the vehicle sensor 110 and / or a sensor indicative of an emergency from the external sensor 120.

At step 215, the AECD may generate an MSD corresponding to the sensed emergency. The MSD may indicate a detected emergency. The AECD may generate an MSD indicating an emergency or an accident in the vehicle, depending on the signal from the sensor indicating the vehicle emergency.

The MSD may include information for the proxy PSAP FE 170 to communicate with the occupant, such as the number of the mobile phone of the occupant of the vehicle.

At step 220, the AECD may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170. [ AECD can notify the proxy PSAP FE 170 that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the MSD. Proxy PSAP FE 170 may receive the MSD from AECD.

The MSD can be generated as soon as the AECD detects an accident in the vehicle and can be sent to the proxy PSAP FE 170 immediately after it is generated. That is to say, when the MSD is created, the AECD can send the generated MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170 immediately without performing another operation that delays transmission of the MSD, such as requesting confirmation of an accident to the occupant of the vehicle . Alternatively, when the MSD is created, the AECD may send the generated MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170 without waiting for a predetermined operation or interaction.

As the MSD is sent to the proxy PSAP FE 170 immediately after the MSD is created, the MSD can be provided even if the AECD stops due to an accident or the AECD malfunctions. For example, the MSD may be preferentially forwarded to the proxy PSAP FE 170, even if the vehicle fires due to an accident, the vehicle floods, or the supply of power to the AECD ceases. Such a transmission may minimize the occurrence of an accident in the vehicle but not an accident.

At step 225, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may send an acknowledgment (Ack) to the MSD to the AECD.

In step 230, the AECD may inform the occupant of the fact that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the user interface, and may ask the occupant to confirm that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the user interface.

If the occupant does not confirm the user interface for a predetermined time, the user interface is processed as an accident, and a message indicating that an accident is notified may be output.

The AECD and the Proxy PSAP FE 170 may recognize that an accident has not occurred in the vehicle if the occupant has provided confirmation to the AECD that the accident has not occurred in the vehicle. The case where the occupant provides confirmation that the accident has not occurred in the vehicle will be described with reference to Fig. 3 below.

If the occupant has provided a confirmation to the AECD that an accident has occurred in the vehicle, the AECD and proxy PSAP FE 170 may recognize that an accident has occurred in the vehicle and step 250 may be performed.

The occupant may not confirm the occurrence of an accident for a certain period of time, for example, due to an accident, unconsciousness, or automatic notification of an accident.

In step 240, the AECD can assume that an accident has occurred in the vehicle if a time out occurs without an identification of the occupant for a predetermined period of time.

At step 245, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may assume that an accident has occurred in the vehicle if a timeout occurs without user confirmation for a predetermined time.

Step 250 may be performed if the AECD or proxy PSAP FE 170 assumes an accident has occurred in the vehicle.

At step 250, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may attempt to establish a call connection with the occupant using an autoresponder function such as ARS. In other words, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may first perform a first determination as to whether an accident has occurred, and then open a separate voice channel. The intervention of the operating personnel of the PSAP 180 may be minimized through this determination and voice channel.

The proxy PSAP FE 170 can call the occupant's mobile terminal using the call information for the call connection. The call information may be information necessary to make a call to the occupant. For example, the call information may be a telephone number of the occupant's portable terminal. The call information may be included in the MSD, or included in the information sent from the AECD to the proxy PSAP FE 170 along with the MSD in step 220.

If the occupant has not responded to the connection of the call for a predetermined time, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may determine that an accident has occurred in the vehicle. In this case, step 255 below may be omitted, and step 260 may be performed.

At step 255, a call between the proxy PSAP FE 170 and the occupant may be made. The proxy PSAP FE 170 can perform voice communication with the passenger using an automatic response function such as ARS. The proxy PSAP FE 170 may determine whether an MSD-indicated incident has occurred, depending on the nature of the voice call in progress. For example, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may determine whether an incident represented by the MSD has occurred through the occupant's response to the ARS question.

When a call to the passenger is connected and the occupant requests emergency relief via the call, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may determine that an accident has occurred in the vehicle.

As described above, the proxy PSAP FE 170 can determine whether an accident has occurred via communication with the occupant of the vehicle before forwarding the MSD to the PSAP 180. [ If it is determined that an accident has occurred in the vehicle, step 260 may be performed.

The explorer can cancel the emergency relief through the call. The case where the explorer cancels the emergency relief through the call will be described with reference to Fig. 4 below.

