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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12131620 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2021

Personal safety system

Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Aimee Williams, Troy, MI (US);

Christopher Prediger, Novi, MI (US);

Danielle Heinz, Hemlock, MI (US);

Steffen Kutter, Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE;

Jia Hou, Kornwestheim, DE;

Sylvia Briese, Benningen am Neckar, DE;

Camille Vuillaume, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorney:

Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP

Primary Examiner:

Qutbuddin Ghulamali

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/90 (2018.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/0245 (2006.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 25/016 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/02455 (2013.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.02); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract

A method of operating a personal safety system including a vehicle includes automatically detecting that a smartphone is within a communication range using a wireless communication system of the vehicle, and starting an approach time period with a controller of the vehicle or the smartphone when the smartphone is detected. The method further includes sending checkup data from the vehicle to the smartphone using the wireless communication system when the smartphone fails to arrive at the vehicle prior to the approach time period elapsing, and triggering an emergency response by the vehicle and/or the smartphone when the vehicle fails to receive a response to the checkup data from the smartphone within a response time period.

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