System and method for vital communications connectivity
First Claim
1. A communications system for collecting, processing, and transmitting information signals over communications networks originating within the same or different communications networks, the communications system comprising:
- trigger receiving means for developing, identifying, and/or utilizing triggers related to calls initiated within a first communications network;
database means for storing information related to the triggers and one or more users and information recipients; and
notification means adapted for transmitting multi-modal signals over one or more different communications networks, one of which may be the first communications network, to the one or more recipients, wherein the signals contain information related to the triggers.
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Abstract
A communications system is disclosed that is capable of collecting, processing, and transmitting information signals over communications networks originating within the same or different communications networks, the communications system having a means for developing, identifying, and/or utilizing electronic trigger signals generated by calls initiated within a first communications network, a database for storing information related to the triggers and one or more users and information recipients, and a means for transmitting signals over the first communications network or over a second communications network to the recipients, wherein the signals contain information related to the triggers in order to allow recipients to act on the information.
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46 Claims
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1. A communications system for collecting, processing, and transmitting information signals over communications networks originating within the same or different communications networks, the communications system comprising:
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trigger receiving means for developing, identifying, and/or utilizing triggers related to calls initiated within a first communications network;
database means for storing information related to the triggers and one or more users and information recipients; and
notification means adapted for transmitting multi-modal signals over one or more different communications networks, one of which may be the first communications network, to the one or more recipients, wherein the signals contain information related to the triggers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for distributing alertment information to an information recipient over one or more communications networks, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting when a triggering event has been initiated by a user to connect with an emergency response resource;
receiving information about the user or a communicator device associated with the user that caused the triggering event;
formatting a report containing information received about at least one of the triggering event, the user, and the communicator device; and
transmitting the report as a multi-modal signal to at least one pre-selected information recipient designated by the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communications system for collecting, processing, and transmitting information signals over communications networks originating within the same or different communications networks, the communications system comprising:
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a first server for developing, identifying, utilizing and/or transmitting a first trigger signal related to calls initiated by one or more users within a wireline telephony network;
a second server for developing, identifying, utilizing and/or transmitting a second trigger signal related to calls initiated by one or more users within a wireless telephony network;
a third server for developing, identifying, utilizing and/or transmitting a third trigger signal related to calls initiated by one or more users within VoIP telephony network;
a fourth server in data communication with the first three servers adapted to transmitting information regarding the triggering signals;
a notification server in data communication with at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth servers for outputting notification signals; and
a subscriber database containing a plurality of subscriber profiles, wherein each of the subscriber profiles includes a subscriber identification code and at least one recipient identification code associated with a recipient communicator device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A communications system for transmitting over a communications network information signals related to the initiation of a telephone call to an emergency response system, the communications system comprising:
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a subscriber database containing a plurality of subscriber profiles, wherein each of the subscriber profiles include a subscriber identification code associated with a subscriber communicator device and at least one recipient identification code associated with a recipient communicator device;
a first communications network for receiving a first electronic signal containing information about a telephone call to an emergency response system, wherein the first electronic signal is generated by the subscriber communicator device;
a signal monitoring device adapted to automatically receive said electronic signal and compare said electronic signal to the subscriber identification codes to generate a second electronic signal containing information about the subscriber and the telephone call to the emergency response system; and
,a notification device adapted to receive said second electronic signal and transmit the same to the recipient communicator device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A subscription-based telephone service system operating in cooperation with an emergency telephone number system comprising:
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a profile server accessible over one or more communications networks;
a plurality of subscriber profiles stored on the profile server, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber profiles includes at least a subscriber identification code associated with a subscriber communicator device and at least one recipient identification code associated with a recipient communicator device;
a telephone signal monitoring device adapted to automatically receive a subscriber identification code when a subscriber initiates a telephone call to an emergency telephone number system;
a comparator subsystem adapted to compare the plurality of subscriber profiles to the subscriber identification code received by the telephone signal monitoring device; and
an alertment subsystem adapted to format a digital message and transmit it to the recipient communicator device. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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