Location support for emergency calls
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, a request to access a public service;
detecting, by the mobile device, one or more wireless access points in proximity to the mobile device;
determining, by the mobile device for each of the detected wireless access points, a location associated with the detected wireless access point;
determining, by the mobile device, a consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, wherein determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points comprises;
determining that a number of detected wireless access points exceeds a threshold number; and
responsive to determining that the number of detected wireless access points exceeds the threshold number, determining that each of the locations associated with the detected wireless access points is consistent with each of the other locations associated with the detected wireless access points;
responsive to determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device based on the locations associated with the detected wireless access points; and
transmitting, by the mobile device, the location of the mobile device to a network operator for submission to the public service.
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Abstract
System and method for submitting a location of a mobile device to a public service for providing emergency assistance are described. A mobile device can determine that a user is making an emergency call from the mobile device. The mobile device can then enable a location determination function of the mobile device and determine a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine the location in multiple attempts, including, in a first time window, attempting to determine a location with low uncertainty and, if the attempt fails, determining a location with high uncertainty in a second time window. The mobile device can then submit the location to a dispatcher through a mobile network operator.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a request to access a public service; detecting, by the mobile device, one or more wireless access points in proximity to the mobile device; determining, by the mobile device for each of the detected wireless access points, a location associated with the detected wireless access point; determining, by the mobile device, a consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, wherein determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points comprises; determining that a number of detected wireless access points exceeds a threshold number; and responsive to determining that the number of detected wireless access points exceeds the threshold number, determining that each of the locations associated with the detected wireless access points is consistent with each of the other locations associated with the detected wireless access points; responsive to determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device based on the locations associated with the detected wireless access points; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the location of the mobile device to a network operator for submission to the public service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a request to access a public service; detecting, by the mobile device, one or more wireless access points in proximity to the mobile device; determining, by the mobile device for each of the detected wireless access points, a location associated with the detected wireless access point; determining, by the mobile device, a consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, wherein determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points comprises; determining that a number of detected wireless access points exceeds a threshold number; and responsive to determining that the number of detected wireless access points exceeds the threshold number, determining that each of the locations associated with the detected wireless access points is consistent with each of the other locations associated with the detected wireless access points; responsive to determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device based on the locations associated with the detected wireless access points; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the location of the mobile device to a network operator for submission to the public service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes; receiving, at a mobile device, a request to access a public service; detecting, by the mobile device, one or more wireless access points in proximity to the mobile device; determining, by the mobile device for each of the detected wireless access points, a location associated with the detected wireless access point; determining, by the mobile device, a consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, wherein determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points comprises; determining that a number of detected wireless access points exceeds a threshold number; and responsive to determining that the number of detected wireless access points exceeds the threshold number, determining that each of the locations associated with the detected wireless access points is consistent with each of the other locations associated with the detected wireless access points; responsive to determining the consistency between the locations associated with the detected wireless access points, determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device based on the locations associated with the detected wireless access points; and transmitting, by the mobile device, the location of the mobile device to a network operator for submission to the public service. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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