JP2001274922A - Urgent report system for vehicle and on-vehicle urgent report temirnal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily cope with the supply of internal organs when a person having the will of organ supply encounters with an accident while he is in a vehicle. SOLUTION: An abnormality detection part 11 in a Mayday unit 1 gives an abnormality detection signal including damage information showing the urgent degree level of an urgent state to a Mayday ECU 2 when the urgent state is generated in the vehicle. When the abnormality detection signal is given, the Mayday ECU 2 transmits a report signal including damage information in the abnormality detection signal, individual information showing that the vehicle boarding person carries an organ supply will display card and that effect which organ supply is filled in the organ supply will display card and information showing the position of the vehicle to a relief center 19 from a portable telephone set 9 through a mobile object communication network 17. When the relief center 19 receives the report signal including individual information, the possibility of organ supply is given to an organ transplant network when the level of damage information is not less than a reference level.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular emergency notification system and an in-vehicle emergency notification terminal which report an emergency situation to the outside through communication means when an emergency situation occurs in a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a system in which, when an emergency such as a traffic accident or a vehicle failure occurs in a vehicle, an emergency notification indicating the state is automatically made through communication means such as a mobile communication network. Have been. In this vehicular emergency notification system, the occurrence of an accident such as a collision or a rollover on the vehicle side is detected based on the operation state of an airbag sensor, the output of an impact detection sensor (acceleration sensor) dedicated to the system, and the like. An operation of transmitting, via the mobile communication network, a notification signal including information indicating that an emergency has occurred, information indicating the position of the vehicle (for example, obtained from the output of an in-vehicle GPS receiver), and information indicating the time of occurrence of an accident. An emergency call terminal is installed. On the rescue base side receiving the notification signal from the emergency call terminal through the mobile communication network,
Arrangements necessary for rescue activities of the accident vehicle, such as dispatch of an ambulance or a tow truck, are performed based on information included in the received notification signal.

[0003]

In recent years, with the enforcement of the Organ Transplant Law (Law Concerning Transplantation of Organs) and the development of an organ transplant network, a growing number of people are carrying donor cards (organization donation indication cards). is there. If a person who makes a statement (including a personal signature and a family signature) that clearly states the intention to donate organs to such a donor card encounters a serious vehicle accident and is fatal, In the conventional emergency call system, since the emergency center cannot confirm the presence or absence of the donor card, it is inevitable that the response to organ donation will be delayed. For this reason, the valuable intention of the person carrying the donor card is likely to be wasted,
Such a point has been an unsolved problem.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to promptly deal with organ donation when a person who intends to donate an organ encounters an accident while riding in a vehicle. The present invention provides an in-vehicle emergency call system and an in-vehicle emergency call terminal.

[0005]

According to the vehicle emergency notification system of the first aspect, when an emergency situation occurs in the vehicle, the emergency notification terminal mounted on the vehicle is provided with:
An operation for transmitting a notification signal including information indicating the content of the emergency and information indicating the position of the vehicle through the communication means is performed. It is configured to be able to store personal information indicating that an organ providing intention indicating card is provided with the organ providing intention indicating card, and that the personal information is stored. Sometimes, an operation of transmitting a notification signal including the personal information is performed. When the transmitting operation of the notification signal including such personal information is performed, the rescue base receiving the notification signal performs the operation of transmitting the notification signal to the organ transplant network including the organ providing designated medical institution. As a result, it becomes possible to quickly cope with the organ donation, which is the intention of the person carrying the organ donation intention display card, through the organ transplant network, and to prevent the valuable intention of the person from being wasted. It can be prevented.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a rescue base, when a notification signal including personal information is received, an operation of notifying the organ transplant network is performed with priority over other arrangements. Therefore, it becomes possible to deal with organ donation more quickly.

[0007] According to the vehicle emergency notification system according to the third aspect, when the emergency notification terminal mounted on the vehicle transmits a notification signal including the personal information in response to the occurrence of an emergency, The notification signal including damage information indicating at least one of the level of the damage received by the vehicle and the level of the damage received by the vehicle occupant is transmitted. Then, the rescue base receiving such a notification signal performs an operation of notifying the organ transplant network only when the level of damage indicated by the damage information in the notification signal is equal to or higher than a preset reference level. . In other words, if it is assumed that the emergency that occurred on the vehicle side is not in a critical situation that would
The notification to the organ transplant network will not be made indiscriminately, and therefore, it is useful in actually operating the system.

