Vehicle accident response using diagnostic data burst transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9728087-B2
Application number	US-201514973848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2015
Priority date	Dec 18, 2015
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An approach is provided for vehicle accident response using diagnostic data burst transmission. In the approach, a set of vehicle data is collected during operation of a vehicle. When an impact is detected, the set of vehicle data is transmitted using a short range wireless communication technology to any receivers that are proximate to the vehicle, such as a second vehicle that was involved in the impact. The vehicle data may include intra-vehicle data, such as the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle, as well as extra-vehicle data, such as a timestamp.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor, the method comprising:
collecting a first set of vehicle data during operation of a first vehicle, wherein the first set of vehicle data includes one or more extra vehicle factors that include one or more weather conditions and one or more traffic conditions;
detecting an impact at the first vehicle;
in response to detecting the impact, transmitting the first set of vehicle data using a short range wireless communication technology to a receiver in a second vehicle, wherein the second vehicle is proximate to the first vehicle, and wherein the second vehicle is not a party to the impact;
receiving a request, after the transmission of the first set of vehicle data, from an emergency vehicle proximate to the first vehicle to transmit the collected first set of vehicle data; and
transmitting the first set of vehicle data to the emergency vehicle in response to the request.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein one of the receivers proximate to the first vehicle is located in a second vehicle that is proximate to the first vehicle at the time of the impact, and wherein the first set of vehicle data includes a vehicle identification number (VIN) corresponding to the first vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the short range wireless communication technology is selected from the group consisting of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and Bluetooth technology.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving, at a wireless receiver installed in the first vehicle, a wireless burst transmission from a second vehicle that was involved in the impact, wherein the wireless burst transmission includes a second set of vehicle data that pertains to the second vehicle, and wherein the second set of vehicle data includes the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the second vehicle;
storing the second set of vehicle data received in the wireless burst transmission in a memory included in the first vehicle; and
storing the first set of vehicle data transmitted by the first vehicle in the memory.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:
receiving, at the first vehicle, a vehicle impact request;
retrieving the first and second sets of vehicle data from the memory; and
outputting the first and second sets of vehicle data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first set of vehicle data includes one or more intra-vehicle factors and one or more extra-vehicle factors pertaining to the first vehicle, wherein at least one of the intra-vehicle factors is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the first vehicle, a vehicle operation quality factor of the first vehicle, a vehicle performance factor of the first vehicle, an engine operating data of the first vehicle, speed of the first vehicle, a driving style of the first vehicle, a phone usage of the first vehicle, a braking condition of the first vehicle, a g-force occurring at the first vehicle, a throttle position of the first vehicle, and a noise volume in an interior of the first vehicle, and wherein at least one of the extra-vehicle factors is selected from the group consisting of a date, a time of day, a GPS location, a traffic condition, a number of vehicles proximate to the first vehicle, and a weather condition.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the receivers is located in a device selected from the group consisting of a second vehicle, a law enforcement device, a fixed roadside device, an insurance device, and a service device.

8. An information handling system comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
a short range wireless transmitter accessible by at least one of the processors;
a short range wireless receiver accessible by at least one of the processors; and
a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions comprising:
collecting a first set of vehicle data during operation of a first vehicle, wherein the first set of vehicle data includes one or more extra vehicle factors that include one or more weather conditions and one or more traffic conditions;
detecting an impact at the first vehicle;
in response to detecting the impact, transmitting the first set of vehicle data using a short range wireless communication technology to a receiver in a second vehicle, wherein the second vehicle is proximate to the first vehicle, and wherein the second vehicle is not a party to the impact;
receiving a request, after the transmission of the first set of vehicle data, from an emergency vehicle proximate to the first vehicle to transmit the collected first set of vehicle data; and
transmitting the first set of vehicle data to the emergency vehicle in response to the request.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein one of the receivers proximate to the first vehicle is located in a second vehicle that is proximate to the first vehicle at the time of the impact, and wherein the first set of vehicle data includes a vehicle identification number (VIN) corresponding to the first vehicle.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the short range wireless communication technology is selected from the group consisting of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology and Bluetooth technology.

11. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the actions further comprise:
receiving, at a wireless receiver installed in the first vehicle, a wireless burst transmission from a second vehicle that was involved in the impact, wherein the wireless burst transmission includes a second set of vehicle data that pertains to the second vehicle, and wherein the second set of vehicle data includes the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the second vehicle;
storing the second set of vehicle data received in the wireless burst transmission in a memory included in the first vehicle; and
storing the first set of vehicle data transmitted by the first vehicle in the memory.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein the actions further comprise:
receiving, at the first vehicle, a vehicle impact request;
retrieving the first and second sets of vehicle data from the memory; and
outputting the first and second sets of vehicle data.

13. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the first set of vehicle data includes one or more intra-vehicle factors and one or more extra-vehicle factors pertaining to the first vehicle, wherein at least one of the intra-vehicle factors is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle identification number (VIN) of the first vehicle, a vehicle operation quality factor of the first vehicle, a vehicle performance factor of the first vehicle, an engine operating data of the first vehicle, speed of the first vehicle, a driving style of the first vehicle, a phone usage of the first vehicle, a braking condition of the first vehicle, a g-force occurring at the first vehicle, a throttle position of the first vehicle, and a noise volume in an interior of the first vehicle, and wherein at least one of the extra-vehicle factors is selected from the group consisting of a date, a time of day, a GPS location, a traffic condition, a number of vehicles proximate to the first vehicle, and a weather condition.

14. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein at least one of the receivers is located in a device selected from the group consisting of a second vehicle, a law enforcement device, a fi

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Davis Gregory P
• Kumhyr David B

Classifications

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G06Q40/08

  Insurance · CPC title

• G08G1/166

  for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title