JPH09212776A - On-vehicle emergency system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to quickly report in voice with a radio wave line when emergency situation has occurred by transmitting a voice message generated base on a sensor means and an automatic position measuring means to the telephone number of an opposite party in the form of a radio wave signal. SOLUTION: A shock sensing sensor 2 senses a shock at the time of the collision of a vehicle in the longitudinal and a horizontal directions, etc. An automatic position measuring part 3 receives obtained its own vehicle position data and transmits it to CPU 1. The shock sensing data of CPU 1 receives transmission data from the shock sensing sensor 2, a voiced synthesizing part 12 receives shock data from the receiving part 11 and its own vehicle position data from its own vehicle position measuring part 3 so as to synthesize, generate and output a voice message which is previously set in accordance with an emergency situation by the re-combination of voice signals and a voice signal transmitting part 13 transmits the synthesized voice signal. Then, a voice transmitting part 4 transduces the voice signal outputted from CPU 1 into the radio wave signal, automatically dials the opposite party telephone number and transmits the radio wave signal through an antenna.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle emergency system, and more particularly, to an on-vehicle emergency system for promptly responding to an emergency (in an emergency state) by voice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a vehicle collides with another vehicle or an object, a driver or a passenger escapes from the vehicle and uses a nearby public telephone or handheld mobile phone to police, an insurance company, a family member, or the like. You need to contact someone you know.

[0003]

However, in such an emergency situation, even if it is necessary to make an early contact even for a while, it is necessary to reach a nearby public telephone to operate the telephone or operate the mobile telephone. It must be done, and quick response is not possible. Especially in the event of a collision,
Such telephone operations are not possible when the driver or passenger is injured and endangered.

When a vehicle is stolen, if a theft alarm system is provided, an alarm sound is generated.
If the system operation is canceled only by taking measures such as the generation of an alarm sound, it is impossible to take further measures.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle emergency system capable of prompt notification by voice through a wireless line when an emergency occurs.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an in-vehicle emergency system according to the present invention is provided in a vehicle and stores a sensor means for detecting a change in a predetermined specific state and position information of the vehicle. A vehicle position measuring means for detecting, a voice generating means for generating a predetermined voice message based on the sensor means and the vehicle position measuring means, and a telephone of a predetermined partner for the generated voice message. And a wireless transmission means for transmitting the number in the form of a radio wave signal.

Here, the sensor means may be means for detecting a shock received by the vehicle or means for detecting a stolen state of the vehicle, and the vehicle position measuring means is a GPS unit. Alternatively, and / or it may be an autonomous navigation unit, and the wireless transmission means may be a car phone or a mobile phone.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of an in-vehicle emergency system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle emergency system according to the present invention, which is an example in which the system is mounted on a vehicle. The present embodiment is also a system that responds to an accident such as a collision.

The present system basically includes at least one impact detection sensor 2, a vehicle position measuring section 3 for generating vehicle position data, and data from the impact detection sensor 2 and vehicle position measuring section 3. It is provided with a CPU 1 that receives and executes various control operations such as generating a predetermined audio signal, and a transmission unit 4 having a communication modem function and a wireless telephone function.

The impact detection sensor 2 is provided inside the vehicle and is a sensor for detecting an impact at the time of a collision such as a vertical or horizontal direction of the vehicle. The impact data obtained by the impact detection units 21 and 22 is A predetermined process is performed by the shock detection data transmission unit 23 and the data is sent to the CPU 1. The impact detection sensor 2 detects, for example, a G value (gravitational acceleration) from a gyro sensor or the like. When the impact of is sensed) is output.

The vehicle position measuring section 3 is a unit such as a GPS unit or an autonomous navigation unit, and a receiving section 31 for receiving the obtained vehicle position data (longitude and latitude) and a receiving section 31.
And a transmitting unit 32 that transmits the vehicle position data received in 1. to the CPU 1.

The CPU 1 receives the shock sensing data receiving section 11 for receiving the transmission data from the shock sensing sensor 2, the shock data from the receiving section 11 and the own vehicle position data from the own vehicle position measuring section 3 to make an emergency. A voice synthesizing unit 12 that synthesizes and generates a predetermined voice message by rearranging voice signals in response to the situation and outputs the voice message, and a voice signal transmitting unit 13 that transmits the synthesized voice signal are provided. Speech synthesizer 12
Reads data from a user memory (not shown) that stores voice data necessary for preset voice synthesis and synthesizes voice.

