Patent ID: 6711399
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A device for emergency calling of an assistance center by a vehicle, the device comprising:an on-board system in said vehicle including: (a) a central unit including a microprocessor and a memory; (b) a location module configured to estimate the location of said vehicle, said location module being interconnected with said central unit and a last location of said vehicle being memorized in said central unit memory; (c) a first sensor including a vocal interface, interconnected with said central unit, and configured to estimate the number of passengers in said vehicle on the basis of audio signals detected in a passenger compartment of said vehicle, said estimate of said number of passengers being memorized in said central unit memory; (d) a second sensor interconnected with said central unit and configured to detect the occurrence of an accident; and (e) a communication module interconnected with said central unit and configured to communicate with said assistance center; wherein, when an accident is detected, said central unit is configured to communicate to said assistance center a message that includes both said last location of said vehicle and said number of passengers.