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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hadi Elzein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Raymond Ostrowski, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08G 1/09 (2006.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G08G 1/0965 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0965 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to detect a primary vehicle emergency-state. The processor is also configured to determine that emergency-services communication through an on-board device is not possible. Further, the processor is configured to search for a secondary vehicle having vehicle-to-vehicle communication capabilities. The processor is additionally configured to send an emergency-services request to the secondary vehicle to establish communication with the secondary vehicle and send prioritized emergency data to the secondary vehicle.