Patent ID: 6734799
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:means for non-intrusively sensing at least one health condition of the occupant of the vehicle and for producing a first output signal indicative of the health condition of the vehicle occupant; a controller operatively connected to the means for non-intrusively sensing at least one health condition of the occupant and for receiving the first output signal, the controller analyzing the first output signal and outputting a health condition signal that indicates the at least one health condition of the occupant; transceiver means for transmitting the health condition signal to a person at a location remote from the vehicle to enable the person to determine a suitable response, the transceiver means further being adapted for receiving and communicating a response signal from the person at the remote location to the controller; and at least one control device connected to the controller so as to be responsive to both the health condition signal and the response signal for altering at least one operational characteristic of the vehicle.