[0008] According to the emergency notification terminal mounted on a vehicle, when an emergency situation occurs in the own vehicle,
When the information storage means has stored personal information indicating that the vehicle occupant carries the organ donation intention indication card and the organ donation intention indication card indicates that the organ is to be donated, the transmission control means However, an operation of transmitting a notification signal including the personal information, the information indicating the content of the emergency, and the information indicating the position of the vehicle to a predetermined external institution via the communication means is performed. Therefore,
On the external institution side, it is possible to control the person carrying the organ donation intention indication card to notify the organ transplant network of the fact that the accident occurred, so that the person carrying the organ donation intention card can be controlled. The intention of organ donation can be promptly dealt with through the organ transplant network, and it is possible to prevent the precious intention of the person from being wasted.

According to the on-vehicle emergency notification terminal of claim 5, when transmitting a notification signal including personal information in response to the occurrence of an emergency, the damage received by the vehicle and the damage received by the vehicle occupant are reduced. A notification signal including damage information indicating at least one level is transmitted. Therefore, on the external institution side, for example, it is possible to perform an operation of notifying the organ transplant network only when the damage level indicated by the damage information in the received notification signal is equal to or higher than a preset reference level. In addition, there is no danger that the notification to the organ transplant network will be made indiscriminately.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire configuration of the vehicular emergency notification system according to the present embodiment by combining functional blocks. In FIG. 1, a May Day ECU 2 (corresponding to a transmission control unit and an information storage unit) and an I / O interface 3 constituting a May Day unit 1 (corresponding to an on-board emergency call terminal) are connected to an in-vehicle LAN 4. The LAN 4 includes a navigation ECU 5, an LCD with a built-in driver for displaying map information for car navigation, a TV image, and the like.
In addition to the panel 6, an unillustrated engine control ECU, body ECU and the like are connected.

In this case, the navigation ECU 5 includes:
GPS receiver 7, for example, a DVD-
A drive unit 8 and the like for a storage medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM are connected to perform a well-known navigation process through the LCD panel 6 and the like.

A portable telephone 9 constituting a part of the May day unit 1 can be connected to the LAN 4 via the connector 10 and the I / O interface 3.
In the connection state, the operation of connecting and disconnecting the line to the corresponding mobile communication network and the operation of transmitting a notification signal described later are executed by a command from the May ECU 2. Note that the mobile phone 9 referred to here is a car phone or a P
This is a concept that includes HS and the like.

An abnormality detector 11 (corresponding to a signal generator) is supplied with outputs from an emergency switch 12, an airbag sensor 13 and an impact sensor 14 as described below. The emergency switch unit 12 is used when an emergency state such as a vehicle collision accident or a rollover accident occurs.
Damage information (information indicating the level of damage received by a vehicle occupant) indicating the magnitude of the damage (eg, human damage) accompanying the damage is classified into three levels, for example, level “1”, level “2”, and level “3”. This is for manual input in a state of being classified into, for example, and is constituted by, for example, three operation switches. In this case, the level “3” indicates the greatest damage. It is desirable that the level of the damage to be input is known to the user by a manual or a display corresponding to the emergency switch unit 12.

The airbag sensor 13 generates an operation signal for activating the airbag when an acceleration equal to or more than a predetermined level is applied, and the operation signal is given to the abnormality detecting unit 11. The shock sensor 14 includes an acceleration sensor, and an acceleration signal having a level corresponding to the detected acceleration is given to the abnormality detection unit 11. The impact sensor 14 is desirably a multi-axis type or a configuration in which a plurality of impact sensors are provided so as to be able to detect an impact from a plurality of directions. It is desirable to do.

The abnormality detecting section 11 includes the emergency switch section 1
When the damage information is input from the second ECU 2, an abnormality detection signal including the damage information is given to the Mayday ECU 2.
Further, when receiving the operation signal from the airbag sensor 13, the abnormality detection unit 11 outputs the level “1”, the level “2”, and the level “2” according to the magnitude of the acceleration signal from the impact sensor 14.
An abnormality detection signal including damage information (information indicating the level of damage received by the vehicle) classified into the stages of level “3” is generated and given to the Mayday ECU 2. Since the direction of the acceleration that can be detected by the airbag sensor 13 is limited to a predetermined angle range, the direction of the acceleration depends on the acceleration signal from the shock sensor 14 regardless of the operation signal from the airbag sensor 13 as described above. It is good also as a structure which generate | occur | produces severe damage information. In addition, the airbag sensor 13 and the impact sensor 14
It is also possible to provide a collision detection sensor other than the above (a damage detection sensor embedded in a plurality of vehicle components such as a bumper).

