COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY TRANSMISSIONS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100277334A1
• Filed: 09/24/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Foxconn Communication Technology Corp. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: She, Ta-Lun
• Application Number:
  US12/565,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20100277334A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/690
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes

Abstract

A communication system for emergency transmissions and method thereof are disclosed. The communication system comprises a determination unit, a location detector, a message unit, and a wireless transceiver. The determination unit calculates an earthquake magnitude of an earthquake detected by a sensor, and determines whether the earthquake magnitude reaches a default threshold magnitude. The location detector acquires a coordinate of an earthquake location when the earthquake magnitude reaches the default threshold magnitude. The message unit then generates an emergency message embodying the coordinate of the earthquake location. The wireless transceiver then transmits the emergency message to at least one emergency center.

Claims

1. A communication system for emergency transmissions, comprising:

a determination unit to calculate an earthquake magnitude of an earthquake detected by a sensor of the communication system, and to determine whether the earthquake magnitude reaches a default threshold magnitude;

a location detector to acquire a coordinate of an earthquake location of the earthquake;

a message unit to generate an emergency message embodying the coordinate of the earthquake location; and

a wireless transceiver to transmit the emergency message to at least one emergency center if the earthquake magnitude reaches the default threshold magnitude.

2. The communication system of claim 1, further comprises a camera unit to capture an image of the earthquake location.

3. The communication system of claim 2, wherein the coordinate of earthquake location is integrated into an Exchange image file format (EXIF) of the captured image.

4. The communication system of claim 3, wherein the emergency message is further integrated with the captured image.

5. A computer-implemented method for emergency transmissions comprising:

sensing an earthquake using a sensor and calculating an earthquake magnitude of the earthquake;

determining whether the earthquake magnitude reaches a default threshold magnitude;

acquiring a coordinate of an earthquake location of the earthquake;

generating an emergency message embodying the coordinate of the earthquake location; and

transmitting the emergency message to at least one emergency center.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

capturing an image of the earthquake location.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

integrating the coordinate of the earthquake location into an Exchange image file format (EXIF) of the captured image.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

integrating the captured image with the coordinate of the earthquake location into the emergency message.

9. A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for emergency transmissions, the method comprising:

sense an earthquake using a sensor and calculating an earthquake magnitude of the earthquake;

determine whether the earthquake magnitude reaches a default threshold magnitude;

acquire a coordinate of an earthquake location of the earthquake;

generate an emergency message embodying the coordinate of the earthquake location; and

transmit the emergency message to at least one emergency center.

10. The storage medium of claim 9, wherein the method further comprising:

capture an image of the earthquake location.

11. The storage medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprising:

integrate the coordinate of the earthquake location into an Exchange image file format (EXIF) of the captured image.

12. The storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprising:

integrate the captured image with the coordinate of the earthquake location into the emergency message.