Emergency Warning Service

• US 20090055229A1
• Filed: 03/28/2006
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GWS Production AB
• Original Assignee: GWS Production AB
• Inventors: Lidgren, Alexander, Lidgren, Lars
• Application Number:
  US11/887,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20090055229A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/006 with transmission via telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

An emergency warning service is described for providing emergency related information to users of communication terminals in a mobile communication system. The service comprises a procedure of establishing a service agreement in relation with a user. The service agreement comprises at least an identification of a user and a time period during which period the user is allowed access to emergency warnings. After receiving an emergency warning message from an emergency warning message provider, the message comprising information at least regarding a type of emergency and an emergency location, it is decided whether or not the user is to receive the warning message. The decision is based at least on said service agreement. Then, depending on the decision, at least said warning message is transmitted to the user.

Claims

1-30. -30. (canceled)

31. An emergency warning service in a mobile communication system for providing emergency related information to users of communication terminals in said mobile communication system, comprising:

establishing a service agreement involving at least a user and an operator of the mobile communication system, said agreement comprising at least an identification of said user and a time period during which period said user is allowed access to emergency warnings,

receiving an emergency warning message from an emergency warning message provider, said message comprising information at least regarding a type of emergency and an emergency location,

deciding whether or not said user is to receive said warning message, said decision being based at least on said service agreement, and

transmitting, depending on said decision, at least said warning message to said user.

32. The emergency warning service of claim 31, further comprising:

compiling helping information relating to said emergency, and wherein

said transmission of at least said warning message to said user comprises transmission of said helping information.

33. The emergency warning service of claim 32, wherein said compiling helping information comprises compiling information relating to any of an emergency rescue service, a hospital, an embassy and a transport service provider.

34. The emergency warning service of claim 32, wherein said helping information comprises any of a telephone number, an address and a map.

35. The emergency warning service of claim 32, wherein said helping information comprises information configured for aiding the user to actively fetch additional helping information.

36. The emergency warning service of claim 31, further comprising:

receiving a confirmation signal from said user that the warning message has been received by the user, and

transmitting information to the emergency warning message provider, said information conveying that the user has received the warning message.

37. An emergency warning service for providing emergency related information to users of communication terminals, said terminals forming part of a mobile communication system, comprising:

establishing a service agreement involving at least a user and an emergency warning provider, said agreement comprising at least an identification of said user and a time period during which period said user is allowed access to emergency warnings,

receiving an emergency signal from an emergency detecting entity, said emergency detecting entity being capable of detecting an emergency and an emergency location,

compiling an emergency warning message, said message comprising information at least regarding a type of said emergency and said emergency location,

deciding whether or not said user is to receive said warning message, said decision being based at least on said service agreement, and

transmitting, depending on said decision, at least said warning message to said user via said mobile communication system.

38. The emergency warning service of claim 37, further comprising:

compiling helping information relating to said emergency, and wherein

said transmission of at least said warning message to said user comprises transmission of said helping information.

39. The emergency warning service of claim 38, wherein said compiling helping information comprises compiling information relating to any of an emergency rescue service, a hospital, an embassy and a transport service provider.

40. The emergency warning service of claim 38, wherein said helping information comprises information configured for aiding the user to actively fetch additional helping information.

41. The emergency warning service of claim 37, further comprising:

receiving confirming information from said user that the warning message has been received by the user, and

transmitting to an external receiving entity conveying that the user has received the warning message.

42. An emergency warning service in a mobile communication system for providing emergency related information to users of communication terminals in said mobile communication system, comprising:

establishing a service agreement involving at least a user and an operator of the mobile communication system, said agreement comprising at least an identification of said user and a time period during which period said user is allowed access to emergency warnings,

receiving an emergency warning message from an emergency warning message provider, said message comprising information at least regarding a type of emergency and an emergency location,

transmitting, by broadcasting, at least said warning message,

receiving a request for additional helping information from said user,

deciding whether or not said user is to have access to said additional helping information, said decision being based at least on said service agreement, and

providing, depending on said decision, said additional helping information to the user.

43. The emergency warning service of claim 42, further comprising:

compiling helping information relating to said emergency, and wherein

said transmission of at least said warning message comprises transmission of said helping information.

44. The emergency warning service of claim 43, wherein said compiling helping information comprises compiling information relating to any of an emergency rescue service, a hospital, an embassy and a transport service provider.

45. The emergency warning service of claim 43, wherein said helping information comprises any of a telephone number, an address and a map.

46. The emergency warning service of claims 42, further comprising:

transmitting information to the emergency warning message provider, said information conveying that the user has received the warning message.

47. The emergency warning service of claims 42, wherein said type of emergency is any of a natural disaster, an accident and a crime.

54. A system comprising means configured to provide a service according to claim 42.

55. A mobile communication terminal comprising means configured to provide a service according to claim 42.

48. An emergency warning service for providing emergency related information to users of communication terminals, said terminals forming part of a mobile communication system, comprising:

establishing a service agreement involving at least a user and an emergency warning provider, said agreement comprising at least an identification of said user and a time period during which period said user is allowed access to emergency warnings,

receiving an emergency signal from an emergency detecting entity, said emergency detecting entity being capable of detecting an emergency and an emergency location,

compiling an emergency warning message, said message comprising information at least regarding a type of said emergency and said emergency location,

providing at least said warning message to a broadcasting entity for broadcasting said emergency warning message,

receiving a request for additional helping information from said user,

deciding whether or not said user is to have access to said additional helping information, said decision being based at least on said service agreement, and

providing, depending on said decision, said additional helping information to the user.

49. The emergency warning service of claim 48, further comprising:

compiling helping information relating to said emergency, and wherein

said transmission of at least said warning message comprises transmission of said helping information.

50. The emergency warning service of claim 49, wherein said compiling helping information comprises compiling information relating to any of an emergency rescue service, a hospital, an embassy and a transport service provider.

51. The emergency warning service of claim 49, wherein said helping information comprises any of a telephone number, an address and a map.

52. The emergency warning service of claim 48, further comprising:

transmitting information to the emergency warning message provider, said information conveying that the user has received the warning message.

53. The emergency warning service of claim 48, wherein said type of emergency is any of a natural disaster, an accident and a crime.