Vehicle key fob with emergency assistant service

1. A key fob configured to communicate wirelessly with a vehicle and a communication network, the key fob comprising:

a first transmitter configured to communicate data directly to the vehicle to allow access of the vehicle;

a first transceiver configured to access a telecommunications network;

a second transceiver configured to receive data indicating that an emergency event has been detected at the vehicle; and

a circuit configured to:

determine whether a connection to the telecommunication network via the first transceiver can be verified;

determine whether a connection to the vehicle via the second transceiver can be verified;

send one or more messages to the vehicle requesting to provide an output to the vehicle indicating the absence of connection to the telecommunications network, when it is determined that the connection to the telecommunications network cannot be verified;

provide an output indicating an absence of connection to the vehicle, when it is determined the connection to the vehicle cannot be verified;

automatically dial a 911 operator when data received by the second transceiver indicates that an emergency event has been detected at the vehicle, when it is determined that the connection to the telecommunications network is verified and the connection to the vehicle is verified.

2. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the key fob includes a visual indicator to provide a warning to indicate an emergency event has been detected.

3. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the circuit is additionally configured to provide an output indicating the absence of the connection to the telecommunications network.

4. A key fob as in claim 3 , wherein the output is a visual indication on the key fob.

5. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the output indicating the absence of a connection to the telecommunications network is a visual indication on the key fob.

6. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the key fob includes a mechanical key.

7. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the key fob includes passive remote keyless entry.

8. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the data received from the vehicle includes at least vehicle emergency data, vehicle GPS location, or a vehicle identification number.

9. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the emergency event comprises deployment of an airbag, activation of a vehicle crash sensor, or activation of an emergency button.

10. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver is a Bluetooth transceiver.

11. A key fob as in claim 1 , wherein the second transceiver is a USB transceiver.

12. A method implemented in a key fob configured to communicate wirelessly with a vehicle and a communication network, comprising:

communicating data directly to the vehicle to allow access of the vehicle via a first transmitter;

determining whether a connection to a telecommunication network via a first transceiver can be verified;

sending one or more messages to the vehicle requesting to provide an output to the vehicle indicating the absence of connection to the telecommunications network, when it is determined that the connection to the telecommunications network cannot be verified;

accessing a telecommunications network via the first transceiver, when it is determined that the connection to the telecommunications network is verified;

determining whether a connection to the vehicle via a second transceiver can be verified;

providing an output indicating an absence of connection to the vehicle, when it is determined the connection to the vehicle cannot be verified;

receiving data indicating that an emergency event has been detected at the vehicle via the second transceiver, when it is determined that the connection to the vehicle is verified;

automatically dialing a 911 operator when data received by the second transceiver indicates that the emergency event has been detected at the vehicle, when it is determined that the connection to the telecommunications network is verified and the connection to the vehicle is verified.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the received data includes at least vehicle location, airbag deployment notification, or vehicle identification number.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the key fob is further configured to send data to the 911 operator that includes at least vehicle location, airbag deployment notification, or vehicle identification number.

15. The method of claim 12 , where in the data received is transferred via a least one Bluetooth transceiver.

16. A key-fob, comprising:

a key-fob circuit that:

performs verification of a telecommunications-connection to a telecommunications network and a near-field-connection to a vehicle;

outputs a visual indication when verification is unsuccessful for the near-field-connection;

sends a message requesting to provide vehicle multimedia output when verification is unsuccessful for the telecommunications-connection; and

receives vehicle-emergency-data via the near-field-connection and automatically dials a 911-operator upon receiving the vehicle-emergency-data when verification for the telecommunications-connection and near-field-connection are both successful.

17. The key fob of claim 16 , wherein the key-fob circuit is further configured to send vehicle-emergency-data to the 911-operator.

18. The key fob of claim 16 , wherein the near-field-connection includes at least one or more of Bluetooth, radio frequency (RF), Wi-Fi, or near field communication (NFC).