Methods, systems, and products for emergency control of communications devices

• US 20070259645A1
• Filed: 07/11/2007
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Laliberte, Donald
• Application Number:
  US11/827,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20070259645A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for emergency control of communications devices. An emergency communications is received from a wireless communications device. An emergency remote control communication is generated for the wireless communications device. The emergency remote control communication includes an instruction to activate a location system in the wireless communications device to obtain a location of the wireless communication device. The emergency remote control communication is sent to the wireless communications device, and the location of the wireless communications device is received.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an emergency communication from a wireless communications device;

generating an emergency remote control communication for the wireless communications device, the emergency remote control communication including an instruction to activate a location system in the wireless communications device to obtain a location of the wireless communication device;

sending the emergency remote control communication to the wireless communications device; and

receiving the location of the wireless communications device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending another instruction to activate an alerting mechanism in the wireless communications device.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending another instruction to deactivate an alerting mechanism in the wireless communications device.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the emergency communication from a communications address associated with the wireless communications device;

querying an emergency profile associated with the communications address; and

retrieving personal information and medical information associated with the communications address.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending another instruction to activate a camera in the wireless communications device to obtain surveillance data.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending another instruction to establish a voice connection between the wireless communications device and an emergency communications address.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising routing the emergency communication to an emergency communications address.

8. A system, comprising:

means for receiving an emergency communication from a wireless communications device;

means for generating an emergency remote control communication for the wireless communications device, the emergency remote control communication including an instruction to activate a location system in the wireless communications device to obtain a location of the wireless communication device;

means for sending the emergency remote control communication to the wireless communications device; and

means for receiving the location of the wireless communications device.

9. The system according to claim 8, further comprising means for sending another instruction to activate an alerting mechanism in the wireless communications device.

10. The system according to claim 8, further comprising means for sending another instruction to deactivate an alerting mechanism in the wireless communications device.

11. The system according to claim 8, further comprising:

means for receiving the emergency communication from a communications address associated with the wireless communications device;

means for querying an emergency profile associated with the communications address; and

means for retrieving personal information and medical information associated with the communications address.

12. The system according to claim 8, further comprising means for sending another instruction to activate a camera in the wireless communications device to obtain surveillance data.

13. The system according to claim 8, further comprising means for sending another instruction to establish a voice connection between the wireless communications device and an emergency communications address.

14. The system according to claim 8, further comprising means for routing the emergency communication to an emergency communications address.

15. A computer program product storing processor-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

receiving an emergency communication from a wireless communications device;

generating an emergency remote control communication for the wireless communications device, the emergency remote control communication including an instruction to activate a location system in the wireless communications device to obtain a location of the wireless communication device;

sending the emergency remote control communication to the wireless communications device; and

receiving the location of the wireless communications device.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for sending another instruction to activate an alerting mechanism in the wireless communications device.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for sending another instruction to deactivate an alerting mechanism in the wireless communications device.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

receiving the emergency communication from a communications address associated with the wireless communications device;

querying an emergency profile associated with the communications address; and

retrieving personal information and medical information associated with the communications address.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

sending another instruction to activate a camera in the wireless communications device to obtain surveillance data and to establish a voice connection between the wireless communications device and an emergency communications address.

20. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising instructions for routing the emergency communication to an emergency communications address.