Emergency conference calling system
First Claim
1. An emergency conference calling system, comprising:
- (a) means for establishing a first real-time communication intermediate a cellular phone disposed in a mobile object and 911; and
(b) means for establishing a second real-time communication concurrent with at least a portion of an active time of said first real-time communication intermediate said 911 and an owner of said mobile object.
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Abstract
An apparatus for the location of an object of value, such as a vehicle, includes a cell phone disposed in the vehicle and under microprocessor control. The cell phone is adapted to call an owner on detection of an alarm condition as well as to place a call to 911. The cell phone, according to a preferred embodiment, places the call to 911 under command by the owner and then establishes a three-way conference cal between the owner and a 911 dispatcher who answers the 911 call. Other methods of creating the conference call and of using the apparatus are disclosed including call transfer and call relay modes of operation. Other features, including GPS coordinate acquisition and transmission, are described.
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24 Claims
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1. An emergency conference calling system, comprising:
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(a) means for establishing a first real-time communication intermediate a cellular phone disposed in a mobile object and 911; and
(b) means for establishing a second real-time communication concurrent with at least a portion of an active time of said first real-time communication intermediate said 911 and an owner of said mobile object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining an approximate location of a mobile object, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing means for establishing a first real-time communication intermediate a cellular phone disposed in a mobile object and 911;
(b) providing means for establishing a second real-time communication concurrent with at least a portion of an active time of said first real-time communication intermediate said 911 and an owner of said mobile object; and
(c) establishing either said first real-time communication or said second real-time communication subsequent to a determination of a need to locate said mobile object. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An emergency conference calling system, comprising:
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(a) means for establishing a first real-time communication intermediate a cellular phone disposed in a mobile object and 911; and
(b) means for establishing a second real-time communication concurrent with at least a portion of an active time of said first real-time communication intermediate said cellular phone and an owner of said mobile object. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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