Localized cellular awareness and tracking of emergencies
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a telecommunication connection between a wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and at least one emergency personnel, the method comprising:
- identifying a geographical location of a wireless 911 caller;
identifying at least one emergency personnel located proximal to the geographical location of the wireless 911 caller; and
initiating a telecommunication connection between each of the wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and the at least one emergency personnel.
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Abstract
A method of initiating a telecommunication connection between a wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and at least one emergency personnel, including identifying a geographical location of a wireless 911 caller; identifying at least one emergency personnel located proximal to the geographical location of the wireless 911 caller; and initiating a telecommunication connection between each of the wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and the at least one emergency personnel.
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73 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a telecommunication connection between a wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and at least one emergency personnel, the method comprising:
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identifying a geographical location of a wireless 911 caller;
identifying at least one emergency personnel located proximal to the geographical location of the wireless 911 caller; and
initiating a telecommunication connection between each of the wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and the at least one emergency personnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A system for initiating telecommunication connections between a wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and at least one proximately located emergency personnel, the system comprising:
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at least one base station controller operating a base station that includes a cellular tower; and
a mobile switching center comprising;
a routing switch in communication with the at least one base station, a cell controller in communication with the routing switch and providing switching between a plurality of wireless handsets and base stations, a SS7 controller also in communication with the routing switch and providing connections to hardwired telephone networks, a main controller in communication with the cell controller and the SS7 controller, the main controller being configured to communicate with a wireless network authorization databases containing data for authorization of a handset of at least one emergency personnel, and a locate module communicating with the main controller and having a locate database containing data relating at least one telephone number to the at least one emergency personnel, the locate module being configured to identify a geographical location of a wireless 911 caller, identify the at least one emergency personnel located proximal to the geographical location of the wireless 911 caller, and initiate a telecommunication connection between each of the wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and the at least one emergency personnel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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19. (CANCELLED)
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34. A mobile switching center for a cellular telephone system, comprising:
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authorization databases containing data to authorize a telephone handset of at least one emergency personnel;
a locate database containing data relating at least one telephone number to the handset of the at least one emergency personnel; and
a main controller configured to communicate with the authorization databases and the locate database, the main controller comprising a locate module that is configured to identify a geographical location of a wireless 911 caller, identify at least one emergency personnel located proximal to the geographical location of the wireless 911 caller, and initiate a telecommunication connection between each of the wireless 911 caller, an emergency 911 dispatcher, and the at least one emergency personnel.
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35. A system of responding to a wireless emergency 911 call, comprising:
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a mobile switching center (MSC) receiving and routing the 911 call to a public safety answering point (PSAP) with a 911 dispatcher contacting emergency personnel to respond to the 911 call; and
a locate system unit (LSU) receiving location data of a wireless 911 caller from the MSC while the 911 call is in progress, and determining a surveillance area corresponding to the 911 caller location data and a phone number of third-party security personnel corresponding to the surveillance area, wherein the MSC uses the phone number of the third-party security personnel to connect the third-party security personnel to the 911 call in progress and to the 911 dispatcher while the emergency personnel are in transit. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of responding to a wireless emergency 911 call, the 911 call being directed to a public safety answering point (PSAP) by a mobile switching center (MSC) and a dispatcher contacting emergency personnel to respond to the 911 call, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a locate system unit (LSU), location data of a wireless 911 caller from the MSC while the 911 call is in progress;
determining, by the LSU, a surveillance area corresponding to the 911 caller location data and a phone number of third-party security personnel corresponding to the surveillance area; and
outputting, by the LSU, the phone number of the third-party security personnel to the MSC to connect the third-party security personnel to the 911 call in progress while the emergency personnel are in transit. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A computer-readable storage controlling a computer to respond to a wireless emergency 911 call, the 911 call being directed to a public safety answering point (PSAP) by a mobile switching center (MSC) and a dispatcher contacting emergency personnel to respond to the 911 call, the computer-readable storage comprising a process of:
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receiving, by a locate system unit (LSU), location data of a wireless 911 caller from the MSC while the 911 call is in progress;
determining, by the LSU, a surveillance area corresponding to the 911 caller location data and a phone number of third-party security personnel corresponding to the surveillance area; and
outputting, by the LSU, the phone number of the third-party security personnel to the LSU to connect the third-party security personnel to the 911 call in progress while the emergency personnel are in transit.
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