In step 260, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may forward the MSD to the PSAP 180 if it is determined that an accident has occurred in the vehicle. Further, after the MSD has been delivered to the PSAP 180 or with the delivery of the MSD, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may connect the occupant with the ongoing call to the PSAP 180. The connection between the passenger and the operating personnel of the PSAP 180 can be made through the above connection.

Here, the delivery of the MSD can be regarded as a report of occurrence of an accident with an accident occurring in the vehicle. In addition, the occurrence of an accident can be regarded as a request for emergency relief. In other words, the proxy PSAP FE 170 can send an MSAP to the PSAP 180 by sending an MSAP to the PSAP 180 by sending an MSD to the PSAP 180, Lt; / RTI >

In step 265, the PSAP 180 may exchange information about an accident of the vehicle continuously with the occupant through a conversation with the occupant. The exchange of information can be done by the operating personnel of the PSAP 180.

The voice call FE 160 may provide a voice call function between the occupant of the vehicle and the operating personnel of the PSAP.

At step 270, the operator of the PSAP 180 or the PSAP 180 may make a final determination as to whether an accident has occurred in the vehicle based on the MSD and the exchanged information.

In step 275, if it is determined that an accident has occurred in the vehicle, the operator of the PSAP 180 or the PSAP 180 may send a request to the vehicle to travel to the EA. The dispatch request may include location information about the location of the vehicle. For example, the location information may be information indicating the location of the vehicle. The location information may be included in the MSD, or included in the information sent with the MSD from the AECD to the proxy PSAP FE 170 in step 220.

If it is determined that no accident has occurred in the vehicle, the PSAP 180 may terminate the process related to the accident. For example, if it is determined that an accident has not occurred in the vehicle, the PSAP 180 may cancel the notification of occurrence of an accident through the transmission of the MSD or the request for emergency relief. In other words, the PSAP 180 can also cancel the notification of occurrence of an accident through the transmission of the MSD or the request for emergency rescue.

At step 280, the PSAP may hang up the connection with the AECD.

At step 285, the AECD may terminate the procedure.

3 shows a case where a request for emergency rescue of a vehicle according to an example is canceled by a user interface.

The Automatic Emergency Call Device (AECD) may correspond to the external terminal described above with reference to FIG. For example, the AECD may include an external sensor 120, an OBD-II FE 130, a locating FE 140, an MSD generating FE 150, a VS-OD interface 191, and an ES- At least some of which may be included.

At step 310, the AECD may detect an emergency. AECD can detect the signal of the sensor indicating the emergency situation of the vehicle. Here, the sensor may be the vehicle sensor 110 and / or the external sensor 120. The AECD may receive a signal from the vehicle sensor 110 and / or a sensor indicative of an emergency from the external sensor 120.

At step 315, the AECD may generate an MSD corresponding to the detected emergency. The MSD may indicate a detected emergency. The AECD may generate an MSD indicating an emergency or an accident in the vehicle, depending on the signal from the sensor indicating the vehicle emergency.

The MSD may include information for the proxy PSAP FE 170 to communicate with the occupant, such as the number of the mobile phone of the occupant of the vehicle.

At step 320, the AECD may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170. AECD can notify the proxy PSAP FE 170 that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the MSD.

At step 325, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may send a request for Acknowledgment (Ack) to the MSD to the AECD.

In step 330, the AECD may inform the occupant of the fact that an accident has occurred on the vehicle through the user interface, and may request the occupant to confirm that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the user interface.

At step 335, the occupant may send a cancellation of the accident report to the AECD. AECD may receive a cancellation of an accident report from the passenger.

For example, if a vehicle accident is a minor accident that does not require emergency relief, the passenger may enter cancellation of the accident report via the AECD user interface.

At step 340, the AECD may send a request to the proxy PSAP FE 170 to cancel the notification of the accident.

Proxy PSAP FE 170 may determine that an incident has not occurred by receiving a request for cancellation of an accident report from AECD.

Through the above determination, the proxy PSAP FE 170 can review the notification of the occurrence of an accident prior to the intervention of the operating personnel of the PSAP 180, and can exclude the notification of an accident requiring no emergency rescue have. This review and exclusion can minimize the intervention of the operating personnel of the PSAP 180. In addition, such review and exclusion may minimize dispatches to accidents that do not require emergency relief.

At step 345, the AECD may terminate the procedure.

4 shows a case where a request for emergency rescue of a vehicle according to an example is canceled in a call between a passenger and a proxy PSAP.

