UNIFORM EMERGENCY INTERCONNECT ACCESS IN A MULTI-MODAL DEVICE

• US 20080076382A1
• Filed: 09/26/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Yang, WenJiong, Girard, Joann K., Pichette, Robert H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,285,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A wireless communication device (102) includes a processor (406) and a wireless network interface (404, 407), communicatively coupled with the processor (406), for determining the presence of a network providing wireless communication service. The device (102) also includes a memory (408) for storing a plurality of emergency service connection profiles. One of the profiles is selected based on the network determined to be present. The selected profile is then presented via a user interface (302) to a user of the wireless communication device (102) as a single emergency call model that is uniform among the profiles.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device including means for accessing emergency services, the wireless communication device comprising:

a processor;

a memory, communicatively coupled with the processor, for storing a plurality of emergency service connection profiles;

a wireless network interface, communicatively coupled with the processor, for determining the presence of a network providing wireless communication service; and

an emergency service selector, communicatively coupled with the processor, for selecting one of the profiles based on the network determined to be present.

2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface, communicatively coupled to the processor, for presenting a representation of any of the plurality of emergency service connection profiles via the user interface to a user of the wireless communication device as a single emergency call model that is uniform among the profiles.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of modems, each corresponding to a different wireless network type, wherein each one of the profiles comprises a selection of an operation of one of the plurality of modems.

4. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein:

each profile within the plurality of profiles corresponds to a different one of a plurality of network types.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a interface adapted for accepting inputs, wherein the inputs are used to define one or more of the profiles.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a control signal output, communicatively coupled to the processor, for controlling peripheral devices based on instructions within the profile selected.

7. The wireless communication device according to claim 5, wherein:

the defined profiles are defined for at least one of a text-based emergency service and a packet-based emergency service.

8. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an input for receiving a destination calling number; and

a comparator, communicatively coupled with the input and with the processor, for comparing a received destination calling number with at least one number stored in the memory for determining if the received destination calling number matches a number stored in the memory and defined as an emergency contact number.

9. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of profiles defines at least one of:

an incoming call handling procedure;

a redial procedure;

a destination number call upgrade procedure; and

a location determining procedure.

10. A method for wirelessly accessing emergency services, the method comprising:

determining, with a wireless device, a presence of a network providing wireless communication service;

selecting, based on the network determined to be present, one of a plurality of emergency service connection profiles;

sending a request for emergency service connection to the network determined to be present; and

following the selected emergency services connection profile to obtain emergency service connection, wherein each of the plurality of emergency service connection profiles presents to a user a single emergency call model.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

determining a type of the network service determined to be present; and

selecting the emergency service connection profile based on the type of network service determined to be present.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the determining a presence of a network comprises:

selecting from an ordered list of possible networks present, a first network to search for;

searching for a presence of the first network; and

searching for, in response to not finding the presence of the first network, a second network from the ordered list.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the selected emergency services connection profile comprises at least one of:

an instruction to block incoming calls;

an instruction to redial failed call attempts;

an instruction to classify an input number as an emergency service request; and

an instruction to control a peripheral device.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein:

each of the profiles comprises a selection of an operation of one of a plurality of modems and each of the plurality of modems corresponds to a different wireless network type.

15. The wireless communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

accepting a user input; and

using the user input to define one or more of the plurality of profiles.

20. The method according to claim 10, wherein:

each of the profiles comprises a selection of an operation of one of a plurality of modems and each of the plurality of modems corresponds to a different wireless network type.

16. A computer program product for wirelessly accessing emergency services, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

determining, with a wireless device, a presence of a network providing wireless communication service;

selecting, based on the network determined to be present, one of a plurality of emergency service connection profiles;

sending a request for emergency service connection to the network determined to be present; and

following the selected emergency services connection profile to obtain emergency service connection, wherein each of the plurality of emergency service connection profiles presents to a user a single emergency call model.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

determining a type of the network service determined to be present; and

selecting the emergency service connection profile based on the type of network service determined to be present.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the determining a presence of a network service comprises:

selecting from an ordered list of possible networks present, a first network to search for;

searching for a presence of the first network; and

searching for, in response to not finding the presence of the first network, a second network from the ordered list.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the profile comprises at least one of:

an instruction to block incoming calls;

an instruction to redial failed call attempts;

an instruction to classify an input number as an emergency service request; and

an instruction to control a peripheral device.