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Granted Patent B2
US 12,005,905 · App. 17/982,177 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Method of assisting a driver if a passenger encounters a health issue

Inventors: Peter Barcia (Gothenburg, SE); Anthony Raimondi (Gothenburg, SE); Ronald J Roselli (Gothenburg, SE); Kyle Caroncino (Gothenburg, SE); Derek Boesch (Gothenburg, SE); Giovanni Spiritoso (Gothenburg, SE)
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
B60W40/08B60W50/14B60W60/0016H04W4/40H04W4/90H04W76/50B60W2050/143B60W2050/146B60W2540/01B60W2540/221B60W2556/45
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Patent No.
US 12,005,905
App. No.
17/982,177
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment relates to a system, comprising: a processor and a communication module; wherein the processor performs, under power, following functions, wherein the functions comprise: receiving, an indication that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a device of the passenger; establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel with the emergency contact; sending, via a communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and a location of the vehicle; and wherein the system is configured to be a component of the vehicle.

Claims (33)

1. A system, comprising:

a sensor, a communication module; and

a processor;

wherein the processor is configured for:

detecting, by the processor using a sensor signal that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency;

generating, an alert signal indicating a need for a pull over of the vehicle;

generating, a path for the pull over for the vehicle;

maneuvering, the vehicle along the path to a pull over location;

contacting automatically, by the processor via a communication module, a first responder and providing the location of the vehicle and a health condition of the passenger of the vehicle; and

transmitting, via the communication module, a signal of medical emergency, an image, and a video to the first responder;

receiving, via the communication module, an instruction provided by the first responder;

identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a passenger device;

establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel; and

sending, via the communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and the pull over location of the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to be a component of the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a memory.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further comprises artificial intelligence algorithms.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a thermometer, a respiratory rate monitor, a video camera, and an infrared image sensor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication module is enabled for at least one of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication, vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, and vehicle-to-everything communication.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication module connects to an infotainment system, wherein the infotainment system automatically sends any one of message and a call to the emergency contact.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the medical emergency is due to a health condition of the passenger in the vehicle.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the health condition of the passenger is due to at least one of a choking, a fever, a change in vital signs indicating a problem in physiological function of the passenger.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is by a driver of the vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is by instructing a driver of the vehicle with at least one of a voice instruction and by displaying the instruction on a display of the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is in an autonomous mode of the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is at least one of an in-vehicle processor and an application server on a cloud.

14. A method, comprising: detecting, by a processor using a sensor signal that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; generating, an alert signal indicating a need for a pull over of the vehicle; generating, a path for the pull over for the vehicle; maneuvering, the vehicle along the path to a pull over location; contacting automatically, by the processor via a communication module, a first responder and providing the location of the vehicle and a health condition of the passenger of the vehicle; and transmitting, via the communication module, a signal of medical emergency, an image, and a video to the first responder; receiving, via the communication module, an instruction provided by the first responder; identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a passenger device; establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel; and sending, via the communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and the location of the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a heart rate sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a thermometer, a respiratory rate monitor, a video camera, and an infrared image sensor.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the communication module connects to an infotainment system, wherein the infotainment system automatically sends any one of message and a call to the emergency contact.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the medical emergency is due to a health condition of the passenger in the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the health condition of the passenger is due to at least one of a choking, a fever, a change in vital signs indicating a problem in physiological function of the passenger.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the maneuvering of the vehicle to the pull over location is by instructing a driver of the vehicle with at least one of a voice instruction and by displaying the instruction on a display of the vehicle.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising: detecting, by a processor using a sensor signal that a passenger of a vehicle is experiencing a medical emergency; generating, an alert signal indicating a need for a pull over of the vehicle; generating, a path for the pull over for the vehicle; maneuvering, the vehicle along the path to the pull over to a location; contacting automatically, by the processor via a communication module, a first responder and providing the location of the vehicle and a health condition of the passenger of the vehicle; transmitting, via the communication module, a signal of medical emergency, an image, and a video to the first responder; receiving, via the communication module, an instruction provided by the first responder; identifying, via the communication module, an emergency contact in a passenger device; establishing, via the communication module, a secondary communication channel; and sending, via aft communication module, a message to the emergency contact comprising a detail of occurrence of an emergency event in the vehicle and a location of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2024
From: BARCIA, PETER; RAIMONDI, ANTHONY; ROSELLI, RONALD J.; CARONCINO, KYLE; BOESCH, DEREK; SPIRITOSO, GIOVANNI
To: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
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