The May Day ECU 2 writes a statement to the internal storage unit (not shown) that the organ is provided on the organ donation intention display card (donor card) carried by the vehicle occupant (a signature of the individual and a family signature). ) Can be stored. Such a storage operation may be performed by a dedicated input unit (not shown), but a configuration using the mobile phone 9 as an input unit is also possible. Further, as an information storage unit for storing personal information, a storage unit (not shown) such as a flash memory provided outside the Mayday ECU 2 or a storage unit in the mobile phone 9 may be used. It is desirable that the personal information include information that is actually required in an emergency, such as the person, family, and contact information (telephone number) of the company.

Here, the notification signal transmitted through the portable telephone 9 is a signal transmitted when an emergency occurs in the vehicle, and damage information indicating the level of urgency of the emergency, an organ donation intention display card And information indicating the position of the vehicle (which can be obtained from the GPS receiver 7 through the navigation ECU 5), information indicating the emergency occurrence time, and the like in a predetermined format. However, personal information may not be included in the notification signal.

On the other hand, a number of base stations 15 (only one station is shown) for the mobile phone 9 constitute a mobile communication network 17 (corresponding to communication means) together with a host station 16 connected via a communication cable. The host station 16 is configured to be connectable to a rescue center 19 (corresponding to a rescue base) via a communication network 18 such as a public telephone line. In this case, on the mobile communication network 17 side, a line connection operation for a notification signal including damage information with a high urgency level (for example, information of level “3”) is performed prior to other line connection operations. Functions may be set. It is also possible to connect the host station 16 and the rescue center 19 with a dedicated line.

FIG. 2 shows a portion related to the gist of the present invention in the contents of control by the Mayday ECU 2 in the Mayday unit 1, which will be described below together with related operations. That is, the Mayday ECU 2 waits until an abnormality detection signal including damage information is input from the abnormality detection unit 11 (step S1). When the abnormality detection signal is input, it is determined whether or not personal information is stored (step S2). In the case of "NO", the line connection processing of the mobile phone 9 is performed, and then the abnormality detection signal is output. A process of transmitting a notification signal including the included damage information, vehicle position information acquired from the GPS receiver 7, and time information indicating the time of emergency occurrence through the mobile communication network 17 is performed (step S3). In contrast, "YES" in step S2.
In the case of, after performing the line connection processing of the mobile phone 9, a processing of transmitting a notification signal including personal information in addition to the damage information, the vehicle position information, and the time information through the mobile communication network 17 is performed ( Step S4).

After performing either of the above steps S3 and S4, it is determined whether or not the line connection and the transmission of the notification signal have been successful (step S5). After executing the step S6 for disconnecting the line, the processing operation ends. On the other hand, if the transmission is unsuccessful, the control from step S2 is repeated.

FIG. 3 shows a part related to the gist of the present invention in the control contents of the rescue center 19, which will be described below. That is, the rescue center 19 waits until the notification signal is received through the mobile communication network 17 (step S11). When the notification signal is received, the damage information in the notification signal is level “3”.
Is determined (step S12), and in the case of "NO", arrangements necessary for rescue activities such as dispatch of an ambulance, police car, or tow truck based on the information included in the notification signal (to relevant organizations) The processing operation is terminated after passing through a notification processing routine S13 of performing a notification operation of the vehicle. If the damage information in the received notification signal is level "3", that is, an emergency situation in the vehicle If there is a possibility of a serious accident, it is determined whether or not there is personal information in the received notification signal (step S14).
If "NO" here, the notification processing routine S1 is performed.
3 is executed, the processing operation is terminated. If “YES”, step S15 of notifying the possibility of organ donation to the organ transplantation network including the organ donation designated medical institution is executed, and thereafter, the notifying process is performed. The routine S13 is executed to end the processing operation. As a result, when the rescue center 19 receives the report signal including the personal information, the rescue center 19 performs the operation of reporting to the organ transplant network in preference to other arrangements.

In short, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the following operations and effects can be obtained. That is,
When an emergency occurs in a vehicle on which the May Day unit 1 is mounted, the May Day unit 1 transmits a notification signal including information indicating the content of the emergency, information indicating the position of the vehicle, and information indicating the time of occurrence of the emergency. An operation of transmitting through the mobile communication network 17 is performed. In this case, in the Mayday unit 1, the urgency level of the generated emergency (level “1”, level “2”,
In addition to outputting damage information indicating any one of the levels "3", a transmitting operation of a notification signal including the damage information is performed. In addition, the May Day unit 1 can store personal information indicating that the vehicle occupant carries the organ donation intention indication card and that the organ donation intention indication card indicates that the organ is to be donated. When the personal information is stored, the transmitting operation of the notification signal including the personal information is performed.

