Method, computer-readable medium, system and vehicle comprising the system for providing accident parameters to a person outside a vehicle following an accident involving the vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12097818-B2
Application number	US-202017781350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2020
Priority date	Feb 14, 2020
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

A method for providing accident parameters to a person outside a vehicle after an accident includes ascertaining a first accident parameter that is representative of the severity and/or a consequence severity using a control unit of the vehicle, and determining a display device of the vehicle that can display the first accident parameter following the accident. The first accident parameter is provided on the determined display, and a second accident parameter that is representative of the severity and/or the accident consequence severity is ascertained. The method also includes receiving a release signal for the second accident parameter from the person outside the vehicle following the accident involving the vehicle, and verifying the release signal for the second accident parameter using the control unit of the vehicle. The second accident parameter is provided on the determined display if the release signal was successfully verified by the control unit of the vehicle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for providing accident parameters to a person outside a vehicle after an accident involving the vehicle, the method comprising:
ascertaining, using a control unit of the vehicle, a first accident parameter that is representative of at least one of a group consisting of an accident severity and an accident consequence severity;
determining a display device of the vehicle that can display the first accident parameter following the accident;
providing the first accident parameter on the determined display device of the vehicle;
ascertaining, using the control unit of the vehicle, a second accident parameter that is representative of at least one of the group consisting of the accident severity and the accident consequence severity;
receiving a release signal for the second accident parameter via an input interface of the vehicle following the accident involving the vehicle;
verifying the release signal for the second accident parameter by means of the control unit of the vehicle; and
providing the second accident parameter on the determined display device of the vehicle if the release signal was successfully verified by the control unit of the vehicle.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , the method further comprising:
receiving a request message to transmit at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from a mobile terminal of the person outside the vehicle via a communication interface of the vehicle by means of the vehicle;
transmitting the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from the vehicle to the mobile terminal via the communication interface of the vehicle;
receiving the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal; and
providing the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter to the person outside the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the request message for the transmission of the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter comprises the release signal.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the release signal is transmitted from the mobile device of the person outside the vehicle to the vehicle via the communication interface of the vehicle.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second accident parameter is provided on the determined display unit of the vehicle depending on a distance of the mobile terminal of the person outside the vehicle from the vehicle.

6. The method as claimed in claim 4 , the method further comprising:
verifying whether the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter have been correctly transmitted by the mobile terminal via an emergency call signal from the vehicle; and
if the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter were not transmitted or were transmitted incorrectly via the emergency call signal of the vehicle,
then providing a signal that is representative of an unsuccessful verification of the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter to the person outside the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal;

if the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter were correctly transmitted via the emergency call signal of the vehicle,
then providing a signal that is representative of a successful verification of the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter to the person outside the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the release signal is transmitted from the mobile device of the person outside the vehicle to the vehicle via the communication interface of the vehicle.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the request message for the transmission of the first accident parameter and/or the second accident parameter comprises the release signal.

9. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the request message for the transmission of the first accident parameter and/or the second accident parameter comprises the release signal.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter are provided on the determined display device of the vehicle depending on a distance of the person outside the vehicle from the vehicle.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second accident parameter is provided on the determined display unit of the vehicle depending on a distance of the mobile terminal of the person outside the vehicle from the vehicle.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the release signal is transmitted from the mobile device of the person outside the vehicle to the vehicle via the communication interface of the vehicle.

13. A computer-readable medium for providing accident parameters to a person outside a vehicle following an accident involving the vehicle, wherein the computer-readable medium comprises instructions that, when executed on a computer or a control unit, carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 .

14. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises instructions that, when executed on a computer or a control unit, further carry out:
receiving a request message to transmit at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from a mobile terminal of the person outside the vehicle via a communication interface of the vehicle by means of the vehicle;
transmitting the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from the vehicle to the mobile terminal via the communication interface of the vehicle;
receiving the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal; and
providing the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter to the person outside the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal.

15. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the second accident parameter is provided on the determined display unit of the vehicle depending on a distance of the mobile terminal of the person outside the vehicle from the vehicle.

16. A system for providing accident parameters to a person outside a vehicle following an accident involving the vehicle, wherein the system is designed to carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 .

17. The system for providing accident parameters as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the system is further designed to carry out:
receiving a request message to transmit at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from a mobile terminal of the person outside the vehicle via a communication interface of the vehicle by means of the vehicle;
transmitting the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from the vehicle to the mobile terminal via the communication interface of the vehicle;
receiving the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter from the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal; and
providing the at least one of the first accident parameter and the second accident parameter to the person outside the vehicle by means of the mobile terminal.

18. The system for provid

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Neubauer Michael
• Drees Ludwig

Classifications

• B60R2021/0027

  Post collision measures, e.g. notifying emergency services · CPC title

• B60Q1/52

  for indicating emergencies · CPC title

• B60Q1/503

  using luminous text or symbol displays in or on the vehicle, e.g. static text · CPC title

• H04W4/40 Primary

  for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] · CPC title

• H04L67/52

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title