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(11) EP 1 914 701 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/17

(21) Application number: 07380281.1

(22) Date of filing: 18.10.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G08G 1/16(2006.01)
 G08G 1/123(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 20.10.2006 ES 200602684

(71) Applicants:
  • Vodafone Group PLC
    Newbury Berkshire RG14 2FN (GB)
  • Vodafone Espana, S.A.
    28108 Alcobendas, Madrid (ES)

    ES 

(72) Inventors:
  • Touset Rios, Miguel Angel
    28025 Madrid (ES)
  • Sendra Alcina, José Carlos
    28108 Alcobendas, Madrid (ES)
  • Cajigas Bringas, Guillermo
    28030 Madrid (ES)

(74) Representative: Carvajal y Urquijo, Isabel et al
Clarke, Modet & Co. c/ Goya, 11
28001 Madrid
28001 Madrid (ES)

   


(54) Method for preventing traffic accidents


(57) The invention relates to a method for preventing traffic accidents using for each vehicle (3) participating in the accident prevention TAP service a Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS receiver (1) and a terminal TE (2) connected to said GNSS receiver (1) and with access to the mobile telephony network (4). By knowing the position of the vehicle (3) at every moment, the network (4) warns terminal TE (2) of the safety parameters (maximum velocity allowed, safety distance to the vehicle in front of it) at the point of the road network (8) in which the vehicle (3) is circulating. The terminal (2) warns the driver of said safety parameters so that he or she can take the appropriate actions.







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