Emergency call device for vehicles

US6618657B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Geil · Stuttgart, DE
• Joerg Jehlicka · Ludwigsburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 14, 2002
• Grant date: Sep 9, 2003
• Expiry date: Feb 14, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/205
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An emergency call device that transmits a distress message independently of damage to the vehicle electronic system, where the emergency call device transmits a first message, which contains at least the geographical location of the vehicle, when sensors detect a critical driving situation, even before an accident has actually occurred.