The Automatic Emergency Call Device (AECD) may correspond to the external terminal described above with reference to FIG. For example, the AECD may include an external sensor 120, an OBD-II FE 130, a locating FE 140, an MSD generating FE 150, a VS-OD interface 191, and an ES- At least some of which may be included.

At step 410, the AECD may detect an emergency. AECD can detect the signal of the sensor indicating the emergency situation of the vehicle. Here, the sensor may be the vehicle sensor 110 and / or the external sensor 120. The AECD may receive a signal from the vehicle sensor 110 and / or a sensor indicative of an emergency from the external sensor 120.

At step 415, the AECD may generate an MSD corresponding to the detected emergency. The MSD may indicate a detected emergency. The AECD may generate an MSD indicating an emergency or an accident in the vehicle, depending on the signal from the sensor indicating the vehicle emergency.

The MSD may include information for the proxy PSAP FE 170 to communicate with the occupant, such as the number of the mobile phone of the occupant of the vehicle.

At step 420, the AECD may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170. AECD can notify the proxy PSAP FE 170 that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the MSD.

At step 425, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may send an Acknowledge (Ack) to the MSD to the AECD.

In step 430, the AECD may inform the occupant of the fact that an accident has occurred on the vehicle through the user interface, and may ask the occupant to confirm that an accident has occurred in the vehicle through the user interface.

If the occupant does not confirm the user interface for a predetermined time, the user interface is processed as an accident, and a message indicating that an accident is notified may be output.

If the occupant has provided a confirmation to the AECD that an accident has occurred in the vehicle, the AECD and proxy PSAP FE 170 may recognize that an accident has occurred in the vehicle and step 450 may be performed.

The passenger may not be aware of the occurrence of the accident for a certain period of time because he or she is unconscious due to the accident or wants to be automatically notified of the accident.

In step 440, the AECD may estimate that an accident has occurred in the vehicle if a time out occurs without a user's confirmation for a predetermined period of time.

At step 445, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may assume that an accident has occurred in the vehicle if a timeout occurs without confirmation of the user for a predetermined period of time.

Step 450 may be performed if the AECD or proxy PSAP FE 170 assumes an accident has occurred in the vehicle.

At step 450, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may attempt to establish a call connection with the occupant using an autoresponse function such as ARS. The proxy PSAP FE 170 can call the occupant's mobile terminal using the call information for the call connection. The call information may be information necessary to make a call to the occupant. For example, the call information may be a telephone number of the occupant's portable terminal. The call information may be included in the MSD, or included in the information transmitted with the MSD from the AECD to the proxy PSAP FE 170 in step 420.

At step 455, a call between the proxy PSAP FE 170 and the occupant can be made.

The occupant can send a cancellation of the emergency rescue to the proxy PSAP FE 170 via a call using an answering function such as ARS. The proxy PSAP FE 170 may receive a cancellation of the request for emergency rescue from the occupant via the call.

When the proxy PSAP FE 170 receives the cancellation of the emergency relief from the occupant via the call, the steps 260, 265, 270, 275, 280 and 285 described above with reference to FIG. 2 may not be performed. That is, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may forward the MSD to the PSAP 180 if it has not received a cancellation of the emergency rescue request from the occupant over the call.

By allowing the occupant of the vehicle to cancel the report of the occurrence of the accident or the request for emergency relief, the proxy PSAP FE 170 will review the report of the occurrence of the accident before the intervention of the operating personnel of the PSAP 180 And can exclude reports of accidents that do not require emergency relief. This review and exclusion can minimize the intervention of the operating personnel of the PSAP 180. In addition, such review and exclusion may minimize dispatches to accidents that do not require emergency relief.

At step 460, the proxy PSAP FE 170 may terminate the connection with the AECD.

At step 465, the AECD may terminate the procedure.

5 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle using an external black-box or external navigation using a Machine-To-Machine (M2M) modem supporting voice communication according to an embodiment .

An apparatus 100 for notifying an emergency of a vehicle may include an external terminal 510 and an M2M modem 520. [

The external terminal 510 may be a black box, a navigation device, a telephone, or an ODB-II scanner. Each of the black box, navigation, telephone and ODB-II scanner, etc. may be an external device that is detachable to the vehicle.

5, the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 may be implemented as an external terminal 510. [ Alternatively, the external terminal 510 may include the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 described above. Alternatively, the operations and functions of the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 may be performed by the external terminal 510.

