Method And Apparatus For Providing Visual/Audible Beacon To Assist In Locating An Emergency Caller
First Claim
1. A method of providing a visual and/or audible beacon in connection with placement of an emergency call on an emergency response network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving information relating to initiation of an emergency communication session from an access device; and
signaling a device to generate at least one of a visual beacon and audible beacon in the vicinity of the access device to help emergency personnel responding to the emergency communication session to locate the access device.
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Abstract
A visual and/or audible beacon is provided by an access device or an external device to assist emergency response personnel to locate the person that initiated the emergency call. A communication server that handled the emergency call can cause lights on the access device to blink in a specified pattern, so that emergency personnel may more easily locate the access device that was used to place the emergency call. The communication server can also cause the access device to output a series of audible tones that may be used to locate the access device that was used to place the emergency call. Emergency response personnel may control the audible/visual beacon through the communication server to cause the beacon to be selectively activated or deactivated as necessary. Optionally the beacon may be turned off from the access device as well.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a visual and/or audible beacon in connection with placement of an emergency call on an emergency response network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving information relating to initiation of an emergency communication session from an access device; and signaling a device to generate at least one of a visual beacon and audible beacon in the vicinity of the access device to help emergency personnel responding to the emergency communication session to locate the access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An access device, comprising:
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a display, a keypad, and a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), each of the LEDs being configured to provide a user with information about status of features of the access device; and a processor containing control logic configured to cause the LEDs to be activated to form a visual beacon upon establishment of an emergency communication session. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing data and instructions which, when loaded as control logic into one or more processors of a communication server, causes the communication server to perform a method comprising the steps of:
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establishing emergency communication sessions on an enterprise network with an access device; receiving instructions to activate a beacon function on the access device to help locate the access device; and instructing the access device to activate a beacon function. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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