Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Of collision or contact with external object
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-15
2001-10-30
Swarthout, Brent A. (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Of collision or contact with external object
C340S426110, C340S988000, C342S457000, C701S213000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06310543
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an emergency call system having emergency call system terminal equipment disposed in a vehicle such as an automobile for sending data such as on the present location of the vehicle as well as registered details of the vehicle to an emergency call system-governing center such as a police station and an emergency call center through an emergency call communication means in case of emergency such as a traffic accident or sudden illness.
2. Description of the Related Art
There is heretofore known an emergency call system having an emergency call communication means disposed in a vehicle such as an automobile for telephoning an emergency call system-governing center such as a police station and an emergency call center via a telecommunication enterpriser's base station.
In conventional emergency call systems, however, the emergency call communication means for making such a telephone call is connected to the inside of emergency call system terminal equipment. Consequently, the emergency call communication means must be removed out of the emergency call system terminal equipment when respective interface signals from the emergency call communication means and a control section for use in external connection are sent out to the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment.
The present invention overcomes such a drawback encountered in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide an emergency call system adapted to permit respective interface signals from the emergency call communication means and the control section for use in external connection to be fed to the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment without the need for removal of the emergency call communication means from the emergency call system terminal equipment, and further designed to provide access to memory of the control section from the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to solve the above shortcomings, the emergency call system according to the present invention includes an emergency call communication means for telephoning an emergency call system-governing center via a telecommunication enterpriser's base station, a control section for controlling the emergency call communication means, thereby sending data including a vehicle's travelling or heading direction and a vehicle's location to the emergency call system-governing center, and a connection interface for causing an interface signal to be sent and received between the emergency call communication means and the control section, and further for allowing the emergency call communication means and the control section to be relayed to respective external connection equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system having an emergency call system terminal equipment positioned in a vehicle, the improvement wherein the emergency call system terminal equipment includes an emergency call communication means for telephoning an emergency call system-governing center via a telecommunication enterpriser's base station, a control section for controlling the emergency call communication means, thereby sending data including a vehicle's moving or heading direction as well as a vehicle's location to the emergency call system-governing center, and a connection interface for causing an interface signal to be sent and received between the emergency call communication means and the control section, and further for allowing the emergency call communication means and the control section to be relayed to respective external connection equipment. As a result, the interface signal between the emergency call communication means and the control section can be caused to interface with the external connecting equipment, and is thus controllable from the external connection equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system disposed in a vehicle, the improvement comprising: emergency call system terminal equipment adapted to automatically start sending data such as on the present location of the vehicle as well as registered details of the vehicle to an emergency call system-governing center in case of emergency such as a traffic accident or urgent illness; an emergency call communication means provided inside the emergency call system terminal equipment; a control section located inside the emergency call system terminal equipment; and, a connection interface disposed outside the emergency call system terminal equipment, wherein the emergency call communication means and the control section can be communicated to one another through the connection interface, and wherein the emergency call communication means and the control section can be connected to respective external connection equipment. As a result, the interface signal between the emergency call communication means and the control section is fed to the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment, thereby allowing one interface signal from the emergency call communication means and another from the control section to interface with the respective external connection equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system in which the connection interface is detachably disposed outside the emergency call system terminal equipment, and removal of the connection interface from the emergency call system terminal equipment allows the emergency call communication means and the control section to be directly connected to the respective external connection equipment. Thus, when the connection interface is removed from the emergency call system, then the emergency call communication means and the control section can directly be linked to the respective external connection equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system in which the connection interface is detachably positioned inside the emergency call system terminal equipment, and removal of the connection interface from the emergency call system terminal equipment allows the emergency call communication means and the control section to be directly connected to the respective external connection equipment. Thus, when the connection interface is removed from the emergency call system terminal equipment, then the emergency call communication means and the control section can be linked to the respective external connection equipment through the emergency call system terminal equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system in which an external interface signal from the emergency call communication means is sent out to the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment. As a result, the external interface signal from the emergency call communication means is fed to the outside of the terminal equipment, thereby allowing the emergency call communication means to be connected to the external connection equipment when the connection interface is detached from the emergency call system terminal equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system in which an external interface signal from the control section is sent out to the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment. As a result, the external interface signal is fed from the control section to the outside of the terminal equipment, thereby allowing the control section to be connected to the external connection equipment when the connection interface is removed from the emergency call system terminal equipment.
The present invention provides an emergency call system in which removal of the connection interface from the emergency call system terminal equipment allows a signal from the external connection equipment to provide direct access to the emergency call communication means such a cell phone. As a result, an external interface signal from the emergency call communication means is transmitted to the outside of the emergency call system terminal equipment, thereby making it feasible to provide direct acc
Nakama Yasutoshi
Yamamoto Masashi
Yoshioka Kenji
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
Parkhurst & Wendel L.L.P.
Swarthout Brent A.
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