Emergency communications system

• US 20110058659A1
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph M. Merlino
• Original Assignee: Joseph M. Merlino
• Inventors: Merlino, Joseph M.
• Application Number:
  US12/584,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20110058659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications

Abstract

Emergency communications system with a master data storage and retrieval center, a subscriber data base, a software program that stores contact information of subscribers and links the contact information with predetermined additional subscribers for automatic sending and receiving during an emergency situation, and the software program including connection to and use of telephone, cell phone, email, SMS text messaging, fax, Internet web, micro blog and other electronic messaging devices. A preferred embodiment includes the subscribers pay into the emergency communications system service and provide user account information.

Claims

1. emergency communications system comprising:

a master data storage and retrieval center;

a subscriber data base;

a software program that stores contact information of subscribers and links said contact information with predetermined additional subscribers for automatic sending and receiving of messages during an emergency situation; and

said software program including connection means to, and use of telephone, cell phone, email, SMS text messaging, fax, Internet web, micro blog and other standard electronic messaging devices.

2. Emergency communications system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said subscribers pay into said emergency communications system service and provide user account information to said service system.

3. Emergency communications system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said emergency communications system provides instructions and support to said account users.

4. Emergency communications system as claimed in claim 1 wherein, in time of emergency, said emergency communications system can send messages from one account member to another pre-selected account member or group of account members via said connection means simultaneously.

5. Emergency communications system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an account information card that can be used by said subscriber in times of emergencies to help emergency workers facilitate communication with said pre selected subscriber group