VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND HOSPITALS

20240124023

18/484558

October 11, 2023

A vehicular control system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle. The system is in wireless communication with a remote server. A health monitoring sensor captures sensor data representative of a health condition of an occupant of the vehicle. The system, based on processing at the ECU of captured sensor data, transmits a first signal to the remote server based on the captured sensor data. Responsive to receiving the first signal, the remote server transmits a second signal to the system including at least one destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant. Based on the second signal, the system selects a target destination from the at least one destination and determines a path of travel between the vehicle's current geographic location and the target destination's geographic location. The system at least partially controls operation of the vehicle along the path of travel.

1. A vehicular control system, the vehicular control system comprising: an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular control system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software; wherein the vehicular control system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle; wherein a health monitoring sensor is disposed at the vehicle, and wherein the health monitoring sensor captures sensor data representative of a health condition of an occupant of the vehicle; wherein the vehicular control system, based on processing at the ECU of the captured sensor data, wirelessly transmits a first signal to the remote server, and wherein the first signal is based at least in part on the captured sensor data; wherein, responsive to receiving the first signal from the vehicular control system, the remote server wirelessly transmits a second signal to the vehicular control system, and wherein the second signal comprises at least one destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle; wherein the vehicular control system, based at least in part on the second signal, selects a target destination from the at least one destination; and wherein the vehicular control system determines a path of travel of the vehicle between the vehicle's current geographic location and the target destination's geographic location, and wherein the vehicular control system at least partially controls operation of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the path of travel toward the target destination's geographic location.

2. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the electronic circuitry of the ECU comprises a wireless communication module that is operable to wirelessly communicate with the remote server.

3. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the first signal comprises the captured sensor data.

4. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the first signal comprises the vehicle's current geographic location.

5. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the remote server determines the at least one destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle from a plurality of medical facilities based at least in part on the first signal.

6. The vehicular control system of claim 5, wherein the at least one destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises one or more medical facilities of the plurality of medical facilities determined by the remote server to be capable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

7. The vehicular control system of claim 5, wherein the at least one destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises one or more medical facilities of the plurality of medical facilities determined by the remote server to be available to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

8. The vehicular control system of claim 5, wherein the first signal comprises the vehicle's current geographic location, and wherein the at least one destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises one or more medical facilities of the plurality of medical facilities determined by the remote server to be located within a threshold distance of the vehicle's current geographic location.

9. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the second signal comprises a plurality of destinations suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

10. The vehicular control system of claim 9, wherein the vehicular control system selects the target destination from the plurality of destinations suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle based at least in part on the second signal and the captured sensor data.

11. The vehicular control system of claim 10, wherein the target destination is selected based at least in part on a distance from the vehicle's current geographic location and the target destination's geographic location.

12. The vehicular control system of claim 10, wherein the target destination is selected based at least in part on a capability of the target destination to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

13. The vehicular control system of claim 10, wherein the target destination is selected based at least in part on an availability of the target destination to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

14. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the vehicular control system autonomously controls operation of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the path of travel toward the target destination's geographic location.

15. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the target destination's geographic location comprises a medical facility.

16. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises an emergency services vehicle.

17. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the occupant is a driver of the vehicle.

18. The vehicular control system of claim 1, wherein the occupant is a passenger of the vehicle.

19. A vehicular control system, the vehicular control system comprising: an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular control system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software; wherein the vehicular control system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle; wherein a health monitoring sensor is disposed at the vehicle, and wherein the health monitoring sensor captures sensor data representative of a health condition of an occupant of the vehicle; wherein the vehicular control system, based on processing at the ECU of the captured sensor data, wirelessly transmits a first signal to the remote server, and wherein the first signal is based at least in part on the captured sensor data; wherein, responsive to receiving the first signal from the vehicular control system, the remote server wirelessly transmits a second signal to the vehicular control system, and wherein the second signal comprises a plurality of destinations suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle; wherein the plurality of destinations comprises a plurality of medical facilities; wherein the vehicular control system, based at least in part on the second signal and the captured sensor data, selects a target destination from the plurality of medical facilities; and wherein the vehicular control system determines a path of travel of the vehicle between the vehicle's current geographic location and the target destination's geographic location, and wherein the vehicular control system at least partially controls operation of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the path of travel toward the target destination's geographic location.

20. The vehicular control system of claim 19, wherein the remote server determines the plurality of medical facilities suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle based at least in part on the first signal.

21. The vehicular control system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of medical facilities suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises medical facilities determined by the remote server to be capable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

22. The vehicular control system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of medical facilities suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises medical facilities determined by the remote server to be available to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

23. The vehicular control system of claim 20, wherein the first signal comprises the vehicle's current geographic location, and wherein the plurality of medical facilities suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises medical facilities determined by the remote server to be located within a threshold distance of the vehicle's current geographic location.

24. The vehicular control system of claim 19, wherein the target destination is selected based at least in part on a distance from the vehicle's current geographic location and the target destination's geographic location.

25. The vehicular control system of claim 19, wherein the target destination is selected based at least in part on a capability of the target destination to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

26. The vehicular control system of claim 19, wherein the target destination is selected based at least in part on an availability of the target destination to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

27. A vehicular control system, the vehicular control system comprising: an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular control system, wherein the ECU comprises electronic circuitry and associated software; wherein the vehicular control system is in wireless communication with a remote server that is remote from the vehicle; wherein a health monitoring sensor is disposed at the vehicle, and wherein the health monitoring sensor captures sensor data representative of a health condition of an occupant of the vehicle; wherein the vehicular control system, based on processing at the ECU of the captured sensor data, wirelessly transmits a first signal to the remote server, and wherein the first signal is based at least in part on the captured sensor data; wherein, responsive to receiving the first signal from the vehicular control system, the remote server wirelessly transmits a second signal to the vehicular control system, and wherein the second signal comprises a target destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle; wherein the remote server selects the target destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle from a plurality of medical facilities based at least in part on the first signal; and wherein the vehicular control system determines a path of travel of the vehicle between the vehicle's current geographic location and the target destination's geographic location, and wherein the vehicular control system at least partially controls operation of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the path of travel toward the target destination's geographic location.

28. The vehicular control system of claim 27, wherein the first signal comprises the captured sensor data.

29. The vehicular control system of claim 27, wherein the first signal comprises the vehicle's current geographic location.

30. The vehicular control system of claim 27, wherein the target destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises one medical facility of the plurality of medical facilities determined by the remote server to be capable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

31. The vehicular control system of claim 27, wherein the target destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises one medical facility of the plurality of medical facilities determined by the remote server to be available to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle.

32. The vehicular control system of claim 27, wherein the first signal comprises the vehicle's current geographic location, and wherein the target destination suitable to treat the health condition of the occupant of the vehicle comprises one medical facility of the plurality of medical facilities determined by the remote server to be located within a threshold distance of the vehicle's current geographic location.

33. The vehicular control system of claim 27, wherein the vehicular control system autonomously controls operation of the vehicle as the vehicle travels along the path of travel toward the target destination's geographic location.

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