Methods, Systems, and Products for Processing Emergency Communications

• US 20090129563A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Binning, Valerie
• Granted Patent: US 8,364,197 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for processing an emergency communication. A communication is received from a sender'"'"'s communications address that is destined to an emergency response communications address. The sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address are associated to an emergency alert profile that stores emergency information. A prompt is produced for a code that blocks generation of the emergency communication. When the code is not entered during the communication, then the emergency communication is generated.

Claims

1. A method of processing an emergency communication, comprising:

receiving a communication from a sender'"'"'s communications address that is destined to an emergency response communications address;

associating the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address to an emergency alert profile that stores emergency information for generating the emergency communication;

prompting for a code that blocks generation of the emergency communication;

generating the emergency communication when the code is not entered during the communication.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending the emergency communication to the emergency response communications address.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending the emergency communication to the sender'"'"'s communications address.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising prompting the emergency response communications address to select a parameter to remotely control an emergency alert.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving the selected parameter.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving a physical address from the emergency alert profile.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising activating a Global Positioning System to locate the physical address.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising deactivating an emergency alert associated with the physical address.

9. The method according to claim 6, further comprising retrieving an identifier from the emergency alert profile that describes a type of the emergency alert associated with the physical address.

10. The method according to claim 6, further comprising retrieving a timing parameter from the emergency alert profile that describes an amount of time that the emergency alert is activated at the physical address.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising automatically deactivating the emergency alert when am amount of time described by the timing parameter has lapsed.

12. A system for processing an emergency communication, comprising:

a processor executing code stored in memory, the code causing the processor to;

receive a communication from a sender'"'"'s communications address that is destined to an emergency response communications address;

associate the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address to an emergency alert profile, the emergency alert profile storing emergency information associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

prompt for a code that blocks generation of the emergency communication;

generate the emergency communication when the code is not entered during the communication.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to send the emergency communication to the emergency response communications address.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to send the emergency communication to the sender'"'"'s communications address.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to prompt the emergency response communications address to select a parameter to remotely control an emergency alert.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve a physical address from the emergency alert profile.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve an identifier from the emergency alert profile that describes a type of the emergency alert associated with the physical address.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein the code further causes the processor to retrieve a timing parameter from the emergency alert profile that describes an amount of time that an emergency alert is activated at the physical address.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the code further causes the processor to automatically deactivate the emergency alert when am amount of time described by the timing parameter has lapsed.

20. A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

receiving a communication from a sender'"'"'s communications address that is destined to an emergency response communications address;

associating the sender'"'"'s communications address and the emergency response communications address to an emergency alert profile, the emergency alert profile storing emergency information associated with the sender'"'"'s communications address;

prompting for a code that blocks generation of the emergency communication;

generating the emergency communication when the code is not entered during the communication.