Providing Personal Emergency Data to a Public Safety Answering Point

• US 20090075703A1
• Filed: 09/13/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: FURBECK, David Stuart
• Application Number:
  US11/854,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20090075703A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/569.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/206 composed of PSTN and wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/04 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications

Abstract

A method for providing personal emergency data to a public safety answering point (PSAP). The method includes storing a piece of personal data before an emergency occurs, retrieving the piece of personal data after the emergency occurs, and transmitting the piece of personal data to the PSAP.

Claims

1. A method for providing personal emergency data to a public safety answering point (PSAP), comprising:

storing a piece of personal data before an emergency occurs;

retrieving the piece of personal data after the emergency occurs; and

transmitting the piece of personal data to the PSAP.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the piece of personal data is at least one of:

a pre-existing medical condition;

a requested action from medical personnel;

a prescription;

a dosage;

an allergy;

a blood type;

a sex;

a height;

a weight; and

an age.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating the personal data to the PSAP by one of either;

transmitting the piece of personal data to the PSAP automatically when a telephone number for the PSAP is dialed, or

activating an input mechanism on the wireless device, the activation of the input mechanism causing the piece of personal data to be transmitted to the PSAP.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating a plurality of pieces of personal data with a plurality of individuals; and

providing an opportunity to select at least one of the individuals whose associated piece of personal data is to be transmitted to the PSAP.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the piece of personal data with an individual;

associating the individual with a wireless device installed in a vehicle; and

automatically transmitting the piece of personal data to the PSAP when the vehicle is involved in the emergency with a severity above a specified threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating a plurality of pieces of personal data with a plurality of individuals;

associating the plurality of individuals with a wireless device installed in a vehicle; and

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when the vehicle is involved in the emergency with a severity above a specified threshold, automatically transmitting to the PSAP the piece of personal data of at least one of the individuals.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising specifying the one of the individuals whose piece of personal data is to be transmitted to the PSAP in case of the emergency by associating the individual with a customizable feature of the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising transmitting the piece of personal data to the PSAP in a data transmission associated with the transmission of a minimum set of data that the wireless device automatically transmits to the PSAP when the vehicle is involved in the emergency.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the piece of personal data on a component of a network; and

using a wireless device to direct the component of the network to transmit the piece of personal data to the PSAP.

10. A wireless device, comprising:

a memory component to store personal data for use in case of emergency; and

a transmission component configured to transmit at least some of the personal data to a public safety answering point (PSAP) associated with the occurrence of an emergency.

11. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the piece of personal data is at least one of:

a pre-existing medical condition;

a requested action from medical personnel;

a prescription;

a dosage;

an allergy;

a blood type;

a sex;

a height;

a weight; and

an age.

12. The wireless device of claim 10, further comprising an interface that, when a plurality of pieces of personal data are associated with a plurality of individuals, provides an opportunity to select at least one of the individuals whose associated piece of personal data is to be transmitted to the PSAP.

13. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the wireless device is installed in a vehicle and the wireless device automatically transmits a piece of personal data to the PSAP when the vehicle is involved in the emergency with a severity above a specified threshold.

14. The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the wireless device is installed in a vehicle and a plurality of pieces of personal data are associated with a plurality of individuals and the plurality of individuals are associated with the wireless device and, when the vehicle is involved in the emergency with a severity above a specified threshold, the wireless device automatically transmits to the PSAP the piece of personal data of at least one of the individuals.

15. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the one of the individuals whose piece of personal data is to be transmitted to the PSAP in case of the emergency is specified by associating the individual with a customizable feature of the vehicle.

16. The wireless device of claim 13, wherein the piece of personal data is transmitted to the PSAP in a data transmission associated with transmission of a minimum set of data that the wireless device automatically transmits to the PSAP when the vehicle is involved in the emergency.

17. A system, comprising:

a memory component to store personal data for use in case of emergency; and

a transmission component configured to transmit at least some of the personal data to a public safety answering point (PSAP) associated with the occurrence of an emergency.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the memory component is a component of a network and wherein the transmission component is installed on a vehicle.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the memory component is a component of one of a handheld mobile device and a vehicle and wherein the transmission component is installed on the vehicle.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein a wireless device installed in a vehicle promotes transmission of at least some of the personal data to the PSAP directly via the wireless device installed in the vehicle or via a handheld mobile device when the vehicle is involved in the emergency with a severity above a specified threshold.