Mobile emergency response network

• US 10,470,024 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2018
• Issued: 11/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.), AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Meredith, Sheldon Kent, Cottrill, William, Zerick, Juliette
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Congvan
• Application Number:
  US15/905,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20180192278A1
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 4554042, 455433, 455445, 4554561, 4554565, 4554041
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1053 IP private branch exchange [PBX] functionality entities or arrangements circuit switched PBXs H04M3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/866 a predetermined or undetermined destination, e.g. notifying a prepaid accounting server of a successful delivery of a service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0051 where the data service is a multimedia messaging service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/10 between location register and external networks

Abstract

A mobile emergency response network may be utilized to respond to emergencies. Emergency response resources may be selected and deployed through the use of network communications between user equipment and network elements. In an example configuration, a mobile emergency response network may receive emergency data, determine an emergency is occurring, determine a resource requirement for the emergency, identify a mobile device associated with a user who meets the resource requirement, and send a request to the mobile device.

Claims

1. An emergency services server comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving a file defining a geographic area of emergency;

receiving an emergency message over a wireless communication channel from a remote mobile device, the emergency message comprising a multimedia data file,

wherein the multimedia data file comprises metadata;

separating the multimedia file from the emergency message;

extracting a location value from the metadata;

generating an emergency responder request comprising the multimedia data file;

defining, based on the geographic area of emergency and the location value, a candidate region;

identifying a candidate mobile device within the candidate region, wherein the candidate mobile device is not the remote mobile device; and

transmitting the emergency responder request over a second wireless communication channel to the candidate mobile device.

2. The emergency services server of claim 1, wherein the emergency responder request is transmitted to the candidate mobile device responsive to receipt of an indication that a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) associated with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) has received a voice call.

3. The emergency services server of claim 2, wherein the indication comprises a source telephone number associated with a voice call, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the indication, a source location of the voice call, wherein the source location is determined based on location information received from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS).

4. The emergency services server of claim 2, wherein the indication comprises a source telephone number associated with a voice call, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the indication, a source location of the voice call, wherein the source location is determined based on location information received from a Mobile-Services Switching Center (MSC) Server.

5. The emergency services server of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

associating the candidate mobile device with a user account; and

determining whether to transmit the emergency responder request to the candidate mobile device based at least in part on an account status of the user account.

6. The emergency services server of claim 5, wherein user account is received by the emergency services server from a mobile device provisioning server.

7. The emergency services server of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the candidate mobile device, responsive to the emergency responder request, a rejection message.

8. The emergency services server of claim 7, wherein the rejection message is generated by an emergency services application on the candidate mobile device responsive to the emergency responder request based at least in part on an active status of the emergency services application.

9. The emergency services server of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the candidate mobile device, responsive to the emergency responder request, an acceptance message generated by an emergency services application activated on the candidate mobile device responsive to the emergency responder request.

10. The emergency services server of claim 1, wherein the remote mobile device comprises a Mobile Messaging Service (MMS) client and the emergency message comprises an MMS message.

11. The emergency services server of claim 10, wherein a second remote mobile device comprises an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) client and a second emergency message comprises an XMPP message.

12. A method comprising:

receiving a file defining a geographic area of emergency;

receiving an emergency message over a wireless communication channel from a remote mobile device, the emergency message comprising a multimedia data file, wherein the multimedia data file comprises metadata;

separating the multimedia file from the emergency message;

extracting a location value from the metadata;

generating an emergency responder request comprising the multimedia data file;

defining, based on the geographic area of emergency and the location value, a candidate region;

identifying a candidate mobile device within the candidate region, wherein the candidate mobile device is not the remote mobile device; and

transmitting the emergency responder request over a second wireless communication channel to the candidate mobile device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the emergency responder request is transmitted to the candidate mobile device responsive to receipt of an indication that a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) associated with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) has received a voice call.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the indication comprises a source telephone number associated with a voice call, and wherein the operations further comprise determining, based on the indication, a source location of the voice call, wherein the source location is determined based on location information received from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS).

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication comprises a source telephone number associated with a voice call, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining, based on the indication, a source location of the voice call, wherein the source location is determined based on location information received from a Mobile-Services Switching Center (MSC) Server.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprise:

associating the candidate mobile device with a user account; and

determining whether to transmit the emergency responder request to the candidate mobile device based at least in part on an account status of the user account.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein user account is received by the emergency services server from a mobile device provisioning server.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprise:

receiving, from the candidate mobile device, responsive to the emergency responder request, a rejection message.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the rejection message is generated by an emergency services application on the candidate mobile device responsive to the emergency responder request based at least in part on an active status of the emergency services application.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprise:

receiving, from the candidate mobile device, responsive to the emergency responder request, an acceptance message generated by an emergency services application activated on the candidate mobile device responsive to the emergency responder request.