VEHICLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING EMERGENCY TEXTUAL DATA UTILIZING THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

A vehicle emergency communication device and a method for transmitting emergency textual data utilizing the vehicle emergency communication device are provided. The vehicle emergency communication device includes a diagnostic link connector configured to receive a signal indicating an emergency code associated with vehicle operation and a microprocessor operably coupled to the diagnostic link connector. The microprocessor is configured to determine emergency textual data based upon the emergency code and to induce the cellular phone transceiver to transmit an RF signal having the emergency textual data for initiating an emergency phone call.