Method and apparatus for locating a telecommunication terminal

• US 20050048988A1
• Filed: 08/28/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avaya Technology Corporation Miami Lakes FLA US
• Original Assignee: Avaya Technology Corporation Miami Lakes FLA US
• Inventors: Gentle, Christopher Reon
• Application Number:
  US10/652,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20050048988A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• 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 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

An apparatus and method locate a portable telecommunication terminal for emergency telephone call to a public safety answering point by detecting the emergency telephone call, communicating the emergency telephone call to the public safety answering point, and enabling a transmission device in the portable telecommunication terminal so that the portable telecommunication terminal maybe located by personnel that are dispatched by the public safety answering point using a transceiver to locate the transmission device.

Claims

1. A method locating a portable telecommunication terminal for an emergency telephone call to a public safety answering point, comprising the steps of:

detecting an emergency telephone call being originated by the portable telecommunication terminal;

communicating the emergency telephone call to the public safety answering point; and

enabling a transmission device so that the portable telecommunication terminal maybe located by personnel that are dispatched by the public safety answering point using a transceiver to locate the transmission device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of enabling comprises the steps of storing identification information, and

activating the transmission device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of storing comprises the step of transmitting a command to the portable telecommunication terminal by the public safety answering point to enter the identification information.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of storing comprises the step of transmitting the identification information to the portable telecommunication terminal by the public safety answering point.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the portable telecommunication terminal is one of a wireless telephone, IP telephone device, or Q.931 telephone device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the transmission device is one of a transmitter or a transponder.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the transponder is a radio frequency identification device being one of a passive or active type.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the transmitter is an radio frequency transmitter.

17. An apparatus for implementing the steps of claim 1.

18. An apparatus for implementing the steps of claim 3.

19. An apparatus for implementing the steps of claim 4.

9. A processor-readable medium for locating a portable telecommunication terminal for an emergency telephone call to a public safety answering point, comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:

detecting an emergency telephone call being originated by the portable telecommunication terminal;

communicating the emergency telephone call to the public safety answering point; and

enabling a transmission device so that the portable telecommunication terminal maybe located by personnel that are dispatched by the public safety answering point using a transceiver to locate the transmission device.

10. The processor-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the enabling comprises the steps of storing identification information, and

activating the transmission device.

11. The processor-readable medium of claim 10 wherein the storing comprises transmitting a command to the portable telecommunication terminal by the public safety answering point to enter the identification information.

12. The processor-readable medium of claim 10 wherein the storing comprises transmitting the identification information to the portable telecommunication terminal by the public safety answering point.

13. The processor-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the portable telecommunication terminal is one of a wireless telephone, IP telephone device, or Q.931 telephone device.

14. The processor-readable medium of claim 9 wherein the transmission device is one of a transmitter or a transponder.

15. The processor-readable medium of claim 14 wherein the transponder is a radio frequency identification device being one of a passive or active type.

16. The processor-readable medium of claim 14 wherein the transmitter is an radio frequency transmitter.

20. A portable telecommunication terminal comprising:

means for connecting to a public safety answering point;

means for placing non-emergency type calls;

means for actuating a transmission device upon an emergency call being originated to the public safety answering point; and

means for placing the emergency call to the public safety answering point.

21. A portable telecommunication terminal comprising:

a computing device;

a memory for storing a program;

an emergency transmission device;

a user interface; and

the computing device by execution of the stored program enabling the emergency transmission device upon a call to a public safety answering point being originated via the user interface.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the computing device further storing identification information into the emergency transmission device and activating the emergency transmission device.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the emergency transmission device is one of a transmitter or a transponder.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein the transponder is a radio frequency identification device being one of a active or passive type.