Patent ID: 9390625
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B60R,G07C,G08G

Claim Text:
1. An accident detection device for automatically detecting vehicular accidents and providing accident notification, the accident detection device comprising: an integral housing comprising a plug configured for coupling to a power source socket associated with any one of a plurality of vehicles, said housing positioned in a fixed manner relative to the vehicle when coupled thereto; an energy storage device residing within the housing; a power supply residing within the housing and configured to receive power from the power source when the housing is coupled to the power source socket, and further to receive power from the energy storage device when the housing is detached from the power source socket; one or more movement sensors residing within the housing and effective to generate output signals associated with movement of the vehicle; a position sensor residing within the housing and effective to generate output signals associated with a position of the vehicle; a communications device residing within the housing and effective to send and receive data via a communications network; and a control unit residing within the housing and functionally linked to each of said power supply, movement sensors, position sensor and communications device and further comprising a processor and one or more memory media, at least one of said memory media having program instructions residing thereon which upon execution by the processor are further effective to