Patent ID: 6985717

Claim:
An emergency informing apparatus for a vehicle comprising: A position detection unit for detecting a position of said emergency informing apparatus; A data generation unit for generating emergency data including at least identification data of said vehicle, called party data and said position; An emergency communication unit for making a wireless communication and transmitting said emergency data to a called party indicated by said called party data when an emergency condition is detected; and A control unit for operating said emergency communication unit, wherein said control unit operates said emergency communication unit for making an ordinary communication with a desired party when an emergency condition is not detected; Wherein said emergency informing apparatus is mounted to and is part of said vehicle; and Wherein said emergency informing apparatus is configured to effect said ordinary communication without said position detecting unit and/or said data generation unit having to be disconnected; and Wherein said emergency communication unit further makes an ordinary communication with a desired party, and said control unit disconnects ordinary communication of said emergency communication unit when an emergency condition is detected, and operates said emergency communication unit for making an emergency communication with said called party.