The M2M modem 520 may be a modem supporting voice communication such as Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE).

Once the MSD is generated by the external terminal 510, communication with the proxy PSAP FE 170 may be made by the M2M modem 520. [ The M2M modem 520 may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170.

6 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement status of a vehicle using an external black box or external navigation using an M2M modem that does not support voice communication according to an embodiment.

The device 100 for notifying an emergency of the vehicle may include an external terminal 610, an M2M modem 620 and a telephone 630. [ The telephone 630 may be a wireless telephone supporting voice communication.

The external terminal 610 may be a black box or a navigation system. Each of the black box and the navigation may be an external device detachable to the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 6, the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, and the MSD generating FE 150 may be implemented as an external terminal 610. Alternatively, the external terminal 610 may include the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, and the MSD generating FE 150 described above. Alternatively, the operations and functions of the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, and the MSD generating FE 150 described above may be performed by the external terminal 610.

Once the MSD is generated by the external terminal 610, communication with the proxy PSAP FE 170 may be made by the M2M modem 620. [ The M2M modem 520 may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170.

The M2M modem 620 may be a modem that does not support voice communications.

Since the M2M modem 620 does not support voice communication, a separate telephone 630 may be required for voice communication with the PSAP 180. As shown in FIG. 6, the voice call FE 160 may be implemented as a telephone 630. Alternatively, the telephone 630 may include the voice call FE 160 described above. Alternatively, the operation and function of the above-described voice call FE 160 can be performed by the telephone 630. [

For interworking with telephone 630, MSD generating FE 150 may obtain information about the telephone. The information about the telephone may include the telephone number of the telephone.

7 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement status of a vehicle using an external black box or external navigation using mobile phone tethering of a telephone according to an embodiment.

Apparatus 100 for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle may include an external terminal 710 and a telephone 720. [ The telephone 720 may be a wireless telephone supporting voice communication.

The external terminal 710 may be a black box or a navigation terminal. Each of the black box and the navigation may be an external device detachable to the vehicle.

7, the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, and the MSD generating FE 150 may be implemented as an external terminal 710. Alternatively, the external terminal 710 may include the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, and the MSD generating FE 150 described above. Alternatively, the operations and functions of the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, and the MSD generating FE 150 described above may be performed by the external terminal 710.

The external terminal 710 may communicate with the proxy PSAP FE 170 over the telephone.

Once the MSD is generated by the external terminal 710, communication with the proxy PSAP FE 170 may be accomplished by mobile phone tethering provided by the telephone 720. The MSD may be forwarded to the proxy PSAP FE 170 via cell phone deterrence of the telephone 720.

 As shown in FIG. 7, the voice call FE 160 may be implemented as a telephone 720. Alternatively, the telephone 720 may include the voice call FE 160 described above. Alternatively, the operation and function of the voice call FE 160 described above may be performed by the telephone 720. [

For interworking with telephone 720, MSD generating FE 150 may obtain information about the telephone. The information about the telephone may include the telephone number of the telephone.

8 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement status of a vehicle using an ODB-II scanner according to an embodiment.

An apparatus 100 for notifying an emergency of a vehicle may include an ODB-II scanner 810 and a telephone 820. [ The telephone 820 may be a wireless telephone supporting voice communication.

As shown in FIG. 8, the ODB-II FE 130 may be implemented as an ODB-II scanner 810. Alternatively, the ODB-II scanner 810 may include the ODB-II FE 130 described above. Alternatively, the operation and function of the above-mentioned ODB-II FE 130 can be performed by the ODB-II scanner 810. [

8, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 may be implemented as a telephone 820. [ Alternatively, the telephone 820 may include the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 described above. Alternatively, the operations and functions of locating FE 140, MSD generating FE 150, and voice call FE 160 described above may be performed by telephone 820. [

The telephone 820 may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170.

9 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for notifying an advancement of a vehicle using an internal sensor of a telephone in one embodiment.

Apparatus 100 for notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle may include a telephone 910. The telephone 910 may be a wireless telephone that supports voice communication.

9, the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 may be implemented as a telephone 910. Alternatively, the telephone 910 may include the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 described above. Alternatively, the operations and functions of the external sensor 120, the locating FE 140, the MSD generating FE 150, and the voice call FE 160 described above may be performed by the telephone 910.

The external sensor 120 may correspond to the sensor of the telephone 910.

