Patent ID: 8036634
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: G10L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle communication system comprising: a computer processor in communication with a memory; a transceiver in communication with the processor and operable to communicate with one or more wireless devices; wherein the processor is operable to establish communication with a first wireless device through the transceiver; wherein the processor is further operable to search an address book of the first wireless device for in case of emergency (ICE) information; wherein the processor is operable to transfer the ICE information stored on the first wireless device to the memory; wherein the processor is further operable to determine if additional wireless devices other than the first wireless device are within communicable range of the transceiver, and wherein the processor is able to establish communication with, search the address books of, and transfer the ICE information stored on the additional wireless devices to the memory for storage; wherein the memory is operable to store the transferred ICE information and to store an association with the first and/or additional wireless devices from which the transferred ICE information was transferred; and wherein the processor is operable to detect a presence of one or more wireless devices and to provide to a remote emergency operator, based at least in part on the wireless devices being detected, the transferred ICE information associated with the detected first and/or additional wireless devices having been stored in the memory.