When the transmitting operation of the notification signal including such personal information is performed, the rescue center 19 receiving the operation is transmitted.
On the side, the operation of reporting the possibility of organ donation to the organ transplant network including the organ donation designated medical institution will be performed. As a result, it becomes possible to quickly cope with the organ donation, which is the intention of the person carrying the organ donation intention display card, through the organ transplant network, and to prevent the valuable intention of the person from being wasted. It can be prevented.

In this case, when the rescue center 19 receives the notification signal including the personal information, the operation of notifying the organ transplant network is prioritized over other arrangements necessary for the rescue operation (such as an operation of notifying related organizations). And that it is possible to respond to organ donation more quickly. Also, the rescue center 19 performs an operation of notifying the organ transplant network only when the damage level indicated by the damage information in the received notification signal is equal to or higher than a preset reference level (“3” in the embodiment). It has become. In other words, if it is assumed that the emergency that occurred on the vehicle side is not in a serious situation that is related to the life of the vehicle occupant, the notification to the organ transplant network will not be made indiscriminately, This is useful in actually operating the system.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the following modifications or extensions are possible. In the present embodiment, the emergency switch unit 12 and the impact sensor 14
However, the output of the collision detection sensor (a damage detection sensor embedded in a plurality of vehicle components such as a bumper) as described in the embodiment, and an imaging unit provided so as to be able to photograph the interior of the vehicle, etc. May be configured to determine the urgency level of the damage information based on the output image. Although the mobile communication network 17 is used as the communication means, a transmitter dedicated to the May Day system may be installed in the vehicle, or a road-to-vehicle communication device provided for the VICS system may be used. In addition, a system in which the base station 15 and the host station 16 have a function of a rescue base is also possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram of an entire vehicle emergency notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing control contents by a May Day ECU.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing control contents of the rescue center.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a May Day unit (vehicle emergency notification terminal), 2 is a May Day ECU (transmission control means), 4 is a LAN, 9 is a mobile phone, 15 is a base station, 17 is a mobile communication network (communication means), and 19 is rescue. Indicates the center (rescue base: external organization).

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on front page F-term (reference) 5C086 AA49 AA54 BA22 CA15 CA21 CB40 DA40 5C087 BB12 BB18 BB64 BB74 DD03 DD13 EE15 FF01 FF04 FF17 FF20 FF23 GG07 GG17 GG67 GG70 GG83 5K101 KK14 KK19

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An emergency notification terminal mounted on a vehicle and performing an operation of transmitting a notification signal including information indicating the content of the emergency and information indicating the position of the vehicle through a communication means when an emergency occurs, A vehicular emergency notification system configured to receive a notification signal from a notification terminal and including a rescue base that performs necessary arrangements for rescue activities based on information included in the received notification signal; The notification terminal has an information storage function capable of storing personal information indicating that the vehicle occupant carries the organ donation intention indication card and makes a statement to the effect that the organ donation intention indication card provides an organ. And a transmission function of transmitting a notification signal containing the personal information stored by the information storage function through the communication means when a situation occurs. In a vehicle emergency notification system, when receiving a notification signal including the personal information, the notification operation is performed to an organ transplantation network including an organ donation designated medical institution. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein, at the rescue base, when receiving a notification signal including the personal information, an operation of notifying the organ transplant network is performed prior to other arrangements. Emergency call system. 3. A signal generating function capable of outputting damage information indicating at least one of a level of damage received by a vehicle and a level of damage received by a vehicle occupant when an emergency occurs, In the event of an emergency, a transmission function for transmitting a notification signal including a damage information output by the signal generation function in addition to the personal information is set. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when a notification signal including information is received, an operation of notifying the organ transplant network is performed only when a damage level indicated by the damage information is equal to or higher than a preset reference level. 2. The vehicle emergency notification system according to 2. 4. An in-vehicle emergency report for performing an operation of transmitting a report signal including information indicating the content of the emergency and information indicating the position of the vehicle to a predetermined external institution via communication means when an emergency occurs. An information storage means capable of storing personal information indicating that the vehicle occupant carries the organ donation intention indication card and makes a statement to the effect that the organ donation intention indication card is to be donated at the terminal; Transmission control means for transmitting, through the communication means, a notification signal containing personal information stored in the information storage means at times. 5. The emergency notification terminal includes signal generation means capable of outputting damage information indicating at least one of a level of damage received by a vehicle and a level of damage received by a vehicle occupant when an emergency occurs. The transmission control means provided in the emergency notification terminal is configured to transmit a notification signal including damage information output from the signal generation means in addition to the personal information when an emergency occurs. The in-vehicle emergency call terminal according to claim 4, wherein: