Dynamic Telephone Directory for Wireless Handsets
First Claim
1. A method for providing a dynamic telephone directory to wireless handsets of emergency services personnel, comprising:
- maintaining a central database of emergency services personnel, the central database including contact information of emergency services personnel;
determining which wireless handsets of emergency services personnel are located within an incident response area;
configuring a telephone directory file including names and wireless handset telephone numbers of the emergency services personnel located within the incident response area using information contained in the central database; and
delivering the telephone directory file to the wireless handsets of emergency services personnel located within the incident response area.
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Abstract
Systems and methods deliver a dynamic telephone directory to wireless handsets of emergency services personnel for responding to an incident. When an incident occurs, wireless handsets of emergency services personnel near the incident are identified. An incident-specific telephone directory is generated using information stored in a database of emergency response personnel including wireless handsets of emergency services personnel within an incident response area plus personnel outside the area with responsibilities for managing or assisting in the incident response. The incident-specific telephone directory is then delivered to wireless handsets of emergency services personnel. The database of emergency services personnel and the incident-specific telephone directory may be organized by name, roles and responsibilities, agency, geography, incident type, and response plan. Wireless handsets within an incident response area may be those wireless handsets accessing a private network provided for emergency communications or by wireless handsets reporting their location to a central server.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for providing a dynamic telephone directory to wireless handsets of emergency services personnel, comprising:
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maintaining a central database of emergency services personnel, the central database including contact information of emergency services personnel; determining which wireless handsets of emergency services personnel are located within an incident response area; configuring a telephone directory file including names and wireless handset telephone numbers of the emergency services personnel located within the incident response area using information contained in the central database; and delivering the telephone directory file to the wireless handsets of emergency services personnel located within the incident response area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A server, comprising:
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a processor; a network interface circuit coupled to the processor, the network interface circuit configured to connect the processor to a communication network; and a memory storage unit coupled to the processor, the memory storage unit having stored thereon a database of emergency services personnel including contact information of emergency services personnel, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform steps comprising; determining which wireless handsets of emergency services personnel are located within an incident response area; configuring a telephone directory file including names and wireless handset telephone numbers of the emergency services personnel located within the incident response area using information contained in the central database; and delivering the telephone directory file to the wireless handsets of emergency services personnel located within the incident response area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A server-readable tangible storage medium having stored thereon server-processor executable instructions configured to cause a server processor to perform steps comprising:
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determining which wireless handsets of emergency services personnel are located within an incident response area; configuring a telephone directory file including contact information of the emergency services personnel located within the incident response area using information contained in a database of emergency services personnel; and delivering the telephone directory file to the wireless handsets of emergency services personnel located within the incident response area. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system, comprising:
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a central database server coupled to a network; and a plurality of wireless handsets used by emergency services personnel, wherein the central database server comprises; a server processor; a network interface circuit coupled to the server processor, the network interface circuit configured to connect the server processor to the network; and a memory storage unit coupled to the server processor, the memory storage unit having stored thereon a database of emergency services personnel including contact information of emergency services personnel, wherein the server processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform steps comprising; determining which wireless handsets used by emergency services personnel are located within an incident response area; configuring a telephone directory file including contact information of the emergency services personnel located within the incident response area using information contained in the central database; and transmitting the telephone directory file to the plurality of wireless handsets, and each of the plurality of wireless handsets comprises; a wireless handset processor; a transceiver coupled to the wireless handset processor, the transceiver configured to connect the wireless handset processor to a cellular communication network; and a wireless handset memory coupled to the wireless handset processor, the memory configured to store the telephone directory file, wherein the wireless handset processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform steps comprising; receiving via the transceiver the telephone directory file transmitted by the central database server; and storing the received telephone directory file in the wireless handset memory. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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Specification