The voice transmitting unit 4 is an in-vehicle telephone or a mobile telephone, has a communication modem function, and converts the voice signal output from the CPU 1 into a radio wave signal, and the converted radio wave signal in advance. The other party's telephone number (fire department "1
19 "or the like) is automatically dialed, and a radio wave signal transmission unit 42 for transmitting via an antenna (not shown) is provided.

Basically, the vehicle-mounted emergency system configured as described above, when a shock such as a predetermined collision is detected, a voice including information such as occurrence of a predetermined accident and vehicle position information. Messages are quickly sent and reported in the form of radio signals. At this time, the voice message can be output from the speaker so that the driver or the passenger can listen to it. Further, the release key 5 is provided, and after the voice message is output, the voice message is output for a predetermined time (even if some injuries are transmitted If the release key 5 is operated within an operable time (for example, about 10 seconds), the wireless transmission of the voice message can be stopped. The above voice message is "Automatic notification by the automatic emergency information notification system. Right now, north latitude XX degree XX minutes XX seconds, east longitude XX
A car accident occurred at a time of XX minutes and XX seconds. The occupant is injured in the accident. Please rescue me as soon as possible. The driver's name is ○○○○, age is ○○, blood type is ○, vehicle type is ○○○○○○, and vehicle number is ○○ 5.
○○ of 5 ○○, contact number is Tokyo 03-5457-
It is ○○○○ of ○○ 52. I repeat. According to the car emergency information notification system ... "

FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the system configuration of the embodiment shown in FIG. The GPS unit 3A for positioning the own vehicle position in the CPU 1 also using the impact detection sensors 2A, 2B and the data from the autonomous navigation unit 3B.
The (vehicle position measuring device), the voice transmitting unit 4 of the mobile phone / FAX device, and the release switch 5 are connected. A monitor 3C that displays navigation information including the vehicle position and the like is connected to the vehicle position measuring device 3A.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram when the above system is installed in a vehicle. An impact detection sensor 2A for detecting an impact received by the vehicle is installed in a front portion of the vehicle 100, and an impact detection sensor 2B for detecting a degree of an impact received by a driver is installed in an airbag provided on a steering wheel. ing. The impact data obtained by the impact detection sensors 2A and 2B is sent to the CPU 1 together with the own vehicle position data obtained from the own vehicle position measuring unit 3, the above predetermined voice data is synthesized and sent to the car telephone 4. It The car telephone 4 sends a voice message received by dialing to a predetermined specific destination as a car radio wave via the antenna 6.

In the above description of the embodiment, an example of transmitting an emergency voice message when a vehicle impact accident or the like occurs is explained. However, instead of the impact detection sensor, a vehicle theft sensor (which detects a person in the vehicle) is used. By using an infrared sensor or the like), it is possible to quickly send the occurrence of the theft and the position information of the stolen vehicle to a specific partner by the processing on the CPU side.

[0019]

As described above, according to the vehicle-mounted emergency system of the present invention, when a collision accident occurs, it is possible to promptly and automatically notify the specified partner of the accident occurrence information and the current vehicle position. , Greatly contributes to name rescue. Further, even when a vehicle is stolen, not only can the swift occurrence be promptly reported, but also the stolen vehicle position can be reported, which is effective in preventing the vehicle theft and detecting the stolen vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an in-vehicle emergency system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the system configuration shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram when the system shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 Impact Sensing Sensor 3 Vehicle Position Positioning Unit 4 Car Phone (Transmitting Unit) 5 Release Key 6 Antenna 11 Impact Sensing Data Receiving Unit 12 Voice Synthesis Unit 13 Voice Signal Transmitting Unit 21, 22 Impact Sensing Unit 23 Impact Sensing Data Source Bulletin 31 Own vehicle position data receiver 32 Own vehicle position data transmitter 41 Converter 42 Radio signal transmitter

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sensor means provided in a vehicle for detecting a change in a predetermined specific state; a vehicle position measuring means for detecting position information of the vehicle; and a sensor means and a vehicle position measuring means based on the sensor means. A voice generation means for generating a predetermined voice message, and a wireless transmission means for transmitting the generated voice message to a predetermined destination telephone number in the form of a radio signal,
An in-car emergency system characterized by comprising: 2. The vehicle-mounted emergency system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor means is means for detecting an impact received by the vehicle. 3. The vehicle-mounted emergency system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor means is means for detecting a state in which the vehicle is stolen. 4. The vehicle-mounted emergency system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle position measuring means is a GPS unit and / or an autonomous navigation unit. 5. The vehicle-mounted emergency system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission means is a car phone or a mobile phone.