Devices, Systems and Methods for Detecting Proximal Traffic

• US 20100151814A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bragg, Casey
• Granted Patent: US 8,565,716 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• 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 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a telecommunications network, including a mobile network device, wherein, upon an event, a mobile network device enters a mode of operation defined as a sleep mode interrupted by periodic transmissions of a plurality of mobile network device and user information. Such a mode is referred to throughout this disclosure as an “emergency mode of operation” of the mobile network device. The plurality of mobile network device and user information includes information regarding a location of the mobile network device, a level of threat facing its user, the user'"'"'s surroundings, etc. Events which trigger the mode of operation include a network command, user interaction, etc.

Claims

1. A mobile network device, comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor in communication with the transceiver;

a memory in communication with the processor;

an emergency response logic on the memory;

a display in communication with the processor; and

a keypad in communication with the processor;

wherein upon an event, the device is powered only periodically to send a plurality of mobile device location information.

2. The device in claim 1, wherein a housing surrounds the transceiver, processor, and memory.

3. The device in claim 1, wherein the transceiver communicates using one of radio frequency, WIFI, BLUETOOTH, and GPS.

4. The device in claim 1, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display.

5. The device in claim 1, wherein the display is a touch screen.

6. The device in claim 1, further comprising a “

panic”

button in communication with the processor.

7. A system for determining a location of a mobile network device, comprising:

a mobile network device;

an antenna in communication with the mobile network device;

an emergency information processing server in communication with the antenna;

wherein upon an event the mobile network device is powered only periodically to send location information to the emergency information processing server.

8. The system in claim 7, wherein the mobile network device is one of a cellular telephone, satellite telephone, PDA, laptop, and GPS navigator.

9. The system in claim 7, wherein the antenna is one of a cellular tower and wireless access point.

10. The system in claim 7, wherein the antenna is mobile.

11. The system in claim 7, wherein the emergency information processing server includes an emergency logic.

12. The system in claim 7, wherein the event is a user interaction.

13. The system in claim 7, wherein the event is triggered by the emergency information processing server.

14. The system in claim 7, further comprising a plurality of rescue receivers in communication with the emergency information processing server.

15. A method for determining a location of a mobile network device powered only periodically to send location and user information, comprising:

receiving a plurality of location information from the mobile network device; and

determining a location from the plurality of location information.

16. The method in claim 15, further comprising sending an emergency signal to the mobile network device.

17. The method in claim 16, wherein the emergency signal instructs the mobile network device to enter an emergency mode.

18. The method in claim 17, further comprising querying a user of the mobile network device for a threat level.

19. The method in claim 15, further comprising forwarding the location information to a plurality of rescue receivers.

20. The method in claim 15, further comprising repeating the receiving and determining until a user is found.