Method and system for use in emergency notification and determining location
First Claim
1. A method for use in dispatching emergency services and notifying at least one additional contact, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving a request for emergency services from a remote wireless device;
retrieving an emergency contact list according to the type of emergency;
determining at least one emergency contact other than emergency services according to the emergency contact list; and
notifying the at least one emergency contact of the request for emergency services.
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Abstract
The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use in providing notification of emergency services as well as notifying additional individuals and/or groups of an emergency. Some embodiments provide methods for use in dispatching emergency services (136) and notifying one or more additional contacts (140). These methods wirelessly receive a request for emergency services (212) from a remote wireless device (122), retrieve an emergency contact list according to the type of emergency (216) and determine at least one emergency contact other than emergency services according to the contact list (436). Once identified, the contact is notified of the request for emergency services (442). Some embodiments further determine a mode of communicating with the emergency contact (440) and notify the contact according to the mode of communication. Some methods additionally determine one or more types of emergency services to be dispatched (432) and notify types of emergency services (434).
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25 Claims
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1. A method for use in dispatching emergency services and notifying at least one additional contact, comprising:
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wirelessly receiving a request for emergency services from a remote wireless device;
retrieving an emergency contact list according to the type of emergency;
determining at least one emergency contact other than emergency services according to the emergency contact list; and
notifying the at least one emergency contact of the request for emergency services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for use in providing wireless communications, comprising:
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receiving a request for emergency services;
identifying a user from whom the emergency services are requested;
evaluating the request for emergency services;
retrieving an emergency contact list containing at least one member to be contacted; and
contacting the at least one member of the emergency contact list and notifying the member of the received request for emergency services. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25)
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20. A system for providing emergency notification, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory that stores at least one emergency contact list; and
a wireless transceiver that wirelessly receives a request for emergency service;
wherein the processor evaluates the received request for emergency service, retrieves the at least one emergency contact list associated with the received request for emergency services, and generates a communication to at least one member identified from the at least one emergency contact list. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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