The telephone 910 may send the MSD to the proxy PSAP FE 170.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented within a computer system, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA) A programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be in the form of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage media, or device , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

100: a device for notifying an emergency of a vehicle
110: vehicle sensor
120: external sensor
130: On-Board Diagnostic System-II (OBD-II) Functional Entity (FE)
140: locating FE
150: Minimum Set of Data (MSD) generating FE
160: voice call FE
165: Audio device (device)
170: Proxy A Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Functional Entity (FE)
180: PSAP
185: Emergency Agency (EA)
191: Vehicle Sensor-Object Descriptor (VS-OD)
192: External Sensor-MSD Generating (ES-MG) interface
193: MSD Generating-Proxy PSAP (MG-PP) interface
194: Proxy PSAP-PSAP (PP-PS) interface

Claims (20)

A proxy PSAP functional element (FE) for receiving a minimum set of data (MSD) for an accident occurring in a vehicle from an external terminal and delivering the MSD to a PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point); And
An interface for providing communication between the external terminal and the proxy PSAP FE
And an emergency situation of the vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
The proxy PSAP FE determines whether or not the accident has occurred through communication with an occupant of the vehicle before delivering the MSD to the PSAP. If it is determined that the accident has occurred, the proxy PSAP FE forwards the MSD to the PSAP Of the vehicle. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the proxy PSAP FE notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle which carries out a voice call with the passenger by using the automatic response function and judges whether the accident has occurred according to the contents of the advanced voice call. The method of claim 3,
A voice call FE providing a function of the voice call using the automatic response function between the passenger and the proxy PSAP FE
Further comprising: means for detecting an emergency situation of the vehicle. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the voice call FE notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle providing the voice call function between the occupant and the operating personnel of the PSAP. 3. The method of claim 2,
The proxy PSAP FE attempts to connect the caller with the call,
Wherein the proxy PSAP FE notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle that the accident is determined to have occurred when the occupant has not responded to the connection of the call for a predetermined time. The method according to claim 6,
The proxy PSAP FE calls the occupant's mobile terminal using call information,
The call information is information necessary for making a call to the passenger,
Wherein the call information is included in the MSD or is included in information transmitted to the proxy PSAP FE together with the MSD. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the proxy PSAP FE notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle connecting the call with the PSAP after the MSD has been delivered to the PSAP or with the occupant with the delivery of the MSD. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the proxy PSAP FE notifies the MSAP of the emergency situation of the vehicle to the PSAP when the call is not canceled from the occupant via the call. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the proxy PSAP FE notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle that it is determined that the accident does not occur when the proxy PSAP FE receives a cancellation request for the notification of the accident from the external terminal. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the request for cancellation of the notification of the accident is notified of the emergency situation of the vehicle inputted through the user interface of the external terminal by the occupant. 12. The method of claim 11,
The external terminal requests the occupant to confirm the occurrence of the accident through the user interface,
Wherein the external terminal notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle that the vehicle is estimated to have occurred when a timeout occurs without confirming the occupant for a predetermined time. The method according to claim 1,
And the MSD informs the emergency situation of the vehicle to be transmitted to the proxy PSAP FE immediately after the external terminal is generated according to the detection of the accident. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external terminal notifies the emergency situation of the vehicle, which is a removable or replaceable device not built-in to the vehicle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external terminal notifies an emergency situation of a vehicle that is a black box, navigation, or telephone. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external terminal notifies an emergency situation of a vehicle communicating with the proxy PSAP FE through a wireless telephone supporting voice communication. A method of notifying an emergency situation of a vehicle through an external terminal,
Receiving a minimum set of data (MSD) related to an accident occurring in the vehicle from the external terminal; And
Transmitting the MSD to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
The method comprising the steps < RTI ID = 0.0 > of: < / RTI > [0040] A PSAP, performed by a PSA (Public Safety Answering Point)
Receiving a Minimum Set of Data (MSD) related to an accident occurring in the vehicle from a proxy PSAP FE of the vehicle;
Exchanging information on the accident through a call with the occupant of the vehicle;
Determining whether the accident has occurred in the vehicle based on the exchanged information; And
If it is determined that the accident has occurred in the vehicle, transmitting a request for departure to the vehicle
Of the vehicle. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the proxy PSAP FE links the on-going call with the occupant to the PSAP. 19. The method of claim 18,
Wherein the PSAP, when it is determined that the accident has not occurred in the vehicle, cancels the report of occurrence of the accident or the request of emergency recovery through transmission of the MSD.

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