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Emergency backup communications system

  • US 20040102178A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2003
  • Published: 05/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In combination:

  • at least one public safety answering point operative to receive emergency communications from at least one local exchange carrier facility and dispatch emergency response units in response to receipt of said emergency communications; and

    an emergency backup communications system for facilitating emergency responses in the event of loss of communication and/or inoperability of said at least one local public safety answering point, said emergency backup communications system including;

    a secondary central communications facility in generally independent and generally secure information transmission connection with said at least one local exchange carrier facility;

    automated location identification interface means operative to receive and facilitate information reception from an automated location identification (ALI) system associated with said at least one local exchange carrier facility;

    computer aided dispatch interface means operative to receive and facilitate information reception from a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system associated with said at least one local exchange carrier facility;

    at least one operator in said secondary central communications facility operative to receive incoming emergency communications and screen said incoming emergency communications for location and response information;

    dispatch means in said secondary central communications facility operative to interpret said information received via said incoming emergency communications, said automated location identification interface means and said computer aided dispatch interface means and transmit dispatch information including said location and response information to emergency response units for response to incoming emergency communications from said at least one local exchange carrier facility.

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